- 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: 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)




