Paul Dooley

Birth Name:

Paul Brown

Birth Place:

Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States

Profession

Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Producer

Won Best Supporting Actor for "Breaking Away" from the National Board of Review in 1979
Won third place in the Best Supporting Actor category at the 1980 National Society of Film Critics Awards for "Breaking Away․"
Earned his degree from West Virginia University in 1952
Since his family didn't have a television when he was growing up, he first developed an affinity for radio comedians like Red Skelton, Jack Benny, Burns and Allen and Jimmy Durante
When he was a youth, he drew a comic strip for a local Parkersburg, W․V․, paper
Quote: "People in life purposefully or accidently effect each other's actions․ We can change people's lives for the better․"
Got his big break in 1977 when director Robert Altman saw him in a stage production called "Hold Me," and signed him to play the father of the bride in "A Wedding" on the spot
His entertainment gigs have included acting, standup comedy, writing and working as a magician and a clown
Advertised a cleaner called Top Job on television in the 1960s
Made friends with future actor James Dukas in high school

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