Paul Willson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Paul Willson

American actor

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1945

Place of Birth: Fairmont, Minnesota, United States

Profession: screenwriter, actor, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Paul Willson

  • Paul Lee Willson (born December 25, 1945) is an American actor, most notable for his television work.
  • He was born in Fairmont, Minnesota, the son of Doris Geraldine and Lee Wilford Willson.Willson has played numerous guest characters on a variety of shows including Full House as Stu in episode "Crimes and Michelle's Demeanor" in 1990, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Boston Public, Caroline in the City, The Newsroom and Star Trek: Voyager.
  • He is perhaps most famous for his repeated guest character of "Paul Krapence" on the television show Cheers (which he also reprised in an episode of the Cheers spin-off, Frasier).
  • His character was originally called "Gregg" because Paul Vaughn was already playing a character named "Paul" on Cheers.
  • For five years (1986-1990) he was Garry Shandling's neighbor "Leonard Smith" on It's Garry Shandling's Show.
  • Willson also appeared 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 neighbor, in a few episodes of Malcolm in the Middle.
  • His film appearances include The Pack (1977), The Devonsville Terror (1983), My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987), Moving (1988), 976-EVIL (1988), Problem Child 2 (1991), Circuitry Man (1990), Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994) and the comedy film Office Space (1999) as one of "The Bobs".
  • Willson also appeared on the CBS sitcoms The King of Queens and The Big Bang Theory.
  • He was recently in a promotional video for the Nintendo DS game Personal Trainer: Cooking with Fred Willard. Although primarily recognized for his television work, he has been noted as a "great improv player" by Garry Shandling as a result of their time working together doing improv in the late 1970s.
  • Cheers producer Ken Levine has also acknowledged Willson as "one of the greatest improv artists I have EVER seen."Since 2012 he has appeared in television ads for Safeco Insurance.

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