Raised in Providence, RI

Began entertainment career as a researcher for CBS Sports on "The NFL Today" while studying at NYU

Served as assistant to the producer of the Actors Studio workshop production of "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"

Served as assistant to directors Tommy Tune and Peter Masterson on the Broadway production of "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"

Worked for five years as director of motion pictures for TV at CBS

Worked as vice president of feature production at Universal

Served as vice president in charge of motion pictures and TV at Walt Disney

Served as vice president of movies and miniseries for Warner Bros TV

Introduced to Robert De Niro by Martin Scorsese

Co-founded TriBeCa Films with Robert De Niro as part of his Tribeca Film Center

Feature producing debut, Michael Apted's "Thunderheart"

TV debut as executive producer, "Tribeca", a Fox-TV drama anthology

Served as producer on De Niro's directorial debut, "A Bronx Tale"

With De Niro, co-produced the political satire "Wag the Dog", starring De Niro and Dustin Hofmann

Shared executive producer duties with De Niro and Brad Epstein on NBC miniseries "Witness to the Mob", the Sammy Gravano story, starring Nicholas Turturro in lead role