Raised in Danbury, Connecticut

Began career working on TV documentaries for the BBC and Channel Four

Moved to Fox TV; worked as a segment producer on "tabloid" shows

Credited as segment producer of the "Aesthetics and/or Transportation" section of the omnibus documentary "Infermental7 - Buffalo, NY Edition: Sexuality or Gender"

Directed the "Hart Island Chronology" segment for the PBS anthology series "New Television"

Produced several segments for the PBS magazine show about pop culture "Edge"

Made "His Father's Song", a documentary short about Danbury native, the composer Charles Ives

Was the film and video curator for the Kitchen (dates approximate)

Debut as screenwriter, "I Shot Andy Warhol"; co-wrote with director Mary Harron; also served as second unit director

Had planned to make film directing debut with biopic of designer Halston but project put in turnaround

Feature directorial debut, "Series 7", a black comedy spoof of reality television; premiered at Sundance; also wrote screenplay, which was developed at the Sundace Writers Lab in 1997