theOscarSite Facts:
Birthplace:
  • Atlanta, Georgia
Quote:
  • On his TV career: "The shows I was on were all about serving the star's egos. I had this free-floating rage ... it's factory work. I had no emotional connection with what I was writing." -- Los Angeles Times, September 12, 1999
Education:
  • Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida; studied theater
Factoids:
  • Ball's televison credits include: "Grace Under Fire," writer, story editor; "Cybill," co-producer; and "Oh Grow Up!," writer, executive producer
  • Writer/Producer of the HBO series "Six Feet Under"
  • Writer/Producer of episodes of the HBO series "True Blood"
Family:
  • Father: quality-control engineer; worked for Lockheed
  • Siblings: has three older
Feature Film
Credits:
  • Nothing Is Private (2007 - writer, producer, director)
  • The M Word (2004 - writer)
  • American Beauty (1999 - writer, co-producer)
  • The Parlor (2001 - exec. producer)
Academy Awards®:
  •  Best Achievement in Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) 1999: AMERICAN BEAUTY

  • 1 nomination, 1 Award