2010 | Re-teamed with Babaloo Mandel to write "The Tooth Fairy" |
2005 | Collaborated on the screenplay for the computer-animated comedy, "Robots" |
2005 | Adapted the Nick Hornby novel, "Fever Pitch" for the screen |
2000 | Penned the screenplay for "Where the Heart Is," starring Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd |
1999 | Co-wrote (with partner Babaloo Mandel) the Ron Howard directed, "EDtv" |
1997 | Worked on screenplay for the Billy Crystal and Robin Williams comedy, "Father's Day" |
1996 | Co-wrote the comedy, "Multiplicity"; co-produced and directed by Harold Ramis |
1995 | Contributed to the script for Billy Crystal's "Forget Paris" |
1994 | Co-wrote sequel of "City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold" |
1993 | Co-wrote (with Garry Marshall) his first stage play entitled, "Wrong Turn at Lungfish"; opened off-Broadway after successful runs in Los Angeles and in Chicago |
1992 | Executive produced Billy Crystal's "Mr. Saturday Night" |
1992 | Collaborated with Mandel on the screenplay for "A League of Their Own"; directed by Penny Marshall |
1991 | First collaboration with Billy Crystal on the screenplay of "City Slickers" |
1990 | Collaborated with Mandel and Ron Howard on the screenplay for "Parenthood"; Howard also directed |
1985 | Collaborated with Dan Aykroyd on the screenplay for John Landis' "Spies Like Us" |
1984 | Co-wrote the screenplay for the Ron Howard directed, "Splash"; earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay |
1982 | First feature credit for the screenplay of Ron Howard's "Night Shift"; first collaboration with Grazer and Howard |
| Approached by producer Brian Grazer with the story idea for "Night Shift" |
1979 | First TV credit as a creator (with Garry Marshall) on "Makin' It," ABC's short-lived sitcom starring David Naughton; also co-executive produced |
1979 | First TV credit as a director on "Angie," ABC's short-lived sitcom created by Garry Marshall |
1977 | First credit as executive producer, "Busting Loose," a short-lived CBS sitcom starring Adam Arkin; also wrote episodes |
1976 | Co-created and produced "Laverne and Shirley" (ABC); began his writing collaboration with Mandel |
1974 | Worked as a supervising producer on "Happy Days" (ABC) |
| Met future writing partner Marc Mandel (Babaloo Mandel) at Hollywood's Comedy Store in the early 1970s |
1970 | First writing job, a staff writer on ABC's "The Odd Couple"; eventually became head writer |
