Father of 3 children, Matthew, Michael and Christopher Bishop.
Started out as an actor in the Clevaland local stage and began
directing in the 1960s.
His first play "The Trip Back Down" was produced on Broadway in 1977
and he subsequently became a resident playwright at New York's Circle
Repertory Company.
Worked for a time at Paramount Studios where helped rework several
scripts, including Beverly Hills Cop III (1994).