Paul Attanasio is an American screenwriter and producer of film and television, who was an executive producer on the television series "House". He 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 "Homicide: Life on the Street", which he created. In 1994 he wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay adaptation for the drama Quiz Show. He would later write the screenplays Donnie Brasco and The Good German along with many others. In 2000 he returned to television and started executive producing, in addition to writing, the medical drama "Gideon's Crossing" and the pilot for "R.U.S.H." Along with David Shore, he is one of the creators of the TV series "House".