Paul Attanasio

• Birthplace: Bronx, New York, USA
• Birthday: November 14, 1959

Busy screenwriter Paul Attanasio began his career as film critic for The Washington Post (1984-87) and as host of "The Movie Show" (Cinemax, 1986-87), a cable series devoted to movie reviews, interviews and behind-the-scenes-reports on the contemporary film scene. He got his first scriptwriting break creating the pilot for the NBC series "Homicide: Life on the Street", a gritty look at the Baltimore police, produced by Barry Levinson. Levinson than brought Attanasio aboard "Disclosure" (1994), a thriller based on t…more