| Directed episodes of series such as "Sisters", "Chicago Hope", "Touched By an Angel", "The Practice" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" |
| With his wife, formed Crsytalite Productions |
1964 | Acted in the Off-Broadway play "The Old Glory"; also served as stage manager |
1966 | Directed a production of "Waiting for Godot" at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ |
1968 | Became a member of the Negro Ensemble Company |
1969 | Broadway directing debut, "Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?" |
1972 | Feature directorial debut with "Together for Days" |
1972 | TV directing debut with the PBS production "To BE Young Gifted and Black" |
1974 | Staged "What the Winesellers Buy" first in L.A. and later on Broadway |
1975 | Directed "Cooley High" |
1976 | First of three screen collaborations with Richard Pryor, "Car Wash" |
1977 | Directed Pryor in "Greased Lightning" |
1978 | Helmed the misfire, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" |
1983 | Third teaming with Pryor, "Bustin' Loose" |
1985 | Producing debut (also directed) "Krush Groove" |
1991 | Returned to stage directing with "Mulebone", produced at Lincoln Center |
1992 | Directed episodes of "Picket Fences" (CBS) |
1994 | Helmed The Family Channel TV-movie "Young Indiana Jones and The Hollywood Follies" |
2004 | Directed "Woman Thou Art Loosed," an adaptation of Bishop T.D. Jakes' self-help novel, chronciling a woman's struggle to come to terms with her legacy of abuse, addiction and poverty |