In 1990, Dietz appeared as an actor in
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael, starring
Winona Ryder and
Jeff Daniels. A graduate (1992) of the School of Cinematic Arts at the
University of Southern California. Dietz' debut feature film
Fag Hag (1998), a politically incorrect, low-budget satire for Troma Entertainment, described as "a punk, underground trash cinema classic" (
New York Post / Page Six), "a savagely funny, deranged comedy of manners" (
Chicago Tribune), and "rollicking, trashy and clever" (
Variety) stars Dietz, Stephanie Orff and features
Wil Wheaton. Dietz' subsequent films:
Neverland (2003), a surreal and modern retelling of the classic J.M. Barrie play
Peter Pan,
Beverly Kills (2005), a campy farce about a terrorist cult of failed Hollywood actors,
Love Life (2006), a melodrama about the
marriage of convenience between a closeted former athlete and his lesbian wife, which premiered at the
Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco and was selected as the benefit film for the
Human Rights Campaign, and
Dog Tags (2008), starring Academy Award nominee
Candy Clark. Dietz is a member of
Writers Guild of America, West (WGAw). ==Awards==