- He was one of the original producers of Entertainment Tonight for Paramount Pictures.
- Graduate of Harvard University.
- Sometimes referred to as the modern day William Castle.
- Started his acting career as a contract player/staff actor at Universal Studios, alongside: Body By Jake (Jake Steinfeld).
- Was the winner of the Aardvark Contest, on the TV Game Show "Wonderama."
- Has managed and publicized the careers of stars & celebrities, over the past 20 years, with a style comparable to Jay Bernstein, Colonel Tom Parker and P.T. Barnum.
- A comedian, he bills himself as the "World's Worst Actor", and his comedic monologue for auditions, consists of just one line: "How much does this pay?"
- Designed the Special Effects for the Broadway hit "The Wiz," and has directed shows at Radio City Music Hall.
- He also owns ProductionSupervision.com which supervises all types of Production in Hollywood.
- His biggest talent lies in Comedy Writing and Directing.
- Started his career as a 2nd Unit Cinematographer in Hollywood, before moving on to Act, Produce, Write and Direct.
- Was a producer at Paramount Pictures, while still a teenager.
- Was a protégée to Mike O'Gara, the Executive in Charge of Production at Paramount Pictures.
- Was one of the original Directors, who Directed some of the first "Multiplex Holograms" (Motion Picture Holograms)in the 1970s. Was also an in house Producer/Director at the Guinness Book of World Records in the mid 1970s.
- Well known as a Producer and Director of TV Commercials, producing the "Slum Village" music video most recently.
- Well known in the Special Effects community as a top Pyrotechnician.
- His grandmother and great-grandmother were Silent Film Actresses in Ft. Lee, New Jersey.
- He was the producer of, and an occasional guest host and comedian on the Stereo Steve show on KROQ in the early 1980s
- He hand-made the fireworks for Chrissy Hines and UB-40's pioneering music video "I've got you Babe," directed by Silence of the Lambs director Jonathan Demme.
- Worked in the late seventies with Robb White, William Castle, Samuel Fuller and George Pal on pitches for remakes of classic films.
- Academy Awards, Oscar, 2014, Winner - Academy Award of Merit - Scientific & Technical - Film Laboratory.
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