- 2008: Once again lent his voice to Melman the Giraffe in "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa"
- 2008: Feature directing debut, the British comedy "Run, Fat Boy, Run"; starring Simon Pegg and Thandie Newton
- 2008: Directed Stephen Belber's Off-Broadway play, "Fault Lines"
- 2006: Made his Broadway debut in a revival of Herman Wouk's "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" playing Lt. Barney Greenwald
- 2005: Played an alcoholic whose life is spiraling out of control in "Duane Hopwood"; premiered at the Sundance Film Festival
- 2005: Made London stage debut portraying a low-down, dirty womanizer in Neil LaBute's dark comedy "Some Girls"
- 2005: Voiced the hypochondriacal giraffe in the animated feature "Madagascar"
- 2004: Directed episodes of the "Friends" spinoff "Joey" (NBC) starring Matt LeBlanc
- 2001: Had featured role as Captain Herbert Sobel in the HBO mini-series "Band of Brothers"
- 1998: Directed first TV movie, "Since You've Been Gone" (ABC); also acted in the film
- 1998: Starred opposite Jason Lee and Mili Avital in the comedy, "Kissing a Fool"
- 1997: Co-starred with Chris Cooper in the HBO comedy "Breast Men"
- 1996: First starring role in a feature film, "The Pallbearer"
- 1996: Made producing debut with the short, "Shoot the Moon"; written and directed by Tom Hodges
- 1995: Signed non-exclusive multi-picture deal with Miramax to participate in three films with an option for fourth
- 1994: Debut as a TV series regular on the short-lived Fox sitcom "Monty"
- 1994: Portrayed palaeontologist Dr. Ross Geller on the NBC ensemble comedy, "Friends"; earned an Emmy nomination in 1995; directed several episodes throughout the shows ten year run
- 1993: Cast in a recurring role on the ABC drama "NYPD Blue" playing an unsteady mugging victim
- 1992: Feature acting debut, "Crossing the Bridge"
- 1992: Had a recurring role as an ambitious lawyer on the NBC legal drama "L.A. Law"
- 1991: First recurring role in a series, as Olivia d'Abo's hippie boyfriend on "The Wonder Years" (ABC)
- 1989: TV-movie debut, "A Deadly Silence" (ABC)
- 1988: Co-founded the Lookingglass Theater Company in Chicago
- 1977: Made acting debut as the fairy godmother in a Jewish version of "Cinderella"
- Raised in Los Angeles, California
- Moved back to L.A. after graduating college to pursue acting career
- After six months in L.A., returned to Chicago to work in theater




