Anecdotes

Interned at Saturday Night Live.

Is a Sundance Fellow & Advisor.

As of 2018, he has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Le Temps d'un week-end (1992), Apollo 13 (1995) and Jerry Maguire (1996).

Attended NYU Film School.

Is married to writer Sarah Koskoff.

Has two sons, August and Bruno.

Was a Sundance Institute Artist in Residence.

Annenberg Grant recipient.

Originally co-wrote his adaptation of Macbeth for Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Worked for Academy Award winning director Robert Benton.

Lives in Los Angeles.

Starred in two movies where a character performs a Marvin Gaye song. Cuba Gooding Jr. sings "What's Going On?" in Jerry Maguire (1996) and Jack Black sings "Let's Get It On" in High Fidelity (2000).