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Tom Fontana (born September 12, 1951) is an American screenwriter, writer, and television producer. Fontana worked on NBC 's Homicide: Life on the Street and created HBO 's Oz. [1] Early life and education.
Tom Fontana is an Emmy Award winning writer and producer, known for Oz, Homicide: Life on the Street, St. Elsewhere and more. He was born in Buffalo, New York, and has a cousin, Patti LuPone, who is an actress and singer.
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Tom Fontana is an Emmy Award winning writer and producer, known for Copper, Borgia, Oz, Homicide: Life on the Street and St. Elsewhere. He was born in Buffalo, New York, and has a cousin, Patti LuPone, who is an actress and singer.
- September 12, 1951
Jul 15, 2022 · Premiering on July 12, 1997, Tom Fontana’s groundbreaking prison drama proved to be a breakthrough hit for a network that was at that point best known as the place to watch post-theatrical run...
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Oct 19, 2012 · Sunday night at ten, BBC America will air the first season finale of the just-renewed Copper, the Tom Fontana– and Barry Levinson–produced drama set in the crime-ridden world of 1864 New York.
Dec 13, 2023 · When Barry Levinson, director of Diner (1982) and Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), approached writer and producer Tom Fontana – who had a background in television and theatre – to help him bring the...