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American playwright, screenwriter, television producer and sometime actor.
1961 - Born on the 4th November in Los Angeles, California.
1986-1989 - Playwright-in-residence with the New York Stage and Film Company in New York City.
1987 - Won award from Theatre Communications Group Playwrights USA Award.
1991 - Humanitas Award for the PBS American Playhouse production of Three Hotels.
1993 - He is the cowrote "The Frightening Frammis," episode of the Showtime anthology series Fallen Angels that marked the directorial debut of Tom Cruise.
1995 - Played a successful, young gay playwright in Henry Jaglom's film Last Summer in the Hamptons.
1996 - He was the one of three finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for his semi-autobiographical play A Fair Country.
1999 - Jon Robin Baitz awarded by Guggenheim fellowship.
2006 - Creator and executive producer of the the ABC TV drama Brothers & Sisters, which premiered in September.
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