Terence Winter
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Terence Winter is an American
writer
and producer
of television and film. He is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire. Before creating Boardwalk Empire, Winter was a writer and executive producer for the HBO television series The Sopranos
.
in New York City
, where he received a bachelor's degree
. He went on to attend St. John's University School of Law
, and became a member of the bars of New York State and Connecticut
. He practiced law for two years in New York City before moving to Los Angeles, California
in 1991 to pursue a screenwriting career. He eventually won a spot in the Warner Bros.
Sitcom Writers Workshop, and later joined the writing staff of the Fox Broadcasting series The Great Defender, starring Michael Rispoli
, later a Sopranos cast-member.
Prior to The Sopranos, Winter wrote for the series Sister, Sister
, Xena: Warrior Princess
, The Cosby Mysteries
, The New Adventures of Flipper
, Diagnosis: Murder
, Charlie Grace, DiResta
and The PJs
. He additionally wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
and its accompanying video game, 50 Cent: Bulletproof.
In 2006, he wrote and was a producer of the film Brooklyn Rules
, directed by Michael Corrente
.
," "The Ivory Tower
," "A Return to Normalcy
." "21," "Two Boats and a Lifeguard," and "To the Lost."
Winter and Boardwalk Empire won a Writers Guild of America Award
for Best Writing in a New Series and he was nominated for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series. Boardwalk Empire won the Golden Globe Award
for Best Television Series Drama. In addition, Steve Buscemi
won for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series and Kelly MacDonald
was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television. Boardwalk Empire was in The American Film Institute
's Top Ten List for TV in 2010. The Cast of Boardwalk Empire won the
Screen Actor's Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series, while Steve Buscemi won the Screen Actor's Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series and Martin Scorsese
won the Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series.
. After series creator David Chase
, Winter wrote the most episodes of the series. He also directed "Walk Like a Man
". In 2001, together with Tim Van Patten
, Winter won both the Writers Guild Award and the Edgar Award
for his episode "Pine Barrens
," directed by Steve Buscemi
. In 2004, Winter won two Emmys, one as Executive Producer for The Sopranos for Outstanding Drama Series, and one for Best Writing in a Drama Series for the episode "Long Term Parking." He won another writing Emmy in 2006 for his episode "Members Only
." Also in 2006, Winter wrote and directed an episode, "Walk Like a Man
," for the show's final season. Winter won his second Writers Guild Award and his fourth Emmy when The Sopranos won Outstanding Drama Series. He won his third Writers Guild Award for his episode "The Second Coming
," in 2008.
United States
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writer
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
of television and film. He is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire. Before creating Boardwalk Empire, Winter was a writer and executive producer for the HBO television series The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
.
Biography
Terence Winter attended New York UniversityNew York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
in New York City
New York City
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, where he received a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
. He went on to attend St. John's University School of Law
St. John's University School of Law
St. John's University School of Law is a Roman Catholic law school in Queens, New York City, affiliated with St. John's University. The School of Law was founded in 1925, and confers Juris Doctor degrees and degrees for Master of Laws in Bankruptcy and Master of Laws in U.S. Studies. Over 13,000 St...
, and became a member of the bars of New York State and Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
. He practiced law for two years in New York City before moving to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
in 1991 to pursue a screenwriting career. He eventually won a spot in the Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
Sitcom Writers Workshop, and later joined the writing staff of the Fox Broadcasting series The Great Defender, starring Michael Rispoli
Michael Rispoli
Michael Rispoli is an American character actor. He was formerly part of the HBO television series The Sopranos as Jackie Aprile, Sr...
, later a Sopranos cast-member.
Prior to The Sopranos, Winter wrote for the series Sister, Sister
Sister, Sister (TV series)
Sister, Sister is an American television sitcom about identical twin girls Tia Landry and Tamera Campbell , who were separated and adopted at birth, when one day they come face-to-face after 14 years apart....
, Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....
, The Cosby Mysteries
The Cosby Mysteries
The Cosby Mysteries is a American television mystery series that starred Bill Cosby. It was the first television series to star Cosby since The Cosby Show and lasted only one season...
, The New Adventures of Flipper
Flipper (1995 TV series)
Flipper, is an American revival television series of the original 1964 Flipper television series. The first two seasons aired in first-run syndication; seasons 3 and 4 aired on the PAX network....
, Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...
, Charlie Grace, DiResta
DiResta
DiResta is an American comedy television series which premiered on UPN on October 5, 1998, on its Monday schedule. It was cancelled after its March 1, 1999 airing...
and The PJs
The PJs
The PJs is an American stop-motion animated television series created by Eddie Murphy, Larry Wilmore, and Steve Tompkins. It portrayed life in an urban public housing project, modeled after the Brewster-Douglass housing projects in Detroit that once housed Diana Ross & Lilly Tomlin...
