Before his writing career, Wade acted in two films for underground filmmaker
Mark Rappaport, including
The Scenic Route (1978). He wrote the play
Key Exchange, and adapted to film in 1985. Seven years later he received his first screen credit for
Working Girl, and the
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. Additional film credits include
True Colors, For television, Wade created and executive produced the short-lived
ABC drama series
Cashmere Mafia. He also wrote the seven episodes that were broadcast by the network before the show was canceled. He joined the writing staff of the CBS drama
Blue Bloods in its first season and has served as its executive producer/showrunner since the second season. He entered into an overall deal with CBS Studios in 2013. In 2019 he was nominated for a
Edgar Award for the episode “My Aim is True”. ==Personal life==