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An accomplished playwright, his plays 'Purple Heart', 'The Infidel', 'We All Went Down to Amsterdam', 'The Pain and the Itch', and 'The Unmentionables' have been all been produced by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

He was nominated for a 1987 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Mystery of Irma Vep", at the Remains Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Younger brother of MTV celeb John Norris.

His play, "The Pain and the Itch", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 2005 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work.

He was awarded the 2012 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Play for "Clybourne Park" on Broadway in New York City.

He was awarded the 2019 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for New Work-Play (The Libby Adler Mages Award) For "Downstate" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and National Theatre of Great Britain at Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

The cast of "Downstate" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and National Theatre of Great Britain at Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2019 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Ensemble (Play).

He was nominated for a 1986 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Puntila and His Hired Man", at the Remains Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

He was nominated for a 1993 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Black Snow", at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

His play, "We All Went Down to Amsterdam", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, was awarded the 2003 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work.

His play, "A Parallelogram", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2010 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work-Play.

Winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, for his play "Clybourne Park".

His play, "Clybourne Park" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2012 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Large Play Production.

His play, 'Downstate" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and National Theatre of Great Britain at Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 2019 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Large Play Production.