About Paul Attanasio
Paul Albert Attanasio (born November 14, 1959) 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). == Early life == Paul Albert Attanasio was born in the New York City borough of the Bronx on November 14, 1959, the son of real estate broker Connie and commercial consultant Joseph Attanasio. His great-grandparents were Italian immigrants from Positano. His older brother, Mark Attanasio, became a businessman and principal owner of the Milwaukee Brewers. Attanasio grew up in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx, and later in Tenafly, New Jersey, where he attended public high school. He is a 1981 graduate of Harvard College, where he lived in Currier House, and earned his Juris Doctor degree at Harvard Law School in 1984. == Career == Attanasio was a film critic for The Washington Post from 1984 to 1987. 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. In 1995, Attanasio won a BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on Quiz Show.
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