Conversation so far:
What tv specials was Ernie Kovacs on?
the famous Silent Show .
What did he do next?
Featuring Kovacs as the mute, Charlie Chaplin-like character "Eugene", the program.
What happened with the Eugene character?
Kovacs developed the Eugene character during the autumn of 1956.
What was going on with the show?
Kovacs's special that received the most attention.
What resulted from the popular show?
Kovacs received his first movie offer.
What movie offer did he get?
CANNOTANSWER.
What did he go on to do next?
had a cover story in Life magazine.

Question: What else happened to him?
Self-contained rewrite: What else happened to Ernie Kovacs, besides having a cover story in Life magazine?