Blond, balding and bearded goofy comic actor-writer Chris Elliott honed his craft throughout the 1980s... (Learn more)
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Chris Elliott’s Milestones
| Became a staff writer for "Late Night With David Letterman" | |
| Began writing and acting in his own sketches on "Late Night With David Letterman" | |
| Had featured role in the NBC sitcom "The Weber Show/Cursed" | |
| Hired as an office boy for "Late Night With David Letterman" | |
| Served as creator, producer, writer, and star of the Fox sitcom "Get a Life!" | |
| Voiced the character of Dogbert in the UPN animated series "Dilbert" | |
| Was a regular on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC) | |
| Worked as an NBC tour guide in New York | |
| 1981 | Met his future mentor David Letterman, who was taking his mother on a tour of the studios; offered Letterman the children's admission price |
| 1986 | Feature acting debut, Michael Mann's "Manhunter" |
| 1987 | Executive produced "Chris Elliott's FDR--A One-Man Show", a "Cinemax Comedy Experiment"; also wrote and starred |
| 1987 | First TV guest spot, "The Equalizer" (CBS) |
| 1987 | Wrote and starred in "Action Family", a "Cinemax Comedy Experiment" |
| 1989 | Cast as a recurring character on "Nick & Hilary", an NBC sitcom remake of "Tattingers" |
| 1989 | Had a featured role in James Cameron's underwater actioner "The Abyss" |
| 1989 | Played a robber in "Life Without Zoe", the Francis Ford Coppola-directed segment of "New York Stories" |
| 1993 | First substantial feature supporting role playing a sarcastic news cameraman in the Harold Ramis comedy "Groundhog Day" |
| 1993 | Played "rockumentarian" A. White in the gangsta rap send-up "CB4" |
| 1994 | First feature as star, "Cabin Boy"; also wrote story; Letterman had cameo role |
| 1995 | Guest starred on episodes of "Murphy Brown" (CBS) and "The Simpsons" (Fox) |
| 1997 | Joined cast of the NBC sitcom "The Naked Truth" |
| 1998 | Had a memorable supporting role as Dom, a man plagued with a nervous skin condition and a jones for the titular dream girl, in "There's Something About Mary" |
| 2000 | Co-starred in the surprise hit family comedy feature "Snow Day" |
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