ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, hiː wʌz tʃˈoʊzən baɪ bˈɑːɹbɚɹə wˈɔltɚz æz wˈʌn ʌv hɜː tˈɛn mˈoʊst fˈæsᵻnˌeɪɾɪŋ pˈiːpəl ænd hiː wˈʌn ðə pɹədˈuːsɚz ɡˈɪld ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkəz vˈæŋɡɑːɹd ɐwˈɔːɹd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn.
In 2007, he was chosen by Barbara Walters as one of her 10 most fascinating people and he won the Producers Guild of America's Vanguard Award in 2009.