Paul Willson
| Paul Willson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paul Lee Willson December 25, 1945 Fairmont, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1970–present |
Paul Lee Willson[1] (born December 25, 1945) is an American actor, most notable for his television work.
Willson has played numerous guest characters on a variety of shows including Curb Your Enthusiasm, Boston Public, Caroline in the City, and Star Trek: Voyager. He is perhaps most famous for his repeated guest character of "Paul" on the television show Cheers (which he also reprised in an episode of the Cheers' spin-off, Frasier) . For five years he was Garry Shandling's neighbour "Leonard Smith" on It's Garry Shandling's Show (1986-1990). Paul also showed up on Garry Shandling's The Larry Sanders Show playing Larry's accountant, and the brother of Sid the cue card holder. He played Ed, a neighbour, in Malcolm in the Middle in a few episodes. He also starred in the comedy film Office Space as one of "The Bobs". He was recently in a promotional video for the Nintendo DS game Personal Trainer: Cooking with Fred Willard. Willson was born in Fairmont, Minnesota, the son of Doris Geraldine and Lee Wilford Willson.[1]
Although primarily noted for his television work, he has been noted as a "great improv player" by Garry Shandling as a result of Willson's and Shandling's time working together doing improv in the late 1970s.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Paul Willson Biography (1945-)
- ^ DVD commentary from It's Garry Shandling's Show, Season 2, Episode 18, "No Baby, No Show"
[edit] External links
- Paul Willson at the Internet Movie Database
- Paul Willson at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
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