Harry Anderson

Became the proud proprietor of Spade & Archer Curiosities by Appointment, a New Orleans magic shop

Wrote and produced first TV special (also starred), "Harry Anderson's Sideshow"

Feature acting debut, "The Escape Artist"

TV acting debut, "Twilight Theater", a satirical comedy special

Met, married, and began performing with Leslie Pollack, a fellow magician

Returned to street performing

Acted in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Was performing a lucrative shell game in San Francisco at age 16 (date approximate)

Became a recurring character, Harry the Hat, on "Cheers"

Began appearing on "Saturday Night Live"

Co-founded (with magician Martin Lewis), the Left-Handed League, a technical consulting firm

Got his jaw broken by a disgruntled victim of his street con

Opened for Kenny Rogers, Debbie Reynolds, and Roger Miller in Las Vegas

Performed magic shows in Oregon

Played humorist Dave Barry on the CBS sitcom, "Dave's World", based on the columns of the Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaperman

Shifted to legitimate magic

Starred as Judge Harold Stone on the popular sitcom, "Night Court"; also wrote some episodes