Tom Fontana Net Worth & Bio/Wiki 2018: Facts Which You Must To Know!


Tom Fontana Net Worth

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Tom Fontana Net Worth is
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Tom Fontana Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Tom Fontana was born on September 12, 1951 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), St. Elsewhere (1982) and Oz (1997). He was previously married to Sagan Lewis.

Date Of BirthSeptember 12, 1951
Place Of BirthBuffalo, New York, United States
ProfessionWriter, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew
SpouseSagan Lewis
Star SignVirgo
#Trademark
1Use of religious symbolism
2Effective use of soundtracks and music montages
3Use of flashbacks and dream sequences
4His protagonists are often men caught in situations far out of their depth
5Brutal and graphic depiction of violence
6Recurring Themes of Religion and a character's Faith
7Often writes Gay or Bisexual characters
8His stories frequently revolve around the concepts of Redemption and Forgiveness
#Fact
1Stepfather of Jade Scott Lewis.
2Cousin of Patti LuPone and Robert LuPone.
3He 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.
4Appeared at a St. Elsewhere (1982) reunion at Buffalo State College, his alma mater, in the 2000-2001 school year along with cast members Ed Begley Jr. and Howie Mandel, among others.
5Graduate of Canisius High School, class of '69 and active alumni member/donor
6The character played by Dennis Farina on Law & Order (1990) is named Fontana. According to creator Dick Wolf, this is no coincidence.
7Attended Buffalo State College, Class of 1973
8He got his first big break in television in 1982, from producer Bruce Paltrow who hired him to write for the series St. Elsewhere (1982).
9Producer Dick Wolf is old friends with producer Tom Fontana. They often use actors from each other's TV series, usually resulting in the actors working on two shows at once. Examples are J.K. Simmons on Law & Order (1990) and Oz (1997), Christopher Meloni and Dean Winters on Oz (1997) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Kathryn Erbe on Oz (1997) and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001). Richard Belzer famously leaped from producers' show to show as "Detective John Munch".
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Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
BorgiaTV Series creator - 29 episodes, 2011 - 2014 story - 24 episodes, 2011 - 2014 written by - 3 episodes, 2011 - 2013 teleplay - 1 episode, 2014
CopperTV Series created by - 23 episodes, 2012 - 2013 story - 14 episodes, 2012 - 2013 written by - 1 episode, 2012
The PhilanthropistTV Series created by - 8 episodes, 2009 written by - 1 episode, 2009 story - 1 episode, 2009 teleplay - 1 episode, 2009
M.O.N.Y.2007TV Movie
The Bedford DiariesTV Series story - 7 episodes, 2006 creator - 1 episode, 2006 writer - 1 episode, 2006
The JuryTV Series story - 9 episodes, 2004 teleplay - 1 episode, 2004 writer - 1 episode, 2004
Strip Search2004TV Movie written by
Judas2004TV Movie written by
OzTV Series created by - 56 episodes, 1997 - 2003 written by - 50 episodes, 1997 - 2003 story - 5 episodes, 1998 teleplay - 5 episodes, 1998 teleplay and story by - 1 episode, 2001
America: A Tribute to Heroes2001TV Special documentary
The Beat2000TV Series
Homicide: The Movie2000TV Movie written by
Homicide: Life on the StreetTV Series story by - 57 episodes, 1993 - 1999 written by - 10 episodes, 1993 - 1999 teleplay by - 1 episode, 1996
Firehouse1997TV Movie
The Prosecutors1996TV Movie
Under Fire1995TV Series 1995
Philly Heat1994TV Series
New Year1993TV Movie
Home FiresTV Series story - 5 episodes, 1992 creator - 1 episode, 1992
Tattinger'sTV Series 1 episode, 1989 created by - 13 episodes, 1988 - 1989 story - 1 episode, 1989 writer - 1 episode, 1988
St. ElsewhereTV Series story by - 61 episodes, 1982 - 1988 written by - 27 episodes, 1983 - 1987 teleplay by - 9 episodes, 1982 - 1988
First Thing Monday1987Short
The Fourth Wise Man1985TV Movie teleplay
DecalogueTV Mini-Series 10 episodes announced

