Nick Santora
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Nick Santora (born 1970) is a writer and producer born in Queens, New York. He won the Best Screenplay of the Competition in the New York City Independent International Film Festival. He has also written and/or produced The Sopranos,[1] The Guardian, Law & Order, Prison Break, Lie to Me, Scorpion and he created and executive produced Beauty and the Geek. Nick also co-wrote/created/executive produced the television series Breakout Kings. He served as executive producer and developer of Scorpion from 2014 to 2018 with 4 seasons.[2][3]
Career[]
Santora graduated from Columbia Law School and practised law for six years before giving up a full-time practice to write and produce television.
Nick also wrote and produced The Longshots, a film starring Ice Cube and Keke Palmer, and was a credited writer on the Lionsgate/Marvel Studios film Punisher: War Zone.
Other work[]
Santora's first novel, Slip & Fall, was selected by Borders Books Stores to be the debut novel for their newly created publishing division. It was a National Best Seller.[4] His second novel, Fifteen Digits, was published in 2012 by Little Brown's suspense/thriller imprint, Mulholland Books.
Filmography[]
Film
- The Longshots (2008)
- Punisher: War Zone (2008)
- Safety (2020)
- Dog Gone (TBA)[5]
TV
Year | Title | Credited as | |
---|---|---|---|
Writer | Producer | ||
2002 | The Sopranos | Yes | No |
2002-04 | The Guardian | Yes | Yes |
2004-05 | Law & Order | Yes | Yes |
2005-09 | Prison Break | Yes | Yes |
2005-09 | Beauty and the Geek | No | Yes |
2009-2010 | Lie to Me | Yes | Yes |
2011-12 | Breakout Kings | Yes | Yes |
2012-13 | Vegas | Yes | Yes |
2013 | Hostages | Yes | No |
2014-18 | Scorpion | Yes | Yes |
2019 | FBI | Yes | No |
2020 | Most Dangerous Game | Yes | Yes |
2020 | The Fugitive | Yes | Yes |
2021 | Reacher | Yes | Yes |
References[]
- ^ http://www.sopranosue.com/santora.htm
- ^ https://www.forbes.com/sites/merrillbarr/2014/09/11/scorpion-creator-nick-santora-on-his-journey-to-the-new-cbs-drama-and-beyond/
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000922630/article/ddfp-scorpion-showrunner-nick-santora
- ^ http://freshfiction.com/author.php?id=16746
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 5, 2021). "Rob Lowe To EP & Star In Netflix Family Film 'Dog Gone'". Deadline. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
External links[]
- Nick Santora at IMDb
- 1970 births
- Living people
- American male screenwriters
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- American soap opera writers
- Television producers from New York City
- Columbia Law School alumni
- New York (state) lawyers
- People from Queens, New York
- American male television writers
- Showrunners