IFP Award "Honky Tonk Bud" 1985
1991 Acted in TV movie, "Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance"
1991 Scripted (also acted in) first feature, "A Rage in Harlem"
1987 Acted in first feature, "Weeds"
1985 Wrote (also acted) short film, "Honky Tonk Bud"
1974 Joined Val Gray Ward's repertory company, Kuumba Workshop
First stage role, "Frosty, the Snowman" in a school production
Formed political satire comedy team "Strait Up" with Byron Chatman; performed for crowds at Venice Beach, CA