Wrote episodes of "Sunshine" and "The Six Million Dollar Man" for Universal Television

Returned to Minneapolis; became literary associate at Guthrie Theater and playwright-in-residence at Midwestern Playwright's Lab

Chicago's St. Nicholas Theater produced his play, "The Nuclear Family"; Mark Medoff's workshop at New Mexico State University staged another, "Heart Trouble"

Made TV documentary (for PBS), "The Road Back"

Worked as writer, story editor, and executive story editor for the NBC drama series, "Hill Street Blues"

Fiction directorial debut for TV, "Hill Street Blues"

First collaboration with David Lynch, writing a script for a feature film, "Goddess" (about Marilyn Monroe), never produced

Wrote and produced first feature, "The Believers"

Established Lynch/Frost productions with David Lynch

Debut as executive producer and creator with the ABC TV series "Twin Peaks" (also writer)

Writer, executive producer and director for the documentary series "American Chronicles"

Writer and executive producer for the short-lived TV series "On the Air"

First executive producer credit for a feature film, "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me"

Made feature directorial debut with "Storyville"

Wrote first novel, "The List of 7"