Biography
After getting his start as a production assistant on the CBS Schoolbreak Special "Little Miss Perfect" (1986), he began directing television shows like "L.A. Law" (NBC, 1986-1994), "Doogie Howser, M.D" (ABC, 1989-1993) and "Civil Wars" (ABC, 1991-93). He made a successful feature debut with "Casper" (1995), before returning to television for a four-year stint on "NYPD Blue" (ABC, 1993-2005), where he met his wife, actress Amy Brenneman. …
Latest Tv Credits
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Moonlight Mile
Father Figure (Brillstein/Grey)
Ashland (Touchstone)
10 Items Or Less
Career Milestones
2009 | Helmed the big-budget feature adaptation of the 1970s series, "Land of the Lost" |
2006 | Directed Morgan Freeman and Paz Vega in the low-budget feature, "10 Items or Less" |
2004 | Directed Jim Carrey and Meryl Streep in "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," based on the children's books by Daniel Handler |
2002 | Used his memories of his former girlfriend's (Rebecca Schaeffer) tragic and untimely death as the basis for his first screenplay, "Moonlight Mile"; also directed |
1999 | Directed the pilot episode of "Judging Amy" (CBS), starring wife Amy Brenneman |
1998 | Formed Reveal Entertainment and signed a production agreement with DreamWorks |
1998 | Directed a loose remake of Wim Wender's "Wings of Desire," re-titled, "City of Angels" |
1995 | Feature directorial debut, "Casper" |
1992 | Was supervising producer and director of the FOX sitcom, "Great Scott" |
1987 | Directed episodes of such TV series as "L.A. Law," "Doogie Howser, MD" and "NYPD Blue" |
1987 | Wrote, directed and edited independent film, "Repairs"; lead to deal with Universal Studios |
1986 | Worked as production assistant on CBS Schoolbreak Special "Little Miss Perfect" |