Education
University of North Carolina Winston-Salem, North Carolina
New York University New York, New York
Fiorello H LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts New York, New York 1988
2007 Cast in "Lucky You" starring Eric Bana and Drew Barrymore
2005 Cast in "War of the Worlds" directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise
2003 Appeared in "American Splendor" opposite Paul Giamatti as Harvey Pekar
2001 Co-starred in Ridley Scott's "Black Hawk Down"
2000 Co-directed and starred in feature adaptation of "Jails, Hospitals & Hip Hop"
2000 Portrayed a fashion designer modeled on Tommy Hilfiger in "Bamboozled"
1999 Co-wrote and co-starred in "Whiteboys" about three white Iowa teenagers who long for a gangsta rap life
1998 Had small role in "The Thin Red Line"; character was a soldier from Brooklyn intended as comic relief; most of performance cut from final version of film
1997 Premiered third solo play "Jails, Hospitals & Hip Hop"
1994 - 1995 Starred in second one-man show "Some People"; filmed for HBO
1991 Performed first solo stage show "Pot Melting"
