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Image info
| Artist | Pat Padua |
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| Credit | http://www.flickr.com/photos/ppad/5713457732/ |
| License | cc-by-2.0 |
| Desc | Paul Williams, president of ASCAP, at the 2011 ASCAP concert |
| Usage | Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 |
American composer, singer, songwriter and actor
Paul Williams is ...
Alive
| Born | 19 September 1940 in Omaha |
|---|---|
| Age | 82 years, 8 months |
| Sex or gender | male |
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| Country of citizenship | United States of America |
| Birth name | Paul Hamilton Williams |
| Occupation | actor, screenwriter, composer, singer, film actor, television actor, songwriter, film score composer, voice actor and singer-songwriter |
| Nominated for | Academy Award for Best Original Song Score, Academy Award for Best Original Song Score and Academy Award for Best Original Song Score |
| Instrument | voice |
| Notable work | We've Only Just Begun and Just an Old Fashioned Love Song |
| Awards | star on Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| Genre | folk music |
| Twitter username | IMPaulWilliams |
| Educated at | University of California, Los Angeles and Woodrow Wilson Classical High School |
About Paul Williams
Paul Williams: The Little Enigma
Paul Williams is a man of many talents. Born on September 19, 1940, in Omaha, Nebraska, Williams has made a name for himself as a composer, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is a true icon of the entertainment industry, with a career spanning over five decades.
Williams started his career as a songwriter in the 1960s, writing hits for artists such as The Carpenters, Three Dog Night, and Barbra Streisand. He also wrote the theme song for the hit TV show The Love Boat. In the 1970s, Williams began his own recording career, releasing a string of successful albums, including Life Goes On and A Little Bit of Love.
But it was Williams' work as an actor that really cemented his place in pop culture history. He appeared in a number of films and TV shows, including The Muppet Movie, Smokey and the Bandit, and The Love Boat. He also had a recurring role on the hit TV show The Brady Bunch.
Despite his success, Williams has had his share of struggles. He battled addiction for many years, but has been sober since the early 1990s. He also suffered a serious car accident in 1995, which left him with a brain injury and a loss of memory.
But Williams has persevered, and continues to create music and perform to this day. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001, and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.
Williams is a true enigma of the entertainment industry, a man who has achieved so much, yet remains humble and down-to-earth. He is a true inspiration to anyone who dreams of making it in the world of music and entertainment.
References:
1. "Paul Williams Biography." IMDb, IMDb.com, www.imdb.com/name/nm0931563/bio.
2. "Paul Williams." Songwriters Hall of Fame, www.songhall.org/profile/Paul_Williams.
3. "Paul Williams." Grammy.com, www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/paul-williams.
Films - which cast members have died?
Paul Williams has been a part of these films.
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Smokey and the Bandit
1977 film by Hal Needham
The Muppet Movie
1979 film by James Frawley
The Doors
1991 biopic film about The Doors directed by Oliver Stone
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973 science fiction film from the Planet of the Apes franchise
The Rules of Attraction
2002 film by Roger Avary
Phantom of the Paradise
1974 film by Brian De Palma
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004 comedy movie directed by Garry Marshall
Smokey and the Bandit II
1980 film by Hal Needham
The Loved One
1965 film by Tony Richardson
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
1983 film by Dick Lowry
Georgia Rule
2007 film by Garry Marshall
The Chase
1966 American drama film
The Cheap Detective
1978 film by Robert Moore
Solar Crisis
1990 film by Richard C. Sarafian, Alan Smithee
A Million to Juan
1994 film by Paul Rodriguez
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
2012 film
Daft Punk Unchained
2015 film by Hervé Martin-Delpierre
Twelfth Night
1987 film by Neil Armfield
Frog
Television - which cast members have died?
Paul Williams has been a part of these shows.
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Community
American comedy television series created by Dan Harmon
Babylon 5
American space opera television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski
Star Trek: Voyager
American science fiction television series from 1995–2001
Match Game
The View
television program
Walker, Texas Ranger
American TV series
The Bold and the Beautiful
American television soap opera
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Hawaii Five-O
1968 American TV series
The Muppet Show
1976–1981 TV series
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
American talk show
The Brady Bunch Hour
The Love Boat
American comedy drama television series
Yo Gabba Gabba!
television program
The Odd Couple
television program based on the play and movie of the same name
Fantasy Island
1977 television series
Hart to Hart
television series
B. J. and the Bear
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
television series in the United States
Goliath
American legal drama web television series
Gimme a Break!
227
television program
The Fall Guy
TV series on ABC between 1981‒1986
Silver Spoons
Police Woman
television series
The Munsters Today
Picket Fences
television series
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
American syndicated comic science fiction sitcom
The Midnight Special
The Mary Tyler Moore Hour
She-Wolf of London
When Things Were Rotten
Perversions of Science
television program
Baretta
television series
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