Worked for Paramount Comedy Channel, entertaining viewers between programmes by portraying a bleached-blond Austrian interviewer called 'Bruno'

Snagged the role of Presenter for a short-lived Granada show for teenagers, called "F2F"

Introduced signature character of 'Ali G' on "The 11 O'Clock Show" in England

Headlined "Da Ali G Show"; introduced the character 'Borat' a TV presenter from Kazakhstan

Featured in Madonna's "Music" video

As Ali G, hosted MTV Europe's international music awards show in Frankfurt

Starred in and wrote the feature, "Ali G In Da House"

Introduced the characters 'Ali G' (a hip-hop journalist), 'Borat' (a TV reporter from Kazakstan) and 'Bruno' (an Austrian fashion reporter) to HBO's "Da Ali G Show"

Voiced Julien the Ring-Tailed Lemur in the animated feature "Madagascar"

Cast as a flamboyant French Formula One driver opposite Will Ferrell in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby"

Co-wrote, produced and starred in the feature, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan"; created the Borat character for his "Da Ali G" show; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture and an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay

Portrayed the flashy Italian barber, Signor Adolfo Pirelli alongside Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's "Sweeney Todd"

Once again lent his voice to King Julien in "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa"

Reprised character of "Brüno" for the comedy film, which is based on his character from "Da Ali G Show"; also produced and co-wrote