Began career as assistant to stage producers, Kermit Bloomgarden and Robert Whitehead

Became Broadway casting director

First film credit as casting director, "King of the Gypsies"

Moved to Los Angeles; joined Edgar J. Scherick Associates

First film as producer, "I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can"

Formed Scott Rudin Productions

Became producer for 20th Century Fox

Named executive of Production division, 20th Century Fox

Appointed President of Production, 20th Century Fox

Resigned from Fox

Signed a three-year, first-look deal with Tristar Pictures

Signed a first-look deal with Paramount

Joined Jujamcyn Theaters to help in the development of new theater

First project with Jujamcyn, David Henry Hwang's "Face Value," closed durring previews, lost 1.2 million dollars

Produced Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical "Passion"

Had a critical and box-office hit with "Clueless"

Was one of the producers of the ill-fated remake of "Sabrina"

Served as a producer of the hit Broadway revival of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"

In partnership with Robert Fox, Roger Berlind, the Shubert Organization and others, produced the acclaimed Broadway play "Skylight," written by David Hare

Had a hit with the Bette Midler-Goldie Hawn-Diane Keaton vehicle "The First Wives' Club"

Was a producer of the screen version of the play "Marvin's Room," starring Keaton

Enjoyed a box-office hit with "In & Out"

Co-produced the Tony-nominated production of "The Chairs"

Was a producer of Hare's "The Judas Kiss," a play about Oscar Wilde starring Liam Neeson

Served as one of the producers on the acclaimed film "The Truman Show"

Co-produced David Hare's "The Blue Room" which marked the Broadway debut of Nicole Kidman

Was a producer of two Broadway transfers of hit London plays, "Closer" by Patrick Marber and "Amy's View" by Hare

Served as a producer on "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut"

With Richard D Zanuck, co-produced "Rules of Engagement," starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L Jackson

With the New York Shakespeare Festival and others, produced the Tony-nominated musical "The Wild Party"

Was a producer on the award-winning play "Copenhagen"; also teamed with the Shubert Organization and others to present Arthur Miller's drama "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan" on Broadway

Produced John Singleton's loose remake of "Shaft," starring Jackson

Produced "The Royal Tenenbaums" starring Gene Hackman and Anjelica Huston and directed by Wes Anderson

Produced "The Hours" starring Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep based on the novel by Michael Cunningham

Produced "Closer," which starred Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Julia Roberts and Clive Owen and is based on the play by Patrick Marber; film was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Picture (Drama)

Produced the award winning films, "Notes on a Scandal" starring Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench, "Venus" starring Peter O'Toole and "The Queen" starring Helen Mirren

Produced the Coen brothers' award winning feature "No Country for Old Men"