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Terence Patrick Winter (born October 2, 1960)[1] 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 (2010–14). Before creating Boardwalk Empire, Winter was a writer and executive producer for the HBO television series The Sopranos, from the show's second to sixth and final season (2000–2007).[2]

Terence Winter
Winter in 2015
Born	Terence Patrick Winter (1960-10-02) October 2, 1960 (age 62) New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	New York University (BA) St. John's University (JD)
Occupation	Screenwriter, director, television producer, film producer
Years active	1995–present

In 2013, he wrote the screenplay to Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He was also the co-creator, writer and executive producer of another HBO television drama series, Vinyl (2016), which ran for one season. He was the co-showrunner on the Paramount+ crime series Tulsa King with Taylor Sheridan.[3]

Early life and education

Winter was born in New York City. He grew up in a working-class family in Marine Park, Brooklyn.[4][5] He studied at the New York University, where he received a bachelor's degree. He went on to study at 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 in 1991 to pursue a screenwriting career. During that time, he also performed as a stand-up comedian.[6] He eventually won a spot in the Warner Bros. Sitcom Writers Workshop, and later joined the writing staff of the Fox series The Great Defender, starring Michael Rispoli, later a Sopranos cast member.

Career

Early work

Prior to The Sopranos, Winter wrote for the series Sister, Sister, Xena: Warrior Princess, The Cosby Mysteries, Flipper, Diagnosis: Murder, Charlie Grace, DiResta and The PJs.[2]

2000–2007: The Sopranos

Winter wrote or co-wrote 25 episodes of The Sopranos. He also directed "Walk Like a Man".[7] 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."[2] 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 and the Pen USA award for his episode "The Second Coming," in 2008.[8][9][10] The Sopranos also won The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television Drama in 2005 and 2008.

2010–14: Boardwalk Empire

Winter is Boardwalk Empire's creator, showrunner and head writer, with fifteen episodes credited to him, including: "Boardwalk Empire",[11] "The Ivory Tower",[12] "A Return to Normalcy",[13] "21", "Two Boats and a Lifeguard", "To the Lost",[14] "Resolution", "The Pony", "Margate Sands", "Acres of Diamonds", "William Wilson", "Farewell Daddy Blues", "The Good Listener", "Cuanto", and "Eldorado".

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 2011 - 2013.[15] Boardwalk Empire won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series Drama in 2011 and was nominated in 2012 and 2013. 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.[16] Boardwalk Empire was in The American Film Institute's Top Ten List for TV in 2010 and 2011. 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 Actors 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. Boardwalk Empire was nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series in both 2011 and 2012. In addition, Boardwalk Empire won The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television Drama in 2012 and was nominated for BAFTA Best International Television in 2011.

2016: Vinyl

Winter served as the co-creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunner of the HBO period musical drama series Vinyl, which reunited him with Boardwalk Empire actor Bobby Cannavale and director Martin Scorsese.[17] Despite being picked up for a second season, Winter left his position as showrunner after just one season on the show due to "creative differences" in April 2016 and was replaced by executive producer Scott Z. Burns.[18][19] On June 22, 2016, HBO canceled the series.[20]

Film

Winter 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 produced the film Brooklyn Rules, directed by Michael Corrente. In 2014, he received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Wolf of Wall Street.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Writer	Producer	Notes
2005	Get Rich or Die Tryin'	Yes	No
2007	Brooklyn Rules	Yes	Yes
2013	The Wolf of Wall Street	Yes	No	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Nominated)
2015	The Audition	Yes	Yes	Short film
2023	Shooting Stars	No	Yes	[21]
TBA	The Godmother	Yes	Yes

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
1995–1996	Flipper	No	Yes	Yes
1995–1997	Xena: Warrior Princess	No	Yes	No
1995	The Cosby Mysteries	No	Yes	No
1995	The Great Defender	No	Yes	No
1996–1997	Sister, Sister	No	Yes	Yes
1998	Diagnosis: Murder	No	Yes	No
1998	Soldier of Fortune, Inc.	No	No	No	Creative consultant
2000	The PJs	No	No	Yes
2000–2007	The Sopranos	Yes	Yes	Yes	9 Primetime Emmy nominations 6 Writers Guild Award nominations
2010–2014	Boardwalk Empire	No	Yes	Yes	Also creator 2 Primetime Emmy nominations 4 Writers Guild Award nominations
2016	Vinyl	No	Yes	Yes	Also co-creator
2022	Tulsa King	TBA	Yes	Yes

References

External links

• Terence Winter at IMDb
• Terence Winter at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television

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[de] Terence Winter

Terence Winter (* 2. Oktober 1960 in Brooklyn, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Drehbuchautor und Produzent von Fernsehserien. Er arbeitete als Autor und Executive Producer für die Serie Die Sopranos, bevor er ab 2010 für die von ihm erfundene Serie Boardwalk Empire tätig wurde.

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[es] Terence Winter

Terence Winter (2 de octubre de 1960)[1] es un guionista y productor de cine y televisión estadounidense, ganador del premio Emmy. Es el creador, escritor y productor ejecutivo de la serie de HBO, Boardwalk Empire (2009-2014). Antes su trabajo más notable fue como escritor y productor de la serie Los Soprano, para la cual comenzó a escribir durante la segunda temporada. Fue nominado al Oscar por el guion de El lobo de Wall Street (2013) de Martin Scorsese.

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[ru] Уинтер, Теренс

Те́ренс Уи́нтер (англ. Terence Winter, род. 2 октября 1960, в Бруклине, Нью-Йорк) — американский сценарист, продюсер сериалов и фильмов, обладатель премии «Эмми». Самой известной его работой является вышедший на канале HBO сериал «Клан Сопрано»[1], для которого он написал в качестве сценариста или соавтора 25 серий[2].

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