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Tom Fontana is a Actor, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 12 september 1951 at Buffalo (USA)

Tom Fontana

Tom Fontana
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Nationality USA
Birth 12 september 1951 (73 years) at Buffalo (USA)

Tom Fontana (born on September 12, 1951 in Buffalo, New York) is an American writer and producer.

Biography

Fontana a écrit et produit de nombreuses séries télévisées, dont Hôpital St Elsewhere, Homicide dont il a écrit de nombreux épisodes et surtout la série Oz qu'il a créée et dont il est le principal scénariste. Il a également mis en scène des pièces de théâtre.

Fontana fut également chroniqueur dans le New York Times, TV Guide et Esquire. Il a donné des cours dans différentes universités, à Columbia, à l'Université de Syracuse, à l'Université Rutgers et à State University College at Buffalo, où il a suivi ses études.


Anecdotes

C'est le bras de Fontana qui est réellement tatoué dans le générique de la série "Oz".
La série Borgia est écrite dans les locaux de la production américaine, situés dans l'immeuble où vit aussi Tom Fontana.

Usually with

Barry Levinson
Barry Levinson
(4 films)
Richard Dean Anderson
Richard Dean Anderson
(1 films)
Dean Winters
Dean Winters
(2 films)
Peter Jacobson
Peter Jacobson
(2 films)
Burt Young
Burt Young
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Tom Fontana (7 films)

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Actor

Scriptwriter

Judas
Judas (2004)
, 1h30
Directed by Charles Robert Carner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Films about virginity
Actors Johnathon Schaech, Tim Matheson, Jonathan Scarfe, Fiona Glascott, Owen Teale, Bob Gunton
Roles Writer
Rating48% 2.4185252.4185252.4185252.4185252.418525
Judas meets Jesus and at first does not know what to make of him or whether or not to trust him. A cynical city boy, Judas makes fun of the country bumpkin disciples who follow Jesus but eventually decides to join the band, as well.
Strip Search
Strip Search (2004)
, 2h
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Political films
Actors Glenn Close, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ken Leung, Dean Winters, Oliver Platt, Patti LuPone
Rating61% 3.099383.099383.099383.099383.09938
The film is built around two main parallel stories, each containing almost identical dialogues. One story line involves Linda Sykes (Gyllenhaal), an American woman detained in the People's Republic of China, being interrogated by a military officer (Leung). In the other storyline, Sharif Bin Said (Lastra), an Arab man detained in New York City, is interrogated by two FBI agents (Winters and Close). Both characters are graduate students detained with no hard evidence and interrogated about unspecified activities which may or may not be related to terrorist plots.

Producer

Paterno
Paterno (2017)
, 1h45
Directed by Barry Levinson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about children, Films about sexuality, Films about pedophilia
Actors Al Pacino, Riley Keough, Kathy Baker, Annie Parisse, Greg Grunberg, Peter Jacobson
Roles Executive Producer
Rating64% 3.246353.246353.246353.246353.24635
L'histoire de Joe Paterno, le légendaire entraîneur de football américain des Nittany Lions de Penn State, qui, en 2011, est soupçonné d'avoir protégé l'ancien entraîneur-adjoint Jerry Sandusky, accusé d'attouchements sexuels et de viols sur des garçons mineurs pendant une quinzaine d'années, dans le but de protéger la réputation de l'institution au détriment des victimes.
You Don't Know Jack
You Don't Know Jack (2010)
, 2h14
Directed by Barry Levinson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about euthanasia, Medical-themed films, Films about suicide
Actors Al Pacino, Danny Huston, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Eric Lange, Brenda Vaccaro
Roles Executive Producer
Rating74% 3.7471353.7471353.7471353.7471353.747135
The film focuses on the life and work of physician-assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, who advocated the idea of doctor assisted suicide. His aim was to help the hopeless patients who are suffering debilitating pain to commit suicide effortlessly.
Anytown, USA
Anytown, USA (2005)
, 1h33
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Roles Executive producer
Rating72% 3.6105053.6105053.6105053.6105053.610505
In August 2003, cuts to funding by the Bogota Borough Council threaten the Bogota High School football team, enraging many residents. With a mayoral election ahead, the stage is set for a close election between the incumbent, Republican Steve Lonegan, and former Borough Council Democrat Fred Pesce. Then, in late September, former high school athlete Dave Musikant announces he will run for mayor as a write-in candidate. The three-way race garners national attention, particularly because both Lonegan and Musikant are legally blind. As election day draws near, Musikant scores a coup by hiring Doug Friedline, Jesse Ventura's former campaign manager. In the week before election day, a rumor develops that Pesce is ill and will drop out of the race. However, Pesce continues to the end.
Judas
Judas (2004)
, 1h30
Directed by Charles Robert Carner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Films about virginity
Actors Johnathon Schaech, Tim Matheson, Jonathan Scarfe, Fiona Glascott, Owen Teale, Bob Gunton
Roles Executive Producer
Rating48% 2.4185252.4185252.4185252.4185252.418525
Judas meets Jesus and at first does not know what to make of him or whether or not to trust him. A cynical city boy, Judas makes fun of the country bumpkin disciples who follow Jesus but eventually decides to join the band, as well.
Strip Search
Strip Search (2004)
, 2h
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Political films
Actors Glenn Close, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ken Leung, Dean Winters, Oliver Platt, Patti LuPone
Roles Executive Producer
Rating61% 3.099383.099383.099383.099383.09938
The film is built around two main parallel stories, each containing almost identical dialogues. One story line involves Linda Sykes (Gyllenhaal), an American woman detained in the People's Republic of China, being interrogated by a military officer (Leung). In the other storyline, Sharif Bin Said (Lastra), an Arab man detained in New York City, is interrogated by two FBI agents (Winters and Close). Both characters are graduate students detained with no hard evidence and interrogated about unspecified activities which may or may not be related to terrorist plots.