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Encyclopedia > Silvercup Studios

Silvercup Studios is the largest film and television production facility in New York City. Located in the neighborhood of Long Island City, in the borough of Queens, the studio complex has been operating since 1983 in the former Silvercup Bakery building. It is owned by brothers Alan and Stuart Suna. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Industrial Long Island City, Manhattan Skyline behind. ... For other uses, see Queens (disambiguation) and Queen. ...


Currently, the studio is filming location of NBC's 30 Rock.[1] The building also serves as a location for many magazine photo shoots and music video productions. The Fall 2007 American Express television commercial starring Tina Fey features shots of the outside and inside of the studio. The studio can be seen from the New York City Subway's Queens-bound 7 Train just before the Queensboro Plaza stop. The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... This article is about the TV series. ... American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as AmEx or Amex, is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. ... Elizabeth Stamatina Tina Fey (born May 18, 1970) is an Emmy-winning American writer, comedian and actress. ... Times Square–42nd Street station entrance The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority , an affiliate of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit. ...

Silvercup Studios in Queens

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History

Silvercup Studios was the primary shooting location for The Sopranos, Sex and the City and ABC's Hope & Faith and CW's Gossip Girl (TV Series). The studio is an important center for feature film production, including: This article is about the television series. ... Sex and the City is a popular American cable television program. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Hope & Faith is an American sitcom that aired for three seasons on ABC from 2003 to 2006. ... CW may stand for: The CW Television Network (colloquially The CW), a television network which launched in September 2006 as a merger of both the UPN and The WB networks. ... Gossip Girl is an American television teen drama based on the popular novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ...

Analyze That is a 2002 movie produced by Warner Brothers Studios. ... Big Daddy is a comedy film starring Adam Sandler that was released in 1999. ... Birth is a 2004 film directed by Jonathan Glazer and starring Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Danny Huston and Cameron Bright. ... For the Shohei Imamura film of the same name, see Black Rain (Japanese film). ... The Devil Wears Prada is an Academy Award-nominated 2006 comedy-drama film, a loose screen adaptation of Lauren Weisbergers 2003 novel of the same name. ... Gangs of New York is a 2002 film set in the middle 19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. ... Garbo Talks is a 1984 film directed by Sidney Lumet. ... Hide and Seek is a 2005 film starring Robert De Niro and Dakota Fanning. ... Highlander is a 1986 film directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen. ... The Impostors is a 1998 farce motion picture written and directed by Stanley Tucci, starring Oliver Platt, Stanley Tucci, Alfred Molina, Tony Shalhoub, Steve Buscemi, and Billy Connolly. ... Krush Groove (1985) Directed by Michael Schultz In this movie based on the early days of Def Jam Recordings, up-and-coming manager Russell Simmons has all the hottest acts on the record label Krush Groove records, including Run-D.M.C., Dr. Jekyll & Mr. ... Little Nicky (2000) is a comedy film written, produced and starring Adam Sandler, Rhys Ifans, Tom Tiny Lister, Jr. ... Meet the Parents is a 2000 comedy film starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller. ... Mickey Blue Eyes is a 1999 film directed by Kelly Makin. ... For other uses, see Private Parts (disambiguation). ... Two Weeks Notice is a 2002 romantic comedy film starring Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant from Warner Bros. ... Uptown Girls is a 2003 comedy/drama directed by Boaz Yakin and adapted from the story by Allison Jacobs into screenplay by Julia Dahl, Mo Ogrodnik and Lisa Davidowitz. ...

Silvercup Studios East

Recently, Silvercup has added a second studio complex, also in Long Island City. That complex is home to ABC's Cashmere Mafia and Fox Broadcasting's New Amsterdam. [2] The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ...


See also

Times Square is home to many of the citys TV studios, as well as the heart of New Yorks theater district. ...

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Silvercup Studios, which owns a parcel abutting the proposed power plant site, is planning to expand its operations but fears that having a generator next to it would render their land virtually useless.
NYC.gov - Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting - News Archives (945 words)
December 4, 2003 Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg visited the set of the new television sitcom Hope and Faith at Silvercup Studios on December 4th, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the historic studio in New York City.
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After converting the former flour silo room of the landmark Silvercup Bakery into a major film studio in 1983, Harry Suna and his sons Alan and Stuart Match Suna have since expanded the facility to include Silvercup Studios East.
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