Moved to Los Angeles

First produced screenplay, "The Punisher"

Wrote the screenplay for "The Rookie," starring Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen

Made feature directing debut with "Fresh"; also penned screenplay

Wrote and directed "A Price Above Rubies"

First film that he directed but did not write, "Remember the Titans"

Directed the comedy "Uptown Girls," starring Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning

Wrote "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights," a prequel to the 1987 blockbuster "Dirty Dancing"

Helmed the drama "Death in Love"; also penned screenplay