I was born in the bucolic setting of Palos Verdes, California.

My childhood was...

Just kidding!  Here's what you need to know...

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I seem to have a gift for helping writers get out of their own way,

find their voice (or hone it) and tell their stories. 

And I love it! It's gratifying, fun, and a complete privilege!

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I'm a produced playwright (My Heart Belongs to Daddy and

Day of the Dead Daddy),  an award-winning screenwriter

(Valley Inn), and a published novelist (The Playgroup).

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My writing career began when I wrote myself a role with

my best friend Laury Marker. Our play, My Heart Belongs to Daddy,  premiered at Lucille Lortel's White Barn Theatre. 

The play had 4 sold-out productions, the last one, produced in L.A., 

and directed by the amazing Dorothy Lyman.

Along the way, we worked with producer Dash Epstein and director

Morton DeCosta (both Tony-Award winners).

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I’ve done stand-up, cabaret and worked as a radio talk show host with comics and co-hosts Cory Kahaney and Maureen Langan.

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Nora Ephron loved my first screenplay, A Girl's Best Friend, so much she took it to  "her people" at Sony. When they passed, she told them,

"You're idiots! Read it again!" (God bless you, Nora Ephron, R.I.P.)

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In 2019, after taking a few decades off from acting, I wrote myself a solo show: 

Day of the Dead Daddy. 

It premiered at The Chain Studio Theatre in NYC,

won honorable mention at The Marsh Theatre’s Solo Show Festival

in 2020, and was featured at

The Denver Fringe Festival in June 2023 

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Throughout my unorthodox career path I've met and worked with many interesting and influential people such as super-agent Ari Emanuel, Producer John S. Lyons, feminist icon Gloria Steinem, and Oscar winners

Jane Fonda and Mary Tyler Moore.

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I’ve been helping other writers find and hone their stories

and their voices since 2006.