Known For
Writing
Credits
18 titles
Willie Reale
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Willie Reale grew up in Park Ridge, New Jersey with four brothers and a sister. Theater credits include Once Around the City (book and lyrics), which was produced off-broadway at the Second Stage Theatre. He was nominated for two Tony Awards for A Year With Frog and Toad, which he wrote with his brother, composer Robert Reale. With his brother (and Richard Dresser) he has written Johnny Baseball, which was produced at the American Repertory Theater. Mr. Reale has an Academy Award nomination in the best song category for his work as a lyricist on the movie Dreamgirls and has won 3 Emmy awards (in 2010, 2011) as one of the writer/producers behind the recent reinvention of 1970’s literacy classic, The Electric Company on PBS. Willie has worked written extensively for network television and has been nominated 3 times for Writer’s Guild Awards.
Known For
Filmography
The Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous
Producer
The Sinner
Executive Producer
Billions
Writer
Blue Bloods
Writer
The Electric Company
Producer
Damages
Writer
Dreamgirls
Lyricist
Haskett's Chance
Writer
Out There
Creator
Next Caller
Producer
Deadline
Teleplay
Gullah Gullah Island
Writer
The Hudsucker Proxy
Newsroom Reporter
Homicide: Life on the Street
Writer
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Writer
The Laser Man
Tales from the Darkside
Bellhop
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee