NATO Chairman's Marketing Award 1983
Emmy Outstanding Informational Special "The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'" 1981 - 1982
2005 Elected in his first term as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
1996 Left Columbia in July; formed production company, Out of the Blue Productions; signed production deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment
1992 Named executive vice president of Columbia Pictures and Columbia's president of marketing and distribution in March; relinquished duties as executive vice president of Sony Pictures Entertainment
1991 Moved to Columbia Pictures as executive vice president
1988 Named president, Paramount Motion Picture Group
1986 Joined Paramount Pictures as president of worldwide marketing
1979 Served as senior vice president, Lucasfilm Ltd.
1977 Named vice president, worldwide advertising and publicity, for Warner Brothers
1976 Made cameo appearance in feature film, "All the President's Men"
1974 Became director of advertising, Warner Brothers
1973 Director of ad publicity for feature film, "Mame", released by Warner Brothers
1970 Served as an assistant to the producers of feature film, "There Was a Crooked Man"
1970 Became studio publicity director, Cinema Center Films
1969 Appointed production publicity manager, Warners-Seven Arts
1965 Joined Seven Arts Productions as publicity manager
1961 - 1962 Worked as a staff writer, newspaper and wire service contact for 20th Century-Fox
Radio, TV contact and special projects, Columbia Pictures
Formed a lucrative association with comedian Adam Sandler, producing the comic's hit films "Big Daddy" (1999) and "Mr. Deeds" (2002)