Earlier, he spent eight years at Disney, where he nurtured movies including ‘Mr. Holland’s Opus,’ ‘Six Days, Seven Nights’ and ‘Rush Hour.’ 

A seven-time nominee, he started out in the music business with the Strawberry Alarm Clock before teaming with Gregg Landaker on scores of movies.

Based at Paramount, he worked often with directors Peter Segal, John Badham and the Zucker brothers.

He interviewed hundreds of legends over the years and was instrumental in bringing the “Bronze Fonz” monument to Milwaukee.

The Oscar winner and five-time nominee teamed with Francis Ford Coppola on 13 features after getting his start as the art director on 'Bonnie and Clyde.'

She also appeared on Broadway, worked with Groucho Marx on a game show and starred in the films ‘One Way Wahine’ and ‘Village of the Giants.’