Frank Pugliese

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Frank Pugliese is an American TV writer and artistic director. He won a WGA Award for the Homicide: Life on the Street episode "Night of the Dead Living." [1] He is also a playwright. [2] In 2017 Pugliese became the co-showrunner of House of Cards. [3]

Pugliese's plays include: Aven'U Boys (Obie Award), The King of Connecticut, The Talk, The Alarm, Matty's Place, The Summer Winds, and "Hope" is the Thing with Feathers. His screenplays include: Aven' U Boys, 29th Street , Born to Run, Dion, Infamous , Shot in the Heart; and Italian. [4]

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