Began career as a trainee and publicist for United Artists

Joined Paramount Pictures as marketing/production liason director

Promoted to executive director of publishing, motion picture division, Paramount (New York)

Promoted to vice-president, West Coast marketing, at Paramount

Promoted to vice-president, production at Paramount

Joined 20th Century-Fox as executive vice-president, production

Established Laurence Mark Productions at Fox

Produced first feature, "Black Widow"

Produced first TV movie, "Sweet Bird of Youth"

Moved Laurence Mark Productions to Walt Disney Studios

Produced the L.A. stage production "Brooklyn Laundry," co-starring Woody Harrelson and Glenn Close

Earned an Oscar Nomination for "Jerry Maguire"; co-produced with James L Brooks, Richard Sakai and Cameron Crowe

Broadway producing debut, "Big"

Executive produced the Oscar-nominated "As Good As It Gets," directed by Brooks

Produced "The Object of My Affection"

In April, signed a three-year film and television production deal with Columbia Pictures

Produced the Gus Van Sant directed, "Finding Forrester"

Produced "Riding in Cars with Boys," starring Drew Barrymore

Produced the award winning feature, "Dreamgirls," adapted from the 1981 Broadway musical of the same name

Produced the thriller, "The Lookout"; directed by Scott Frank