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Tom Fontana

トム・フォンタナ　/　とむ・ふぉんたな

American film producer

September 12, 1951 (age 74)　・　Buffalo, New York, United States

New York
film producer
screenwriter
television producer

My Take

Tom Fontana is, to me, one of the unsung architects of modern prestige television. Born in Buffalo in 1951 and schooled there through Buffalo State, he cut his teeth on NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street before creating HBO's Oz. I'd argue Oz quietly laid the groundwork for the cable golden age that followed, refusing easy answers about violence, race, and the human capacity for cruelty. His Edgar Award only confirms a writer unafraid of darkness. Fontana's gift is staring straight at the worst of us without flinching, and I keep coming back to that uncompromising honesty.

Overview

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Tom Fontana
Name (Japanese): トム・フォンタナ
Reading: とむ・ふぉんたな
Born: September 12, 1951 (age 74)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Rabbit
Origin: Buffalo, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film producer / screenwriter / television producer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Canisius High School
University: Buffalo State University

Awards & achievements

2005 Edgar Awards
Evelyn F. Burkey Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.tomfontana.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%8A

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