Trivia

His script for En compañía de hombres (1997), began with the line "Let's hurt somebody" and developed from there.

He was nominated for a 2013 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for New Adaptation for the play, "In the Company of Men" at the Profiles Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and graduated with degrees in Theater and Film.

He attended the University of Kansas and received his Masters degree in Theater and Film.

Chris Rock calls himself "a big fan".

He was nominated for the 2001 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play for "The Shape of Things", performed at the Almeida Theatre.

He became friends with Aaron Eckhart at Brigham Young University. They have worked together at least five times: En compañía de hombres (1997), Your Friends and Neighbors (1998), Nurse Betty (2000), Tumble (2000) and Posesión (2002).

Father was a truck driver.

Nominated for the 2009 Tony Award for Best Play for "Reasons to Be Pretty".