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Paul Attanasio Biography (1959-)
Born November 14, 1959, in Bronx, NY; son of Joseph (a commercial consultant)and Connie (a real estate broker) Attanasio; married Katie Jacobs (a producer); children: Annie. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Office: Heel & Toe Films, 2059 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Screenwriter, producer, television series creator
- Birth Details
- November 14, 1959
- Bronx, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Host, The Movie Show, Cinemax, 1986-87
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Television Work
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Series
- Co-creator, Homicide: Life on the Streets (also known as H:LOTS and Homicide), NBC, 1993-99
- Executive producer and creator, Gideon's Crossing, ABC, 2000
- Executive producer and creator, Century City, CBS, 2004
- Executive producer, House, M.D. (also known as House), Fox,2004-
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Pilots
- Executive producer, R.U.S./H., CBS, 2002
- Executive producer, Hotel Guam, CBS, 2003
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
- (With Cindy Cirile and Alan B. McElroy) Rapid Fire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
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Disclosure (adapted from Michael Crichton's book of the same title), Warner Bros., 1994
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Quiz Show (adapted from Richard N. Goodwin's Remembering America: A Voice from the 60s), Buena Vista, 1994
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Donnie Brasco (adapted from Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone and Richard Woodley), Columbia/TriStar,1995
- (With Barry Levinson) Sphere (adapted from Michael Crichton's bookof the same title), Warner Bros., 1997
- (Uncredited) Armageddon, Buena Vista, 1998
- (Uncredited) Town & Country, New Line Cinema, 2001
- (With David Pyne) The Sum of All Fears (adapted from Tom Clancy'snovel of the same title; also known as Der Anschlag), Paramount, 2002
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Beyond the Sea, Lions Gate Releasing, 2004
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Television Episodes
- "Pediatricks," Doctor, Doctor, 1989
- "Don't Mess with Elephants," Doctor, Doctor, 1989
- "See No Evil," Homicide: Life on the Streets (also known as H:LOTS and Homicide), NBC, 1994
- "The Lottery," Gideon's Crossing, ABC, 2000
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Television Pilots
- "Gone for Goode," Homicide: Life on the Streets (also known as H:LOTS and Homicide), NBC, 1993
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R.U.S./H., CBS, 2002
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Other
- Contributor to periodicals, including Esquire.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Entertainment Weekly, December 16, 1994, p. 43
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