Terence Winter

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Terence Winter (born in Brooklyn, New York) is an Emmy award-winning American screenwriter and television producer most notable for his work on the HBO television series The Sopranos, for which he began writing during the show's second season.

Contents 1 Biography 2 The Sopranos 2.1 Written 2.2 Directed 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

Terence Winter attended New York University 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 PJ's. 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.

[edit] The Sopranos

Winter has written or co-written 23 episodes of The Sopranos. After series creator David Chase, Winter has written the most episodes of the series. He also directed "Walk Like a Man". Winter was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for best dramatic series for his work on the sixth season of The Sopranos.^[1][2][3]

[edit] Written

• "Big Girls Don't Cry" (episode 2.05)
• "House Arrest" (episode 2.11)
• "Another Toothpick" (episode 3.05)
• "University" (episode 3.06) (with Salvatore J. Stabile)
• "Pine Barrens" (episode 3.11)
• "No Show" (episode 4.02) (with David Chase)
• "The Weight" (episode 4.04)
• "Watching Too Much Television" (episode 4.07) (with Nick Santora)
• "The Strong, Silent Type" (episode 4.10) (with Robin Green & Mitchell Burgess)
• "Eloise" (episode 4.12)
• "Two Tonys" (episode 5.01) (with David Chase)
• "In Camelot" (episode 5.07)
• "Unidentified Black Males" (episode 5.09) (with Matthew Weiner)
• "Long Term Parking" (episode 5.12)
• "Members Only" (episode 6.01)
• "Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request" (episode 6.05)
• "Live Free or Die" (episode 6.06) (with David Chase and Robin Green & Mitchell Burgess)
• "The Ride" (episode 6.09)
• "Kaisha" (episode 6.12) (with David Chase & Matthew Weiner)
• "Stage 5" (episode 6.14)
• "Remember When" (episode 6.15)
• "Walk Like a Man" (episode 6.17)
• "The Second Coming" (episode 6.19)

[edit] Directed

• "Walk Like a Man" (episode 6.17)

[edit] References

1. ^ 2008 Writers Guild Awards Television & Radio Nominees Announced. WGA (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
2. ^ WGA announce TV, radio nominees. Variety (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
3. ^ HBO tops WGA awards list with five noms. The Hollywood Reporter (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.

• HBO.com: The Sopranos Cast and Crew - Terence Winter, Executive Producer

[edit] External links

• Terence Winter at the Internet Movie Database

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