- He was made an O.B.E. (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the 2005 Queen's New Years Honours List for services to drama.
- He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1991 (1990 season) for Best Comedy for "Out of Order".
- He was nominated for a 2001 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Comedy for "Caught in the Net", performed at the Vaudeville Theatre.
- He is based in Essex, England. (January 2007)
- His play, "Caught in the Net", performed at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, was nominated for a 2002 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Comedy of 2001.
- Father of Michael Cooney.
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