Biography
Elsewhere" (NBC, 1982-88), the perfect prescription for jumping a struggling playwright's yearly income from $5000 to $90,000. As one of the three top writer-producers for that series, he made a name and the beginning of a sizable fortune pioneering the story structure that weaves several narrative threads together in one hour, a formula that still successfully powers shows like "ER". Three Emmy Awards later (all for Outstanding Writing for a …
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Career Milestones
2003 | With Levinson, served as executive producer of the HBO series "Baseball Wives" | |
2002 | Wrote the teleplay and executive produced the religious-themed TV-movie "Judas and Jesus" (ABC) | |
2000 | Executive produced the CBS miniseries "An American Tragedy" which focused on the murder trial of O.J. Simpson | |
1999 | Billed as 'creative concultant' on the Showtime series "The Hoop Life" | |
| Started a new, multi-million-dollar New York-based production company with Barry Levinson (Levinson-Fontana Productions) | ||
1997 | Co-creator (with Barry Levinson) and executive producer of HBO's "Oz", a gritty dramatic series set in an urban prison | |
1996 | Executive produced and co-wrote the NBC movie "The Prosecutors" (a pilot on which everybody passed) | |
| Served as executive producer and writer for "Homicide: Life on the Street" (NBC) | ||
| Co-creator, executive producer and writer for short-lived NBC series "Tattinger's" | ||
1985 | Wrote teleplay for ABC special "The Fourth Wise Man" | |
| Writer and producer for NBC series "St. Elsewhere" | ||
1979 | Playwright-in-residence, Williamstown Theatre Festival; plays produced there include "This Is On Me", "The Underlings", "The Overcoat" and "The Spectre Bridegroom" | |
1975 | Became playwright-in-residence at NYC's Writers Theatre | |
1970 | Wrote "Johnny Appleseed: A Noh Play", produced at Studio Arena in Buffalo | |
| Grew up in Buffalo, New York | ||
Awards
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made For Television Movie in You Don't Know Jack |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Variety, Music or Comedy Program in America: A Tribute to Heroes |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Miniseries or a Movie in Homicide: The Movie |
1993 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement In Writing In a Drama Series in Homicide: Life on the Street |
1988 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In a Drama Series in St. Elsewhere |
1987 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in St. Elsewhere |
1987 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In a Drama Series in St. Elsewhere |
1986 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in St. Elsewhere |
1986 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In a Drama Series in St. Elsewhere |
1985 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in St. Elsewhere |
1985 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In a Drama Series in St. Elsewhere |
1984 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in St. Elsewhere |
1984 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In a Drama Series in St. Elsewhere |