Grew up in St Louis Park, a suburb of Minneapolis, MN

Transferred to a private school in Massachusetts, Simon's Rock of Bard College

Feature debut, assistant editor on "Fear No Evil"

Served as assistant editor on "The Evil Dead" (released 1983)

First film as co-screenwriter (with brother Ethan and Sam Raimi), Raimi's "Crimewave (released 1985)

First film as director and screenwriter, "Blood Simple"

Began co-writing (with brother Ethan and Sam Raimi) the screenplay for "The Hudsucker Proxy" (released 1994)

First film appearance, played a security guard in John Landis' "Spies Like Us"

Signed a five-commercial deal with brother Ethan for Budweiser Ice Draft Beer

Breakthrough feature "Fargo"

Helmed "The Big Lebowski"

Shared a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar nomination with brother Ethan for "O Brother Where Art Thou?"

Helmed "The Man Who Wasn't There"; premiered at Cannes

Co-directed with brother Ethan "Intolerable Cruelty," which starred George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones

Helmed "The Ladykillers," with Tom Hanks and Marlon Wayans

With brother Ethan, co-directed (also co-wrote and co-produced) the award winning film, "No Country for Old Men" starring Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director