sˌɪkoːɹˈɪɾi wʌz ˌɪnstɹəmˈɛntəl ɪn dɪvˈɛləpɪŋ ðə tˌiːvˈiː sˈɪɹiz kˈætwɔːk nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː ænd stɹˈeɪt ˌʌp nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks ænd bɪɡˈæn ɐ sˈɛkəndɚɹi kɚɹˈɪɹ æz ɐ dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv bˈɪɡbˈʌdʒɪt tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən mˈuːvɪz ænd mˈɪnɪsˌɛɹiz wɪð nˈɛt wˈɜːθ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, ɐ dɹˈɑːmə ɐbˌaʊt hˈɑːki plˈeɪɚ tˈɛd lˈɪnziz bˈæɾəlz wɪððə nˈæʃənəl hˈɑːki lˈiːɡ ˌɔn bᵻhˈæf ʌv hɪz fˈɛloʊ plˈeɪɚz.
Ciccoritti was instrumental in developing the TV series Catwalk (1992) and Straight Up (1996) and began a secondary career as a director of big-budget television movies and miniseries with Net Worth (1995), a drama about hockey player Ted Lindsay's battles with the National Hockey League on behalf of his fellow players.