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New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern United States and mid - Atlantic regions of the United States . It is bordered on the north and east by New York , on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean , on the west by Pennsylvania , and on the southwest by Delaware . New Jersey is the fourth - smallest state but the 11th - most populous and the most densely populated of the ___MASK92___ United States . New Jersey lies entirely within the combined statistical areas of New York City and Philadelphia and is the third - wealthiest U . S . state by per capita income as of 2014 . Boardwalk Empire is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter and airing on premium cable channel HBO . The series is set in Atlantic City , New Jersey during the Prohibition era and stars Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson . Winter , a Primetime Emmy Award - winning screenwriter and producer , created the show , inspired by the book " Boardwalk Empire : The Birth , High Times , and Corruption of Atlantic City " by Nelson Johnson about historical criminal kingpin Enoch L . Johnson . A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television , comic books , comic strips , boardgames , video games , and films with each episode following a narrative arc . On a television program , for example , the story would unfold over many episodes . In television , the use of the story arc is much more common in dramas than in comedies , especially in soap operas . In a traditional Hollywood film , the story arc usually follows a three - act format . Webcomics are more likely to use story arcs than newspaper comics , as most web comics have readable archives online that a newcomer to the strip can read in order to understand what is going on . Although story arcs have existed for decades , the term " story arc " was coined in ___MASK47___ in relation to the television series " Wiseguy ", and was quickly adapted for other uses . Atlantic City is a resort city in Atlantic County , New Jersey , United States , known for its casinos , boardwalk and beach . In ___MASK1___ , it had a population of ___MASK6___ , 558 . Located on Absecon Island , it was incorporated on May 1 , ___MASK82___ , from portions of Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township . The city borders Absecon , Brigantine , Pleasantville , Ventnor City , West Atlantic City and the Atlantic Ocean . Lawrence Konner is an American screenwriter and television writer of shows such as Boardwalk Empire and The Sopranos . Edith " Edie " Falco ( born July ___MASK98___ , 1963 ) is an American television , film , and stage actress , known for her roles as Diane Whittlesey in the HBO series " Oz " ( 1997  2000 ), Carmela Soprano on the HBO series " The Sopranos " ( 1999  2007 ), the title character of the Showtime series " Nurse Jackie " ( 2009  15 ), and Sylvia Wittel on the Louis C . K . web series , " Horace and Pete " ( 2016 ). Lorraine Bracco ( born October ___MASK94___ , ___MASK72___ ) is an American actress . She is best known for her performances as Dr . Jennifer Melfi on the HBO series " The Sopranos ", and as Karen Friedman Hill in the ___MASK16___ Martin Scorsese film " Goodfellas ", for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . She also appeared as Angela Rizzoli on the TNT series " Rizzoli & Isles ". James Michael Imperioli ( born March 26 , ___MASK91___ ) is a Sicilian - American actor , writer and director best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on " The Sopranos ", for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2004 . He also appeared in the TV drama series " Law & Order " as NYPD Detective Nick Falco . Imperioli spent the 2008 - 2009 television season as Detective Ray Carling in the US version of " Life on Mars ". He was starring as Detective Louis Fitch in the ABC police drama " Detroit 1 - 8 - 7 " until its cancellation . He wrote and directed his first feature film , " The Hungry Ghosts ", in 2008 . In 2015 , he starred in " Mad Dogs ", a dark - comic thriller television series available for viewing on Amazon ' s Amazon Prime subscription service in the U . S and on Shomi in Canada . The Primetime Emmy Award is an American award bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming . First given in ___MASK67___ , the award was originally referred to as simply the " Emmy Awards " until the first Daytime Emmy Award ceremonies were held in the 1970s , and the word " prime time " was added to distinguish between the two . James Joseph Gandolfini , Jr . ( September ___MASK28___ , 1961  June 19 , 2013 ) was an American actor and producer . He was best known for his role as Tony Soprano , an Italian - American crime boss , in the HBO crime drama " The Sopranos ". He garnered enormous praise for his performance , winning three Emmy Awards , three Screen Actors Guild Awards , and one Golden Globe Award . The Sopranos is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase . Revolving around the fictional character and family of New Jersey - based Italian American mobster Tony Soprano ( James Gandolfini ), the show portrays the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and his criminal organization . These are often