HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" was also shut out in the acting categories, although the drama series won seven Emmys last week at the creative services ceremony and a best directing Emmy for Martin Scorsese.

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No one would think a little person in mobbed-up 1920s Atlantic City would have an easy time of it, but Nic Novicki, the actor and stand-up comic who plays Carl in HBO's "Boardwalk Empire, " says his character has depth and humor.

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HBO's hit series Boardwalk Empire, entering its second season this September, has reincarnated a nostalgic vision of Atlantic City, replete with gangsters, molls, speakeasies and poker joints.

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From Marky Mark to Golden Globe nominee, and executive producer of the HBO hit series Entourage and Boardwalk Empire, Mark Wahlberg is a man who needs no introduction.

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HBO, for instance, is making a particularly bold choice by launching its latest, Boardwalk Empire, Sept. 19, the same week the broadcasters plan to roll out the bulk of their new fall programs.

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