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Robert Englund’s Milestones
| Acted and directed in theaters around the country | |
| 1972 | Breakthrough stage role in Cleveland stage production of "Godspell" |
| 1973 | Traveled to Los Angeles to audition for Terrence Malick's "Badlands"; failed to win the part but stayed in LA |
| 1974 | Film debut, "Buster and Billie" |
| 1977 | First part in a horror feature, "Eaten Alive" directed by Tobe Hooper |
| 1977 | TV-movie debut, "Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy" |
| 1983 | First played the role of Willie, a sympathetic alien visitor, on NBC's two-part sci-fi telefilm "V" |
| 1984 | Breakthrough film role of Freddy Krueger in "A Nightmare on Elm Street" |
| 1984 - 1985 | Reprised the role of Willie for "V: The Series" |
| 1984 | Reprised the role of Willie for the miniseries sequel "V: The Final Battle" (NBC) |
| 1986 | Cast as Dennis, a series regular on the CBS detective show, "Downtown" |
| 1988 | Reprised role of Freddy Krueger to host the syndicated horror anthology series, "Freddy's Nightmares"; also directed an episode entitled Cabin Fever |
| 1989 | Feature directing debut, "976-EVIL" |
| 1990 | Hosted "Shadow Theater" a horror compilation and interview series on the USA Network |
| 1990 | Hosted the syndicated awards show, "The Horror Hall of Fame" |
| 1992 | Starred in Wes Craven's supernatural quasi-anthology series, "Nightmare Cafe" |
| 1994 | Returned as Freddy Krueger in "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" |
| 1995 | Portrayed Bill Gartley in the horror feature "The Mangler" |
| 1997 | Dropped the evil persona to play Father O'Neill in the sci-fi series "Starquest II" |
| 1997 | Re-teamed with Wes Craven in the horror demon feature "Wishmaster" |
| 1998 | Co-starred in the summer teen hit "Urban Legend" |
| 2000 | Cast in the feature "Python" |
| 2003 | Had Freddy Krueger character resurrected to fight Friday the 13th's Jason in "Freddy vs Jason" |
| 2004 | Hosted "Nightmare on Elm Street: Real Nightmares," a CBS reality show, where viewers can confront their worst fears |
| 2007 | Had a brief cameo in Scott Glosserman's "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon" |
| 2008 | Co-starred with Jenna Jameson in the comedy horror film, "Zombie Strippers" |
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