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Paul Williams is a Actor, Scriptwriter and Sound American born on 19 september 1940 at Omaha (USA)

Paul Williams

Paul Williams
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Birth name Paul Hamilton Williams, Jr.
Nationality USA
Birth 19 september 1940 (83 years) at Omaha (USA)

Paul Hamilton Williams, Jr. (born September 19, 1940) is an American composer, singer, songwriter and actor. He is perhaps best known for popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s including Three Dog Night's rendition of "An Old Fashioned Love Song", Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World", David Bowie's "Fill Your Heart", and the Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun" and "Rainy Days and Mondays", as well as his contributions to films, such as writing the lyrics to the #1 chart-topping "Evergreen", the love theme from A Star Is Born, starring Barbra Streisand, for which he won a Grammy for Song of the Year and an Academy Award for Best Original Song; and "Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie. He also wrote the lyrics to the opening theme for The Love Boat, with music previously composed by Charles Fox, which was originally sung by Jack Jones, and later, by Dionne Warwick.

He has also had a variety of high-profile acting roles such as Little Enos Burdette in the action-comedy Smokey and the Bandit (1977), and as the villainous Swan in Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise (1974), which Williams also co-scored, receiving an Oscar nomination in the process. He has worked as well in television, theater, and provided voice-overs for animation.

Biography

Williams has been married three times. He has two children, Sarah and Cole Williams (born 1981), from his first marriage (1971) to Kate Clinton; the marriage ended in divorce. He married Hilda Keenan Wynn (born January 15, 1955), daughter of actor Keenan Wynn in 1993; they are now divorced. He is now married to writer Mariana Williams.

In September 2011, director Stephen Kessler's documentary Paul Williams Still Alive premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Williams struggled with alcohol and substance abuse during the 1970s-80s. Sober since 1990, Williams has been active in the field of recovery from addictions and became a Certified Drug Rehabilitation Counselor through UCLA. In 2014, he co-authored Gratitude and Trust: Recovery is Not Just for Addicts, with Tracey Jackson.

Best films

Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
(Dialogue Editor)
A Star Is Born (1976)
(Songs)
Phantom of the Paradise (1975)
(Actor)

Usually with

Jim Henson
Jim Henson
(3 films)
Hal Needham
Hal Needham
(5 films)
Dave Goelz
Dave Goelz
(4 films)
Jerry Juhl
Jerry Juhl
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Paul Williams (40 films)

Display filmography as detailed form
YearNameJobRoles
2017Baby DriverActorThe Butcher
2016Bridget Jones's BabyDialogue Editor
2015Daft Punk UnchainedActorSelf
2014The Book of LifeSound
2013The Ghastly Love of Johnny XActorCousin Quilty
2010Valentine's DayActorRomeo Midnight (voice)
2008A Muppets Christmas: Letters to SantaActor, Teleplay, Original Music ComposerElf
2007Georgia RuleActorMr. Wells
2004The Princess Diaries 2: Royal EngagementActorLord Harmony
2002The Rules of AttractionActorDoctor
2000A Regular Frankie FanActorNarrator
1995Headless Body in Topless BarActorCarl Levin
1994A Million to JuanActorJenkins
1993The Town Santa ForgotActorPomp the Elf
1992The Muppet Christmas CarolSongs
1991The DoorsActorWarhol PR
1991Rose Against the OddsActorLionel Rose
1990Solar CrisisActorFreddy the Bomb (voice)
1989Old GringoActorCinematographer
1987Twelfth NightActorCurio
1987IshtarSongs
1984The Night They Saved ChristmasActorEd
1983Smokey and the Bandit Part 3ActorLittle Enos Burdette
1982RoosterActor, WriterRooster Steele
1980Smokey and the Bandit IIActorLittle Enos Burdette
1979The Muppet MovieActor, SongsEl Sleazo Pianist
1979Stone Cold DeadActorJulius Kurtz
1979The Wild Wild West RevisitedActorMichelito Loveless, Jr.
1978The Cheap DetectiveActorBoy
1978The EndOriginal Music Composer
1977Smokey and the BanditActorLittle Enos
1977Emmet Otter's Jug-Band ChristmasMusic
1976A Star Is BornSongs
1976Bugsy MaloneActor, Scriptwriter, Songs
1976The Boy in the Plastic BubbleSound
1975Phantom of the ParadiseActor, SongsSwan
1973Battle for the Planet of the ApesActorVirgil
1970Watermelon ManActorEmployment Office Clerk
1966The ChaseActorSeymour
1965The Loved OneActorGunther Fry