- Member of the USC School of Cinema-Television's Television Executive Advisory Council.
- Has English, Scottish, Swedish, Norwegian and Irish ancestry.
- Received his Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama (1979).
- Graduated from the USC School of Cinema-Television in Los Angeles, California (1982).
- Brother of Llewellyn Wells.
- Has directed two actors to Oscar-nominated performances: Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts.
- Elected president of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW), after serving a prior term in that office from 1999 - 2001. (2009)
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6533 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on January 12, 2012.
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