1998 At a party held at the home of William Morris Agency president Arnold Rifkin, reportedly engaged in a consensual sexual act with a female while guest looked on; according to the
Los Angeles Times
1998 Greenlit "Town & Country", a romantic comedy starring Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn and Warren Beatty; the film's troubled production dragged on for almost two years before it was completed; released thea
1998 Was co-executive producer of the controversial "American History X"
1997 Began affiliation with Paul Thomas Anderson on "Boogie Nights"
1997 Served as executive producer of the satirical comedy "Wag the Dog"
1995 Penned the screenplay for and executive produced "In the Mouth of Madness"
1994 Executive produced "The Mask", starring Jim Carrey
1993 Named president of production at New Line
1992 Named senior vice president of production at New Line Cinema in April
1992 In October, promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer of New Line's productions unit
1991 Executive produced and wrote the screenplay for the feature film, "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare"
1991 Wrote for and served as an executive story consultant on the CBS series, "Dark Justice"
1989 Appointed vice president for creative development at New Line
1988 Associate produced the feature, "Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III"
1988 Co-wrote the premiere episode of the syndicated TV series, "Freddy's Nightmares"; has also served as an executive story consultant for the series
1986 Formally joined New Line
1984 Began working as an intern at New Line Cinema at age 19 while completing his undergraduate degree at NYU
Raised in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn, New York
Worked as a senior story editor and later director of development at New Line