Performed first solo stage show "Pot Melting"

Starred in second one-man show "Some People"; filmed for HBO

Premiered third solo play "Jails, Hospitals & Hip Hop"

Had small role in "The Thin Red Line"; character was a soldier from Brooklyn intended as comic relief; most of performance cut from final version of film

Co-wrote and co-starred in "Whiteboys" about three white Iowa teenagers who long for a gangsta rap life

Co-directed and starred in feature adaptation of "Jails, Hospitals & Hip Hop"

Portrayed a fashion designer modeled on Tommy Hilfiger in "Bamboozled"

Co-starred in Ridley Scott's "Black Hawk Down"

Appeared in "American Splendor" opposite Paul Giamatti as Harvey Pekar

Cast in "War of the Worlds" directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise

Cast in "Lucky You" starring Eric Bana and Drew Barrymore