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Paul Dooley
Age: 81
Height: 5' 10"
Birth Place: Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
Born: Feb. 22nd, 1928
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BIOGRAPHY: Dooley was a keen cartoonist as a youth and drew a strip for a local paper in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He joined the Navy before discovering acting while at college. Moving to New York, he soon found success as a regular on the stage. Also having an interest in comedy, Dooley was a standup comedian for five years, as well as having brief stints as a magician and as a clown. Not afraid of trying different areas of entertainment, he has also worked as a writer. After appearing in many movies, including most notably Popeye (1980), Dooley is has appeared as recurrent characters on various shows, including "My So-Called Life" (1994), "Dream On" (1990), "Grace Under Fire" (1993), and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993).
TRIVIA:
- Attended West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia, and received a BA in speech and drama in 1952.
- Co-created and wrote the groundbreaking children's series _"The Electric Company" (1971)_ (qv) in the 1970s.
- Second wife 'Winnie Holzman' (qv) wrote for the last two seasons of _"thirtysomething" (1987)_ (qv) and was creator and writer for the acclaimed teen drama series _"My So-Called Life" (1994)_ (qv).
- On stage he played the titular baseball great in the acclaimed one-man show "The Amazing Casey Stengel" at the American Place Theatre in 1980-1981.
- Was high school friends with actor 'James Dukas' (qv). Later, while the two attended West Virginia University, they "palled around" with 'Don Knotts' (qv).
- Has four children: Robin, Peter, Adam (all from first wife Donna) and Savannah (from second wife Winnie). Son 'Adam Dooley (I)' (qv) was more recently the writer/director/producer of the short film _Adventures in Homeschooling (2004)_ (qv) which featured Paul. 'Savannah Dooley' (qv) wrote episodes for _"What Goes On" (2007)_ (qv).
- Had an Emmy-nominated guest turn on the HBO sitcom _"Dream On" (1990)_ (qv), playing the gay father of the lead.
- Dooley and 'Dennis Christopher (I)' (qv) have played father and son twice in movies: Liam and Hughie Brenner in _A Wedding (1978)_ (qv), and Raymond and Dave Stoller in _Breaking Away (1979)_ (qv). They later played father and son (Stan and Roger Coffman) in the "Cherry Red" episode of _"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001)_ (qv).
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