Silvercup Studios and Citicorp Building from Queensboro Bridge

Silvercup Studios is one of the largest film and television production facilities in

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. The studio is located in

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, with another facility in the Port Morris neighborhood of

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. The studio complex has been operating since 1983 in the former Silvercup Bakery building. It was founded by brothers Alan and Stuart Suna.

History

During its early years the facility was used mostly for the filming of music videos and commercials, although occasionally scenes for motion pictures were shot there, including '' Highlander'' and ''

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''. Norman Leigh, well known among New York City filmmakers for his electrical/gaffing work on the 1969 film ''

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'', oversaw the studio during its first few years. Over the years, use of the studio's space has shifted toward the production of television series.

Productions

Silvercup was the primary shooting facility for

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'', and HBO's ''

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'' and ''

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'' *'' Big Daddy'' *'' Big Lake'' *''

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'' *'' Black Rain'' *''

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'' *'' The Deuce'' *'' The Devil Wears Prada'' *''

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'' *'' Highlander'' *''

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Jonny Zero ''Jonny Zero'' is an American television action-crime drama series, created and written by R. Scott Gemmill and executive produced by John Wells, that premiered on Fox on January 14, 2005. The series principally stars Franky G as Jonny Calvo, ...

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'' *'' Just My Luck'' *''

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'' *'' Little Children'' *''

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Mickey Blue Eyes ''Mickey Blue Eyes'' is a 1999 romantic comedy crime film directed by Kelly Makin. Hugh Grant stars as Michael Felgate, an English auctioneer living in New York City who becomes entangled in his soon-to-be father-in-law's mafia connections. Sever ...

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'' *'' No Reservations'' *''

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'' *'' Private Parts'' *'' Quantico'' *''

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'' *'' The Savages'' *''

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Two Weeks Notice ''Two Weeks Notice'' is a 2002 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Marc Lawrence and starring Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock. Although critical response was mixed, the film was successful at the box office. Plot Lucy Kels ...

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Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian t ...

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Uptown Girls ''Uptown Girls'' is a 2003 American comedy-drama film directed by Boaz Yakin, from a screenplay by Julia Dahl, Mo Ogrodnik and Lisa Davidowitz adapted from the story by Allison Jacobs. It stars Brittany Murphy as a 22-year-old living a charmed lif ...

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What Happens in Vegas ''What Happens in Vegas'' is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by Tom Vaughan and written by Dana Fox. It stars Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher as a couple who get married and win a casino jackpot prize during a drunken night in Las ...

'' *'' White Collar''

References

External links

Silvercup Studios' web site
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