more than that, exec producer, finance, screenplay, production, logistics

budgets, supervise the production team, so some or all of that.

he earned a doctor of law degree at harvard law school so not a slouch. he was onetime a film critic for the washington post and won a bafta for his work on "Quiz Show".

He later wrote the screenplays for the thriller Disclosure, the gangster thriller Donnie Brasco, the science fiction thriller Sphere, and the political thrillers The Sum of All Fears and The Good German. While he was making films, he started Heel & Toe Films, with a first-look production pact at Paramount Pictures on July 17, 1998.

In 2000, (Paul) Attanasio returned to television as an executive producer of and writer for the medical drama Gideon's Crossing, as well as the pilot for R.U.S.H. On September 10, 2001, the Heel & Toe Films production company had signed a deal with Studios USA. In 2004, Attanasio, alongside his then-wife and business partner Katie Jacobs and David Shore, pitched what would become House, of which he was credited as an executive producer. He also co-created Bull and created Tommy, which premiered in 2016 and 2020, respectively.

In 2017, it was confirmed that Attanasio would be writing and executive producing a new Amazon Video series titled Tong Wars.

He was featured in The Dialogue interview series. In an interview with producer Mike DeLuca, he describes how he went from lambasting movies as a "snotty" Washington Post film critic to developing rewarding creative partnerships with Oscar-winning directors Robert Redford, Barry Levinson, and Steven Soderbergh.

Posted By: Tombs on September 1st 2025 at 22:12:47

Message Thread

Reply to Message

In order to add a post to the WotB Message Board you must be a registered WotB user.

If you are not yet registered then please visit the registration page. You should ensure that their browser is setup to accept cookies.

Log in