Landed the leading role in a college revival of Leonid Andreyev's "He Who Gets Slapped" while a senior at Brooklyn College; play transferred for a time Off-Broadway to the Master Institute Theatre where the scenarist Howard Sackler saw him and introduced him to Stanley Kubrick

Changed first name from Irwin to Paul while acting in his first movie on location in California's San Gabriel Mountains

Film acting debut in Kubrick's "Fear and Desire"

Worked in summer stock on Cape Cod, playing Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman", Sorin in "The Seagull" and Undershaft in "Major Barbara"

Was briefly in Hollywood before returning to NYC; began acting in live TV shows

Played a juvenile delinquent and pal to big bully Vic Morrow in Richard Brooks' "Blackboard Jungle"

Had a small success in Off-Broadway revue "Shoestring '57"

Worked as a stand-up comedian with comic Herb Hartig in an act billed as "Igor and H"

Acted in and directed revue and nightclub acts in Greenwich Village, San Francisco and Chicago

Moved to Los Angeles with writing partner Larry Tucker; joined Second City Improvisational Revue; appeared on episodes of "The Twilight Zone" (CBS)

Was a staff writer (with Larry Tucker) for "The Danny Kaye Show" (CBS)

With Tucker, wrote the pilot for "The Monkees" (NBC)

Acted in Morrow's "Deathwatch", film version of Jean Genet play; Morrow co-scripted (with his wife Barbara Turner) and co-produced with Leonard Nimoy, who also acted

Debut as executive producer and as screenwriter (with Larry Tucker), "I Love You, Alice B. Toklas" (also played a bit part), Hollywood's first send-up of hippie culture; began his long association with production designer Pato Guzman

Feature directorial debut, "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice"; also co-wrote with Tucker and played a bit part; received first Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay; film partly inspired by Mazursky's experiences with an Esalen encounter group

Reteamed with Tucker on script of "Alex in Wonderland"; also directed; daughter Meg played Alex's (Donald Sutherland) daughter

Produced first film that he also directed, "Blume in Love"; also played Blume's uptight law partner; first solo film script

Produced, directed, scripted (with Josh Greenfield) and played a gay man in "Harry and Tonto"; garnered second Oscar nod for Best Screenplay; Art Carney took home the Best Actor Oscar

Chronicled his own move from Brooklyn to NYC during the early 1950s in "Next Stop, Greenwich Village"

Delivered tour de force vehicle for Jill Clayburgh, "An Unmarried Woman", writing, directing and producing (with Tony Ray), as well as acting in it; film earned him two Oscar nominations, one for Best Picture and another for his screenplay

First film with Guzman as co-producer as well as production designer, "Tempest"; also first collaboration with screenwriter Leon Capetanos

Co-scripted (with Capetanos), directed, produced and acted in "Moscow on the Hudson"; provided a breakthrough screen role for star Robin Williams

Scored box office hit with "Down and Out in Beverly Hills", a remake of Jean Renoir's "Boudu Saved From Drowning"; starred Nick Nolte, Richard Dreyfuss and Bette Midler

Credited as Carlotta Gerson for his role as Momma in "Moon Over Parador", which he produced, directed and co-wrote with Capetanos (their fourth consecutive collaboration); second film with Dreyfuss

With Roger L Simon, co-wrote "Enemies: A Love Story", based on the novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer; received Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay

Executive produced "Taking Care of Business", directed by Arthur Hiller (only the second film he has produced and not directed); screenplay written by his daughter Jill

12th and last collaboration with Guzman, "Scenes from a Mall", starring Woody Allen and Midler; co-written with Simon; Mazursky dedicated the film to his long-time friend Guzman, who died prior to film's opening

Helmed the disappointing feature, "The Pickle"

Last feature (to date) as director, "Faithful"; co-produced by Robert De Niro; marked first time he had helmed a screenplay which he had not written

Acted in "2 Days in the Valley", which reunited him with Marsha Mason from "Blume in Love" and Danny Aiello from "The Pickle"

Provided the voice of the psychologist in the animated feature "Antz"

Helmed HBO's acclaimed "Winchell", which earned Stanley Tucci an Emmy in the title role

Acted in TNT's "A Slight Case of Murder", a black comedy starring William H Macy and Adam Arkin

Played recurring role as Sela Ward's father on "Once and Again" (ABC)

Had a small part as 'Sunshine,' the poker dealer, on HBO's popular series "The Sopranos"

Appeared in five episodes of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" as Norm, one of Mel Brooks' associates

Appeared in Jeff Garlin's feature directing debut, "I Want Someone to Eat Cheese with"