. He additionally wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film
Film
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Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005 film)
Get Rich or Die Tryin' is a 2005 crime drama film starring 50 Cent. It was released on November 9, 2005, and was known as Locked and Loaded during production. Similar to the 2002 Eminem film 8 Mile, which it used as a template, the film is a loosely-based semi-autobiographical film account of 50...
and its accompanying video game, 50 Cent: Bulletproof.
In 2006, he wrote and was a producer of the film Brooklyn Rules
Brooklyn Rules
Brooklyn Rules is a 2007 film starring Alec Baldwin, Scott Caan, Freddie Prinze Jr., Jerry Ferrara, and Mena Suvari. The film was directed by Michael Corrente and written by Terence Winter.-Plot:...
, directed by Michael Corrente
Michael Corrente
Michael Corrente is an American film director and producer from Pawtucket, Rhode Island. His films include A Shot at Glory, American Buffalo, Outside Providence, Brooklyn Rules and Federal Hill.-Biography:...
.
Boardwalk Empire
Winter is Boardwalk Empires creator, showrunner and head writer, with six episodes explicitly credited to him: "Boardwalk EmpireBoardwalk Empire (episode)
"Boardwalk Empire" is the first episode and the series premiere of the HBO crime drama Boardwalk Empire. Based upon Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson, the episode was written by creator Terence Winter and directed by Martin Scorsese, both of...
," "The Ivory Tower
The Ivory Tower (Boardwalk Empire)
"The Ivory Tower" is the second episode of the first season of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire, which originally aired September 26, 2010. The episode was written by series creator and executive producer Terence Winter and directed by executive producer Tim Van Patten.Nucky is paid a...
," "A Return to Normalcy
A Return to Normalcy
"A Return to Normalcy" is the twelfth episode of the first season of HBO television series Boardwalk Empire and the season finale, which premiered on HBO December 5, 2010...
." "21," "Two Boats and a Lifeguard," and "To the Lost."
Winter and Boardwalk Empire won a Writers Guild of America Award
Writers Guild of America Award
The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949...
for Best Writing in a New Series and he was nominated for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series. Boardwalk Empire won the Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
for Best Television Series Drama. In addition, Steve Buscemi
Steve Buscemi
Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi is an American actor, writer and film director. An associate member of the renowned experimental theater company The Wooster Group, Buscemi has starred and supported in successful Hollywood and indie films including New York Stories, Mystery Train, Reservoir Dogs,...
won for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series and Kelly MacDonald
Kelly Macdonald
Kelly Macdonald is a Scottish actress, known for her role in the independent film Trainspotting and mainstream releases such as Nanny McPhee, Gosford Park, Intermission, No Country for Old Men and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2...
was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television. Boardwalk Empire was in The American Film Institute
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...
's Top Ten List for TV in 2010. The Cast of Boardwalk Empire won the
Screen Actor's Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series, while Steve Buscemi won the Screen Actor's Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series and Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation...
won the Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series.
The Sopranos
Winter wrote or co-wrote 25 episodes of The SopranosThe Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
. After series creator David Chase
David Chase
David Chase is an American writer, director, and producer of television series. Chase has worked in television for more than 30 years; he has produced and written for shows as The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. He has created two original series; the first, Almost Grown,...
, Winter wrote the most episodes of the series. He also directed "Walk Like a Man
Walk Like a Man (The Sopranos episode)
"Walk Like a Man" is the eighty-second episode of the HBO television series The Sopranos. It is the fifth episode of the second half of the show's sixth season, the seventeenth episode of the season overall. It was written and directed by executive producer Terence Winter in his directorial debut...
". In 2001, together with Tim Van Patten
Tim Van Patten
Tim Van Patten is an American television director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. As a director, Van Patten has directed episodes of The Sopranos, The Wire, Deadwood, Boardwalk Empire, Rome, The Pacific, Game of Thrones, Ed, and Sex and the City. Van Patten is perhaps best known for portraying...
, Winter won both the Writers Guild Award and the Edgar Award
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
for his episode "Pine Barrens
Pine Barrens (The Sopranos episode)
"Pine Barrens" is the thirty-seventh episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the eleventh of the show's third season. Its teleplay was written by Terence Winter from a story idea by Winter and Tim Van Patten...
," directed by Steve Buscemi
Steve Buscemi
Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi is an American actor, writer and film director. An associate member of the renowned experimental theater company The Wooster Group, Buscemi has starred and supported in successful Hollywood and indie films including New York Stories, Mystery Train, Reservoir Dogs,...
. In 2004, Winter won two Emmys, one as Executive Producer for The Sopranos for Outstanding Drama Series, and one for Best Writing in a Drama Series for the episode "Long Term Parking." He won another writing Emmy in 2006 for his episode "Members Only
Members Only (The Sopranos episode)
"Members Only" is the sixty-sixth episode of the HBO series The Sopranos, and the first of the show's sixth season. Written by Terence Winter and directed by Tim Van Patten, it aired originally on Sunday March 12, 2006.-Guest starring:...
