- Wrote and directed the 2002 film Moonlight Mile (2002) based on his own experiences after the tragic murder of his girlfriend, actress Rebecca Schaeffer, in 1989.
- Met wife Amy Brenneman on the set of NYPD Blue (1993).
- Was approached by Warner Bros. as one of the candidates to direct Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 1998. Although he began to enthusiastically plan the film in his mind and was ready to sign on to direct it, Chris Columbus was ultimately chosen as the director.
- Has two children with wife Amy Brenneman. Daughter, Charlotte Tucker (born March 20, 2001) and son Bodhi Russell (born 8 June 2005).
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