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 PJ's. 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.
Winter has written or co-written 23 episodes of The Sopranos. After series creator David Chase, Winter has written the most episodes of the series. He also directed "Walk Like a Man". Winter was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for best dramatic series for his work on the sixth season of The Sopranos.