." Also in 2006, Winter wrote and directed an episode, "Walk Like a Man
Walk Like a Man (The Sopranos episode)
"Walk Like a Man" is the eighty-second episode of the HBO television series The Sopranos. It is the fifth episode of the second half of the show's sixth season, the seventeenth episode of the season overall. It was written and directed by executive producer Terence Winter in his directorial debut...
," for the show's final season. Winter won his second Writers Guild Award and his fourth Emmy when The Sopranos won Outstanding Drama Series. He won his third Writers Guild Award for his episode "The Second Coming
The Second Coming (The Sopranos episode)
"The Second Coming" is the nineteenth episode of the sixth season and eighty-fourth episode overall of the HBO television drama series The Sopranos. The sixth season was broadcast in two parts; it is the seventh episode of the second part of the season. It was written by executive producer Terence...
," in 2008.
Producer
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empire | Executive producer | Season 1 |
| 2007 | The Sopranos | Executive producer | Season 6, Part II |
| 2006 | Season 6, Part I | ||
| 2004 | Season 5 | ||
| 2002 | Co-executive producer | Season 4 | |
| 2001 | Supervising producer | Season 3, episodes 7 to 13 | |
| Producer | Season 3, episodes 1 to 6 | ||
| 2000 | Producer | Season 2, episodes 7 to 13 | |
| Co-producer | Season 2, episodes 1 to 6 | ||
| The PJs | Co-producer | Season 2 | |
| 1998 | Soldier of Fortune | Creative consultant | Season 2 |
| Sister, Sister | Co-producer | Season 4 | |
| 1997 | |||
| 1996 | Flipper | Co-producer | Season 1 |
| 1995 | |||
Writer
| Year | Show | Season | Episode title | Episode | Original airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empire | 1 | "Too Boats and a Lifeguard" | 20 | 13 November 2011 | |
| "A Return to Normalcy" | 12 | 5 December 2010 | ||||
| "The Ivory Tower" | 2 | 26 September 2010 | ||||
| "Boardwalk Empire" | 1 | 19 September 2010 | ||||
| 2007 | The Sopranos | 6 Part II | "The Second Coming The Second Coming (The Sopranos episode) "The Second Coming" is the nineteenth episode of the sixth season and eighty-fourth episode overall of the HBO television drama series The Sopranos. The sixth season was broadcast in two parts; it is the seventh episode of the second part of the season. It was written by executive producer Terence... " |
19 | 20 May 2007 | |
| "Walk Like a Man" | 17 | 6 May 2007 | ||||
| "Remember When Remember When (The Sopranos episode) "Remember When" is the eightieth episode of the HBO television series The Sopranos. It is the third episode of the second half of the show's sixth season, the fifteenth episode of the season overall. It was written by Terence Winter and was directed by Phil Abraham... " |
15 | 22 April 2007 | ||||
| "Stage 5 Stage 5 (The Sopranos episode) "Stage 5" is the seventy-ninth episode of the HBO television series The Sopranos. It is the second episode of the second half of the show's sixth season, the fourteenth episode of the season overall... " |
14 | 15 April 2007 | ||||
| 2006 | 6 Part I | "Kaisha" | 12 | 4 June 2006 | Co-written with David Chase & Matthew Weiner | |
| "The Ride The Ride (The Sopranos episode) "The Ride" is the seventy-fourth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the ninth of the show's sixth season. It was written by Terence Winter, directed by Alan Taylor and originally aired on May 7, 2006.-Guest starring:... " |
9 | 7 May 2006 | ||||
| "Live Free or Die Live Free or Die (The Sopranos episode) "Live Free or Die" is the seventy-first episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the sixth of the show's sixth season. It was written by David Chase, Terence Winter, Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, was directed by Tim Van Patten and originally aired on April 16, 2006.-Guest starring:*... " |
6 | 16 April 2006 | Co-written with David Chase and Robin Green & Mitchell Burgess Mitchell Burgess Mitchell Burgess is an Emmy Award-winning writer and producer. He worked extensively on the HBO hit-series The Sopranos. He was a creator and executive producer for Blue Bloods. He frequently works with his wife Robin Green.-Career:... |
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| "Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request..." | 5 | 9 April 2006 | ||||
| "Members Only Members Only (The Sopranos episode) "Members Only" is the sixty-sixth episode of the HBO series The Sopranos, and the first of the show's sixth season. Written by Terence Winter and directed by Tim Van Patten, it aired originally on Sunday March 12, 2006.-Guest starring:... " |
1 | 12 March 2006 | ||||
| 2004 | 5 | "Long Term Parking" | 12 | 23 May 2004 | ||
| "Unidentified Black Males" | 9 | 2 May 2004 | Co-written with Matthew Weiner | |||
