Won Broadway's 1979 Tony Award as Best Director (Play) for "The Elephant Man.".He was the youngest winner ever at 28.
Became paralyzed from the waist down after an accident diving into a
swimming pool in 1985.
He was awarded the 1980 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Direction for the play for "The Elephant Man" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.