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The 20th Century: Yesterday's Tomorrows1999TV Movie documentary executive producer
Homicide: Life on the Street1993-1999TV Series executive producer - 122 episodes
Family Brood1998TV Movie producer
Firehouse1997TV Movie executive producer
The Prosecutors1996TV Movie executive producer
Philly Heat1994TV Series executive producer
New Year1993TV Movie executive producer
Tattinger's1988-1989TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes
St. Elsewhere1983-1988TV Series producer - 115 episodes
Killing Fields2016TV Series executive producer - 7 episodes
Borgia2011-2014TV Series executive producer - 38 episodes
Copper2012-2013TV Series executive producer - 12 episodes
You Don't Know Jack2010TV Movie executive producer
The PhilanthropistTV Series executive producer - 7 episodes, 2009 producer - 1 episode, 2009
M.O.N.Y.2007TV Movie executive producer
50/502006Video short executive producer
The Bedford Diaries2006TV Series executive producer - 4 episodes
Anytown, USA2005Documentary executive producer
In Good Conscience: Sister Jeannine Gramick's Journey of Faith2004Documentary executive producer
The Jury2004TV Series executive producer
Strip Search2004TV Movie executive producer
Judas2004TV Movie executive producer
Oz1997-2003TV Series executive producer - 56 episodes
Baseball Wives2002TV Movie executive producer
Shot in the Heart2001TV Movie executive producer
The Press Secretary2001TV Movie documentary executive producer
Hudson's Law2001TV Movie executive producer
American Tragedy2000TV Movie executive producer
The Beat2000TV Series executive producer
Homicide: The Movie2000TV Movie executive producer

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
St. ElsewhereTV Series story editor - 20 episodes, 1982 - 1983 creative consultant - 1 episode, 1988

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Two Black Coffees2014Short very special thanks
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport2000Documentary special thanks
South Park2000TV Series special thanks - 1 episode
Jaded1998thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Long Live TOY, Defending Children's Theatre in the Nickel City2012Documentary
America in Primetime2011TV Series documentaryHimself - Executive Producer, Homicide: Life on the Street
Biography2010TV Series documentaryHimself
PoliWood2009DocumentaryHimself
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry2008Video documentary shortHimself
The Business End: Violence in Cinema2008Video documentary shortHimself
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood2008Video documentary shortHimself
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry2008Video documentary shortHimself
An Omar Broadway Film2008DocumentaryHimself
Who Is Norman Lloyd?2007DocumentaryHimself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2006TV SeriesHimself
The White Shadow: The Shadow of Bruce Paltrow2006Video documentary shortHimself
Homicide: Life at the Start2003Video documentary shortHimself
Brilliant But Cancelled: Pilot Season2003TV Movie documentaryHimself
TV's Most Censored Moments2002TV Special documentaryHimself
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner2001TV SpecialHimself
The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television2000TV Movie documentaryHimself
Great Books2000TV Series documentaryHimself
Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street'1998TV Movie documentaryHimself
Charlie Rose1997TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1993TV SpecialHimself - Winner: Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1986TV SpecialHimself - Winner: Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series & Nominee: Outstanding Drama Series
The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards1984TV SpecialHimself - Winner: Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2009Richard B. Jablow AwardWriters Guild of America, USA
2005Special EdgarEdgar Allan Poe AwardsHomicide: Life on the Street (1993)
2005OFTA TV Hall of FameOnline Film & Television AssociationBehind the Scenes
1995WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAEpisodic DramaHomicide: Life on the Street (1993)
1994WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAEpisodic DramaHomicide: Life on the Street (1993)
1993Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Drama SeriesHomicide: Life on the Street (1993)
1987WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAEpisodic DramaSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1986Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing in a Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1985Humanitas PrizeHumanitas Prize60 Minute CategorySt. Elsewhere (1982)
1984Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing in a Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2010Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Made for Television MovieYou Don't Know Jack (2010)
2002Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy ProgramAmerica: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
2000Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a MovieHomicide: The Movie (2000)
2000WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAEpisodic DramaOz (1997)
1996Humanitas PrizeHumanitas Prize60 Minute CategoryHomicide: Life on the Street (1993)
1996WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAEpisodic DramaHomicide: Life on the Street (1993)
1995WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAEpisodic DramaHomicide: Life on the Street (1993)
1989WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAEpisodic DramaSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1988Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing in a Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1988WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAEpisodic DramaSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1987Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1987Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing in a Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1987Humanitas PrizeHumanitas Prize60 Minute CategorySt. Elsewhere (1982)
1987Humanitas PrizeHumanitas Prize60 Minute CategorySt. Elsewhere (1982)
1986Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1986Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing in a Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1986Humanitas PrizeHumanitas Prize60 Minute CategorySt. Elsewhere (1982)
1986WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAEpisodic DramaSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1985Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1985Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing in a Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1985Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing in a Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1985WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAEpisodic DramaSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1985WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAEpisodic DramaSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1984Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1984Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing in a Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1984Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing in a Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1984Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Writing in a Drama SeriesSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1984Humanitas PrizeHumanitas Prize60 Minute CategorySt. Elsewhere (1982)
1984Humanitas PrizeHumanitas Prize60 Minute CategorySt. Elsewhere (1982)
1984WGA Award (TV)Writers Guild of America, USAEpisodic DramaSt. Elsewhere (1982)
1983Humanitas PrizeHumanitas Prize60 Minute CategorySt. Elsewhere (1982)

Known for movies

Writer

Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-1999)
as Writer

Writer

St. Elsewhere (1982-1988)
as Writer

Writer

Oz (1997-2003)
as Writer

Writer

Copper (2012-2013)
as Writer

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