| "In Camelot" | 7 | 19 April 2004 | ||||
| "Two Tonys" | 1 | 7 March 2004 | Co-written with David Chase | |||
| 2002 | 4 | "Eloise Eloise (The Sopranos episode) "Eloise" is the fifty-first episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and was the twelfth of the show's fourth season. It was written by Terence Winter, directed by James Hayman and originally aired on Sunday December 1, 2002.-Plot summary:... " |
12 | 1 December 2002 | ||
| "Calling All Cars" | 11 | 24 November 2002 | Story by Winter, David Chase, Robin Green & Mitchell Burgess, teleplay by David Flebotte, Chase, Green & Burgess | |||
| "The Strong, Silent Type" | 10 | 17 November 2002 | Co-written with Robin Green & Mitchell Burgess | |||
| "Mergers And Acquisitions" | 8 | 3 November 2002 | Story | |||
| "Watching Too Much Television" | 7 | 27 October 2002 | Co-written with Nick Santora Nick Santora Nick Santora is a writer and producer born in Queens, New York. Santora graduated from Columbia Law School and practiced law for six years before giving up full-time practice to write and produce television.... |
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| "The Weight The Weight (The Sopranos episode) "The Weight" is the 43rd episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and was the fourth of the show's fourth season. It was written by Terence Winter, directed by Jack Bender and originally aired on October 6, 2002.-Guest starring roles:... " |
4 | 6 October 2002 | ||||
| "No Show" | 2 | 22 September 2002 | Co-written with David Chase | |||
| 2001 | 3 | "Pine Barrens" | 11 | 6 May 2001 | ||
| "University University (The Sopranos episode) "University" is the thirty-second episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the sixth of the show's third season. The teleplay was written by Terence Winter and Salvatore J. Stabile from a story idea by David Chase, Terence Winter, Todd A. Kessler, Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess... " |
6 | 1 April 2001 | Co-written with Salvatore J. Stabile | |||
| "Another Toothpick" | 5 | 25 March 2001 | ||||
| 2000 | 2 | "House Arrest House Arrest (The Sopranos episode) "House Arrest" is the twenty-fourth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and was the eleventh of the show's second season. It was written by Terence Winter, directed by Tim Van Patten and originally aired on Sunday March 26, 2000.-Starring:... " |
11 | 26 March 2000 | ||
| "Big Girls Don't Cry Big Girls Don't Cry (The Sopranos episode) "Big Girls Don't Cry" is the eighteenth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and was the fifth of the show's second season. It was written by Terence Winter, directed by Tim Van Patten and originally aired on Sunday February 13, 2000.-Starring:... " |
5 | 13 February 2000 | ||||
| 1998 | Diagnosis Murder | 6 | "Till Death Do Us Part" | 3 | 1 October 1998 | |
| 1998 | Xena: Warrior Princess | 3 | "Vanishing Act" | 20 | 27 April 1998 | |
| 1997 | Sister, Sister | 4 | "Bring on Debate" | 12 | 8 January 1997 | |
| 1996 | Xena: Warrior Princess | 2 | "The Giant Killer" | 3 | 14 October 1996 | |
| Sister, Sister | 4 | "Kid-napped" | 6 | 9 October 1996 | ||
| Flipper | 1 | "Missile Crisis" | 13 | 22 January 1996 | Co-written with Allison Adler Allison Adler Allison Beth Adler is an American producer and writer for television. She is from California.-Career:Adler has worked on television series including Still Standing and Family Guy. She worked on the TV series Chuck, but she left in May 2010 to work on the ABC series No Ordinary Family... |
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| 1995 | Xena: Warrior Princess | 1 | "Cradle of Hope" | 4 | 25 September 1995 | |
| The Great Defender | 1 | "Def Poets Society" | 4 | 24 July 1995 | ||
| The Cosby Mysteries | 1 | "Goldilocks" | 17 | 5 April 1995 | Co-written with Lee Goldberg Lee Goldberg Lee Goldberg is an American author, screenwriter and producer, known for his work on several different TV crime series, including Diagnosis: Murder, A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Hunter, Spenser: For Hire, Martial Law, She-Wolf of London, SeaQuest, 1-800-Missing, The Glades and Monk... and William Rabkin William Rabkin William Rabkin is an American television producer, television writer and author.He has written for a number of notable television series namely Spenser: For Hire, Murphy's Law, Hunter, Baywatch, Diagnosis Murder, A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Monk and many other series.Nearly all of his television work has... |
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| "Big Brother is Watching" | 15 | 15 March 1995 | ||||
Director
| Year | Show | Season | Episode title | Episode | Original airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Sopranos | 6 Part II | "Walk Like a Man" | 17 | 6 May 2007 | |