Barcelona Film Festival Jury Prize Best Screenplay "Five Corners" 1987
Oscar Best Screenplay "Moonstruck" 1987
Writers Guild of America Award "Moonstruck" 1987
2004 Scripted the play "Doubt"; received a Tony nomination for Best Play
2001 Wrote and directed the stage play "Cellini"
2001 Directed his play "Where's My Money?" at the LABrynth Theater in NYC
1996 The comedy "Psychopathia Sexualis" premiered at Seattle Rep before transferring to the Mark Taper Forum in L.A.; staged in NYC at Manhattan Theatre Club in 1997; Shanley has claimed he wrote it as a r
1995 Penned the screenplay for "Congo", based on Michael Crichton's novel
1993 Wrote the screenplays for "Alive", about survivors of a plane crash in the Andes, and "We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story"
1993 Had a hit Off-Broadway with the Hollywood satire "Four Dogs and a Bone"; premiered at the Manhattan Theatre Club
1989 Directed first feature, "Joe Versus the Volcano"
1987 Enjoyed success with Manhattan Theatre Club production of "Italian American Reconciliation"
1987 First film as screenwriter to be released, "Moonstruck"
1987 Directed first short, the 20-minute 16mm film, "I Am Angry"; also wrote
1986 Penned play "Women of Manhattan"; began association with Manhattan Theatre Club
1985 Play "Savage in Limbo" produced Off-Off-Broadway
1982 First play produced in NYC, "Welcome to the Moon"
Raised in the East Bronx, New York
Began writing poetry at age 11; his essay, "How Catholic Teenagers Can Win Awards for Christ" won a statewide contest when he was 12
Left college initially to join the Marines; after military service returned to complete his degree
Turned down two full fellowships to study theater--one in England and one in New York; took job as bartender instead
Wrote first play, "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea," while working as bartender in the 1970s; opened at Eugene O'Neill Center as part of National Playwrights Conference, moved to Actors Theatre of Louisvi
Wrote first screenplay, "Five Corners" (released 1988)
