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Paul Attanasio

Paul Attanasio, American screenwriter and producer

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Born
November 14, 1959
Age in 2026
67
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1959

About Paul Attanasio

Paul Albert Attanasio is an American screenwriter and producer. He has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, for Quiz Show (1994) and Donnie Brasco (1997). In 1995, Attanasio won a BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on Quiz Show. He started writing for television with the CBS sitcom Doctor Doctor and the NBC crime drama series Homicide: Life on the Street, for which he holds a "created by" credit. He also co-created Bull and created Tommy, which premiered in 2016 and 2020, respectively.

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Paul Attanasio timeline

  1. He has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, for Quiz Show (1994) and Donnie Brasco (1997).
  2. In 1995, Attanasio won a BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on Quiz Show.
  3. He also co-created Bull and created Tommy, which premiered in 2016 and 2020, respectively.

The world when Paul Attanasio was born

Paul Attanasio was born in 1959. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1959

  • #1 song"Mack the Knife" – Bobby Darin
  • Top movieBen-Hur
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookGoldfinger – Ian Fleming

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentIngemar Johansson knocks out Floyd Patterson for heavyweight title
  • Top headlineAlaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th US states
  • Technology milestoneMicrochip (integrated circuit) invented
  • Defining fadBarbie dolls
  • Notable inventionBarbie doll
  • World population2.98 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population177.1M

1959 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Paul Attanasio's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19592026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,400$435,000
Average income$7,000$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population177.1M341 million

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