Won the International Documentary Association's Pioneer Award with Fenton Bailey in 2014 for their contributions to the nonfiction genre
Won the GLAAD Fairness Award, given to people who portray the LGBT community fairly, with Fenton Bailey in 1998
Was a graduate student at New York University's film school when he first met Fenton Bailey
Started a disco-pop-rock group with Fenton Bailey called The Fabulous Pop Tarts in New York while the duo was living in New York, from which the idea for World of Wonder was created
Quote: "[on his company, World of Wonder] "Networks love it when we pitch them․ They love us․ Executives think we're a lot of fun․ They love our quirky ideas, none of which they believe are marketable․""
Quote: "We [he and Fenton Bailey] are into freaks who are engaged in the world, who have a joie de vivre․ We are turned on by people who are tuned into a different frequency․ We fall in love with all our subjects․"
Best known as the executive producer of "RuPaul's Drag Race" and the "Party Monster" feature film and documentary
Founded World of Wonder Productions with Fenton Bailey in 1991 to make documentaries about often controversial people