Michael Lehmann

Directed the romantic comedy Because I Said So starring Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore

Helmed the quirkycomedy, Flakes co-starring Aaron Stanford and Zooey Deschanel

Directed episodes of the HBO series, Big Love

Directed the short-lived HBO series, The Comback starring Lisa Kudrow

Helmed the romantic comedy 40 Days and 40 Nights , starring Josh Hartnett

Directed The Truth About Cats and Dogs , a modern-day spin on Cyrano de Bergerac

First producing credit, Ed Wood (as executive producer)

TV directing debut The Larry Sanders Show (date approximate)

Directed first studio-backed film, Hudson Hawk

First credit as screenwriter Meet the Applegates , co-written with Redbeard Simmons

Feature film directing debut, Heathers

Returned to school at USC to study filmmaking

Worked for Francis Ford Coppola at Zoetrope Studios supervising experimental video systems

Directed short films The Beaver Gets a Boner and Ed s Secret Life (the latter for NBC s Saturday Night Live )