Garry Marshall - Milestones

• 2004: Directed Kate Hudsen in the comedy "Raising Helen"
• 2004: Again directed Anne Hathaway in "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement"
• 2001: Directed Anne Hathaway in "The Princess Diaries," a comedy about socially awkward but very bright 15-year-old girl who discovers that she is a princess
• 1999: Portrayed a smarmy studio executive in "This Space Between Us"
• 1999: Reteamed with Gere and Roberts as director of "The Runaway Bride"; ninth film with actor Hector Elizando
• 1999: Helmed and co-scripted "The Other Sister", the story of two mentally challenged people who fall in love and fight for independence from their families; third collaboration with Spinotti
• 1999: Executive produced and directed the Showtime documentary "Garry Marshall on Marriage in the 20th Century: In Search of the Happy Ending"
• 1999: Directed stage production of "Crimes of the Heart" at his Falcon Theater in Los Angeles
• 1998: Inducted into the Bronx Hall of Fame
• 1997: Executive produced and starred in Showtime movie "The Twilight of the Golds", based on the play by Jonathan Tolins
• 1997: Became a theater proprietor, opening the doors of the new Falcon Theatre in Burbank, California, where he could "hide from Frank Rich"
• 1993: With Lowell Ganz, co-wrote the play "Wrong Turn at Lungfish"; opened Off-Broadway after successful runs in Los Angeles and at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre; NYC production starred George C Scott, Jamie Gertz and Tony Danza and was panned by THE NEW YORK TIMES theater critic Frank Rich
• 1992: Acted in "A League of Their Own", directed by sister Penny Marshall; script by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel
• 1990: Directed "Pretty Woman", one of Disney's highest grossing live-action films (with over $400 million worldwide); film propelled Julia Roberts to superstardom and revitalized Richard Gere's moribund career
• 1988: Helmed the soap operish "Beaches", starring Bette Midler; initial collaboration with director of photography Dante Spinotti
• 1987: Directed "Overboard", starring Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn
• 1986: Acted in sister Penny's feature directorial debut, "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
• 1985: Played a casino owner in Albert Brooks' "Lost in America"
• 1984: Co-wrote and directed the charming "The Flamingo Kid"
• 1982: Feature directorial debut, "Young Doctors in Love"
• 1980: Co-wrote (with Jerry Belson) the play, "The Roast"; open and closed on Broadway after four performances
• 1977: Directed episodes of "Blansky's Beauties" (ABC); also executive produced
• 1973: Debut as playwright with "Shelves", mounted at an Illinois dinner theater
• 1972: Wrote and produced the ABC pilot "Love and the Happy Days", which aired as part of "Love, American Style"; future "Happy Days" cast members Ron Howard, Marion Ross and Anson Williams were on board, but Harold Gould played the father; Jackie Coogan portrayed Uncle Harold
• 1972: TV-movie debut as producer, "Evil Roy Slade" (NBC), directed by Paris and co-written with Belson
• 1970: Co-wrote (with Belson) "The Grasshopper", also directed by Paris
• 1968: Made screenwriting debut with the romantic comedy "How Sweet It Is", starring James Garner and Debbie Reynolds; produced and scripted with Belson; helmed by veteran TV director Jerry Paris
• 1968: Feature film acting debut, "Psych-Out"
• From 1965 to 1968: Was writer for NBC series, "I Spy"
• 1964: TV special writing debut (with Belson), "Think Pretty" (NBC)
• 1962: Brought to Hollywood to write for "The Joey Bishop Show" (NBC)
• 1960: Hired as writer for "The Tonight Show" (NBC), starring Jack Paar
• ---: Will star opposite Jeremy Piven in the indie comedy "Lucky 13"; Marshall's son, Scott, will direct the project (lensed 2004)
• Played recurring role as network boss Stan Lansing on popular CBS sitcom "Murphy Brown"
• Created and produced (with Belson) the short-lived NBC sitcom "Hey, Landlord"; Quincy Jones supplied the music; Sally Field and Jack Albertson played recurring characters
• Made TV series debut in recurring role on "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" (CBS, 1950-1958)
• Worked as sports reporter for NYC's Daily News
• Played drums with own jazz group
• Joined the army in late 1950s and served in Korea; wrote for Stars and Stripes and the Seoul News; served as production chief for the Armed Forces Radio Network
• With partner Jerry Belson wrote episodes for sitcoms like "The Danny Thomas Show" (ABC), "The Lucy Show" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (both CBS)
• Enjoyed first series success as creator and executive producer (with Belson) of "The Odd Couple" (ABC); sister Penny joined show from 1971-1975 in part of Myrna Turner
• Was creator and executive producer of successful "Happy Days" spin-off, "Laverne and Shirley" (ABC), starring sister Penny as Laverne
• Created and executive produced the long-running ABC sitcom "Happy Days"
• Was creator and executive producer of the NBC comedy "The Little People/The Brian Keith Show"
• Executive produced ABC's "Mork and Mindy"; also directed episodes of the hit series; show was another spin-off from "Happy Days"