Raised in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York

Feature directorial and screenwriting debut, "Kicking and Screaming"

Second feature "Mr. Jealousy"

Third film "Highball"; shot in one week after completion of "Mr. Jealousy" using much of the same cast and crew

Co-wrote with Wes Anderson "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou"

Wrote and directed "The Squid and the Whale," a story based on the true childhood experiences of Baumbach and his brother during their parents divorce; earned an Academy award nomination for Best Original Screenplay and Independent Spirit Award Nominations for Directing and Screenplay