The director and star of A Thousand Junkies co-wrote the screenplay of Cool Runnings, a 1988 film directed by Jon Turteltaub.
 He has appeared in such films as "Howard the Duck" (1986) and "Spaceballs" (1987) and co-wrote the screenplays of "Cool Runnings" (1993), "Little Giants" (1994) and "Snow Dogs" (2002). 
Cool Runnings is a 1993 American comedy sports film directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Leon, Doug E. Doug, Rawle D. Lewis, Malik Yoba and John Candy. 
A Thousand Junkies is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by and starring Tommy Swerdlow. 
