Raised in NYC

Wrote for such publications as American Film and Millimeter

Screenwriting debut, co-wrote the thriller "Dead Kids/Strange Behavior" with director Michael Laughlin; billed as William Condon

With Laughlin, co-wrote the sci-fi spoof "Strange Invaders"

Feature directorial debut, "Sister, Sister"; also co-wrote screenplay

TV debut as director with first of three USA Network movies, "Murder 101"; also scripted

Made network debut as director with the ABC drama "Deadly Relations"

Helmed the feature thriller sequel "Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh"; initial screen collaboration with Clive Barker

Wrote and directed the superior "Gods and Monsters", a fictionalized meditation on the last days of expatriate British director James Whale; executive produced by Barker; received Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay

Wrote screenplay adaptation of the stage musical "Chicago"; received nominations for both a Golden Globe and an Oscar for Best Screenplay (Adapted)

Helmed "Kinsey" a look at the life of Alfred Kinsey (Liam Neeson), a pioneer in the area of human sexuality research, whose 1948 publication "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" was one of the first recorded works that saw science address sexual behavior; received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Screenplay

Wrote the screenplay for, and directed the film adaptation of "Dreamgirls," the acclaimed Broadway musical loosely based on the career of the musical group The Supremes; earned a nomination from the Directors Guild of America