Recognition
In 1998, Howard was awarded the MTV Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is largely considered a spoof on Lifetime Achievement Awards with past recipients such as Godzilla, Jason Voorhees, Chewbacca and The Three Stooges. Howard is one of two actual actors to receive the award (the other being Jackie Chan). The award was retired after Howard's receiving it and replaced with the more serious Generation Award which has been given to actors whose work defines a generation (such as Tom Cruise and Adam Sandler).
During the ceremony which Howard received his Lifetime Achievement Award, the show started a montage of other actors and celebrities talking about him, referring to him only as "Clint" giving the impression they were referring to Clint Eastwood. It wasn't until the end of the montage that it was revealed that the actual recipient was Howard.
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