highlighted during his therapy sessions with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi ( Lorraine Bracco ). The series features Tony ' s family members , mafia colleagues and rivals , in prominent roles and story arcs , most notably his wife Carmela ( Edie Falco ) and protégé Christopher Moltisanti ( Michael Imperioli ). Steven Vincent " Steve " Buscemi ( born December 13 , ___MASK100___ ) is an American actor and film director . Buscemi has starred and supported in successful Hollywood and indie films , including " Parting Glances ", " New York Stories ", " Mystery Train ", " Reservoir Dogs ", " Desperado ", " Con Air ", " Armageddon ", " The Grey Zone ", " Ghost World ", " Big Fish ", and " The Sopranos ". He is also known for his appearances in many films by the Coen brothers : " Miller ' s Crossing ", " Barton Fink ", " The Hudsucker Proxy ", " Fargo ", and " The Big Lebowski ". Buscemi provides the voice of Randall Boggs in the " Monsters , Inc ." franchise . Terence Patrick Winter ( born October ___MASK94___ , ___MASK79___ ) is an American writer and producer of television and film . He is the creator , writer , and executive producer of the HBO television series " Boardwalk Empire " ( 2010  14 ). Before creating " Boardwalk Empire ", Winter was a writer and executive producer for the HBO television series " The Sopranos ", from the show ' s second to sixth and final season ( ___MASK74___  ___MASK52___ ). In 2013 , he wrote the screenplay to Martin Scorsese ' s " The Wolf of Wall Street " for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay . He was also the co - creator , writer and executive producer of another HBO television drama series , " Vinyl " ( 2016 ), which premiered for one season . Anthony John " Tony " Soprano is a fictional character and the protagonist in the HBO television drama series " The Sopranos ", portrayed by James Gandolfini . The Italian - American character was conceived by " Sopranos " creator and show runner David Chase , who was also largely responsible for the character ' s story arc throughout the show ' s six seasons . The character is loosely based on real - life New Jersey mobster Vincent " Vinny Ocean " Palermo ( born ___MASK30___ ), a former caporegime ( capo ) and " de facto " boss of the DeCavalcante crime family of New Jersey . Considered to be the model for the DiMeo crime family , several incidents involving the DeCavalcantes were incorporated into " Sopranos " scripts . Bobby Boriello portrayed Soprano as a child in one episode and Danny Petrillo played the character as a teenager in three episodes . The history of comics has followed different paths in different cultures . Scholars have posited a pre - history as far back as the Lascaux cave paintings . By the mid - 20th century , comics flourished particularly in the United States , western Europe ( especially in France and Belgium ), and Japan . The history of European comics is often traced to Rodolphe Töpffer ' s cartoon strips of the 1830s , and became popular following the success in the 1930s of strips and books such as " The Adventures of Tintin ". American comics emerged as a mass medium in the early 20th century with the advent of newspaper comic strips ; magazine - style comic books followed in the 1930s , in which the superhero genre became prominent after Superman appeared in ___MASK34___ . Histories of Japanese comics and cartooning ("") propose origins as early as the 12th century . Modern comic strips emerged in Japan in the early 20th century , and the output of comics magazines and books rapidly expanded in the post - World War II era with the popularity of cartoonists such as Osamu Tezuka . had a lowbrow reputation for much of its history , but towards the end of the 20th century began to find greater acceptance with the public and in academia . A screenplay writer , screenwriter for short , scriptwriter or scenarist is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting , writing screenplays on which mass media such as films , television programs , comics or video games are based . Enoch Lewis " Nucky " Johnson ( January ___MASK13___ , 1883  December 9 , ___MASK76___ ) was an Atlantic City , New Jersey political boss , county sheriff , businessman , and racketeer . He was the undisputed " boss " of the political machine that controlled Atlantic City and the Atlantic County government from the 1910s until his conviction and imprisonment in 1941 . His rule encompassed the Roaring Twenties when Atlantic City was at the height of its popularity as a refuge from Prohibition . In addition to bootlegging , his organization also was involved in gambling and prostitution . David Chase ( born August ___MASK90___ , ___MASK8___ ) is an American writer , director and television producer . Chase has worked in television for 40 years ; he has produced and written for such shows as " The Rockford Files ", " I ' ll Fly Away ", and " Northern Exposure ". He has created two original series ; the first , " Almost Grown ", aired for 10 episodes in 1988 and 1989 . Chase is best known for his second original series , the influential and critically acclaimed HBO drama " The Sopranos ", which aired for six seasons between 1999 and 2007 . A prominent figure in American television , Chase has won seven Emmy Awards .