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Chris Provenzano is an American film and television writer. He co-wrote the story and screenplay for the motion picture Get Low . He was a writer on the first season of Mad Men in 2007, writing the episode "The Hobo Code" and co-writing the episode "Shoot". [1] [2] Alongside his colleagues on the writing staff he won a Writers' Guild award for best new series. He was nominated for the award for best dramatic series and best episodic drama for "The Hobo Code". [1] With colleagues, he was nominated for a Writers' Guild award for Silicon Valley . [3]

He was an executive story editor on the first season of Justified in 2010, writing "Long in the Tooth" and co-writing "The Hammer." [4] [5]

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  3. "WGA Awards 2018: 'Get Out' and 'Call Me by Your Name' win screenplay awards". Los Angeles Times. 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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