Biography
Terence Winter attended New York University in New York City, where he received a bachelor's degree. He went on to attend 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, California in 1991 to pursue a screenwriting career. He eventually won a spot in the Warner Bros. Sitcom Writers Workshop, and later joined the writing staff of the Fox Broadcasting series The Great Defender, starring Michael Rispoli, later a Sopranos cast-member.
Prior to The Sopranos, Winter wrote for the series Sister, Sister, Xena: Warrior Princess, The Cosby Mysteries, The New Adventures of Flipper, Diagnosis: Murder, Charlie Grace, DiResta and The PJs. He additionally 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 was a producer of the film Brooklyn Rules, directed by Michael Corrente.
Most recently, he wrote the screenplay for the upcoming Martin Scorsese film, The Wolf of Wall Street.
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