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Tom Fontana

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  • Producer
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Tom Fontana
Tom Fontana was born on September 12, 1951 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He is an Emmy Award winning writer and producer, known for Copper (2012), Borgia (2011), Oz (1997), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and St. Elsewhere (1982). He was twice married to Sagan Lewis, before her death in 2016.
BornSeptember 12, 1951
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BornSeptember 12, 1951
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  • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 12 wins & 36 nominations total

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Tom Fontana in City on a Hill (2019)
Rita Moreno, Tom Fontana, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Sonia Sotomayor
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Tom Fontana
Tom Fontana
Tom Fontana and Scott William Winters in Borgia (2011)
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BD Wong, Tom Fontana, and Lee Tergesen
Whoopi Goldberg and Tom Fontana
Tom Fontana
Tom Fontana
John Doman and Tom Fontana in Borgia (2011)

Known for

Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
St. Elsewhere
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Homicide: Life on the Street
8.7
TV Series
  • Writer
Oz (1997)
Oz
8.7
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Billy Burke, Adam Busch, Shalom Harlow, Jeff Hephner, and Cote de Pablo in The Jury (2004)
The Jury
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)

Credits

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Writer

  • Monsieur Spade
    • Writer
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
  • Borgia (2011)
    Borgia
    • creator
    • story
    • written by ...
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2014
  • Copper (2012)
    Copper
    • created by
    • story
    • written by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2013
  • The Philanthropist (2009)
    The Philanthropist
    • created by
    • story
    • teleplay (creator) ...
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • M.O.N.Y. (2007)
    M.O.N.Y.
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2007
  • The Bedford Diaries (2006)
    The Bedford Diaries
    • story
    • creator
    • writer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2006
  • Billy Burke, Adam Busch, Shalom Harlow, Jeff Hephner, and Cote de Pablo in The Jury (2004)
    The Jury
    • story
    • created by
    • story by (creator) ...
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • Strip Search (2004)
    Strip Search
    • written by
    • TV Movie
    • 2004
  • Judas (2004)
    Judas
    • written by
    • TV Movie
    • 2004
  • Oz (1997)
    Oz
    • created by
    • written by
    • story (creator) ...
    • TV Series
    • 1997–2003
  • America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
    America: A Tribute to Heroes
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 2001
  • Mark Ruffalo in The Beat (2000)
    The Beat
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Yaphet Kotto, Kyle Secor, Michael Michele, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Clark Johnson, Jon Seda, and Callie Thorne in Homicide: The Movie (2000)
    Homicide: The Movie
    • written by
    • TV Movie
    • 2000
  • Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
    Homicide: Life on the Street
    • story by
    • written by
    • teleplay by
    • TV Series
    • 1993–1999
  • Firehouse (1996)
    Firehouse
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Stockard Channing in The Prosecutors (1996)
    The Prosecutors
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1996

Producer

  • Monsieur Spade
    • executive producer
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
  • Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in City on a Hill (2019)
    City on a Hill
    • executive producer (showrunner)
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2022
  • Al Pacino in Paterno (2018)
    Paterno
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer in The Wizard of Lies (2017)
    The Wizard of Lies
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • Killing Fields (2016)
    Killing Fields
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017
  • Borgia (2011)
    Borgia
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2014
  • Copper (2012)
    Copper
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2013
  • Al Pacino in You Don't Know Jack (2010)
    You Don't Know Jack
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2010
  • The Philanthropist (2009)
    The Philanthropist
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • M.O.N.Y. (2007)
    M.O.N.Y.
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2007
  • 50/50
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 2006
  • The Bedford Diaries (2006)
    The Bedford Diaries
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2006
  • Anytown, USA (2005)
    Anytown, USA
    • executive producer
    • 2005
  • Billy Burke, Adam Busch, Shalom Harlow, Jeff Hephner, and Cote de Pablo in The Jury (2004)
    The Jury
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • In Good Conscience: Sister Jeannine Gramick's Journey of Faith (2004)
    In Good Conscience: Sister Jeannine Gramick's Journey of Faith
    • executive producer
    • 2004
  • Strip Search (2004)
    Strip Search
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2004

Additional Crew

  • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
    St. Elsewhere
    • story editor
    • creative consultant
    • TV Series
    • 1982–1988
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Personal details

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  • Born
    • September 12, 1951
    • Buffalo, New York, USA
  • Spouses
      Sagan LewisJuly 25, 2015 - August 7, 2016 (her death)
  • Children
    • Jade Scott Lewis
  • Relatives
      Patti LuPone(Cousin)
  • Other works
    (August 1 to 5, 1978) He produced Michael Cristofer's play, "The Shadow Box," in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production at the Adams Memorial Theatre Main Stage at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts with Richard Chamberlain (Brian); Elizabeth Fleming (Beverly); Martin Rabbett (Mark); Henry Rinehart (Steve); David Sabin (Joe); Jennifer Savidge (Agnes); Dwight Schultz (The Interviewer); Kevin Shallo (Maggie) and Kate Wilkinson (Felicity) in the cast. Nikos Psacharapoulos was artistic director. Richard Chamberlain was also director. Gintare Everett was general manager. Christopher Nowak was scenery designer. Rita B. Watson was costume designer. Roger Meeker was lighting designer. Franklin Keysar was stage manager. Peggy Peterson was assistant stage manager.
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  • Trivia
    He usually writes early in the morning just after waking up. He has said that most of the time ideas will come to him at this time from dreams he has had during the night. Prior to going to bed he usually will briefly look over the scenes he plans to write in the morning in order to generate these dreams.
  • Trademarks
      His stories frequently revolve around the concepts of Redemption and Forgiveness

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