Fred Willard - Celebrity - Milestones
Milestones
- 2004: Received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on "Everybody Loves Raymond"
- 2004: Cast opposite Will Ferrell and Christina Applegate in "Anchorman"
- 2003: Cast as Alyson Hannigan's dad in "American Wedding"
- 2003: Had a small part in Christopher Guest's "A Mighty Wind"
- 2003: Had a recurring role as Hank McDougal on the CBS comedy "Everybody Loves Raymond"; received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- 2001: Had a memorable cameo as a flamboyant dance teacher in "The Wedding Planner"
- 2001: Played sportscaster Howard Cosell in the ABC TV-movie "When Billie Beat Bobby", chronicling Billie Jean King's tennis court triumph over Bobby Riggs
- 2001: Had co-starring role in The WB fall sitcom "Maybe It's Me"
- 2000: Reteamed with Christopher Guest for the comedy "Best in Show", playing the announcer at a dog show
- 1999: Featured in the quirky independent comedy "Can't Stop Dancing"
- 1999: Played the Dad in the horror comedy "Idle Hands"
- 1998: Featured in "mockumentary" "Elvis is Alive, I Swear, I Just Saw Him Eating a Ding-Dong Outside the Piggly Wiggly"
- 1998: Had a supporting role in the biopic "Permanent Midnight"
- 1996: Returned to feature film work in "Waiting for Guffman", directed by Christopher Guest
- 1995: Made first of several appearances as President Garner on "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (ABC)
- 1994: Co-starred with Mull in the Comedy Central special "Subaru Presents Fair Enough: Martin Mull at the Iowa State Fair"
- 1990: Co-hosted revived "Candid Camera" (CBS)
- 1988: Co-starred in first movie made for Cinemax, "Martin Mull in 'Portrait of a White Marriage'"
- 1987: Featured in "Martin Mull Live! From North Ridgeville", an HBO special
- 1987: Appeared in the Oscar-winning short "Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall"
- 1985: Co-hosted the syndicated "What's Hot, What's Not"
- 1984: Had memorable role in Rob Reiner's mock documentary "This Is Spinal Tap"; reunited onscreen with Guest
- 1979: Was one of the hosts of "Real People" (NBC)
- 1978: With Mull, co-hosted "America 2-Night", a short-lived syndicated follow-up to "Fernwood 2-Night"
- From 1976 to 1977: Was regular on the NBC sitcom "Sirota's Court"
- 1976: TV-movie debut, "How to Break Up a Happy Divorce" (NBC)
- 1973: Was regular on "The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour" (ABC)
- 1969: Made first appearance on "The Tonight Show" as member of the Ace Trucking Company improv troupe
- 1969: Off-Broadway debut, "Little Murders"; appeared alongside Christopher Guest
- 1969: Feature film debut, "The Model Shop"
- 1964: Made TV debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show" (CBS)
- 1962: Teamed in act with comic Vic Grillo
- Was a recurring player on the CBS sitcom "Ladies Man"
- Was regular member of Second City troupe for one year
- Guested on several episodes of NBC's "Mad About You"
- Appeared with The Committee, an improv troupe, in L.A.
- Played Martin Mull's gay mate in "Roseanne" (ABC)
- Was regular on "D.C. Follies" (syndicated)
- Was sidekick to Alan Thicke on "Thicke of the Night" (syndicated)
- Returned as one of the hosts of "Real People"
- Stayed busy throughout the 1990s with extensive television guest work
- Had a recurring role on the ABC sitcom "Family Matters"
- Tapped by Norman Lear to co-host (with Martin Mull) the syndicated "Fernwood 2-Night"