Paul Williams

Born in September 19th, 1940

From Bennington, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Paul Williams Biography

Paul Hamilton Williams Jr. (born September 19, 1940) is an American composer, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for writing and co-writing popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s, including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song" and "Out in the Country", Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World", Biff Rose's "Fill Your Heart", and the Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun" and "Rainy Days and Mondays".

Williams is also known for writing the score and lyrics for Bugsy Malone (1976) and his musical contributions to other films, including the Oscar-nominated song "Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie, and writing the lyrics to the #1 chart-topping song "Evergreen", the love theme from the Barbra Streisand film A Star Is Born, for which he won a Grammy for Song of the Year and an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

He wrote the lyrics to the opening theme for the television show The Love Boat, with music previously composed by Charles Fox, which was originally sung by Jack Jones and, later, by Dionne Warwick. Williams had a variety of high-profile acting roles, such as Little Enos Burdette in the action-comedy Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and 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.

[6] Since 2009, Williams has been the president and chairman of the American songwriting society ASCAP. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Paul Williams Movies

Superman: Red Son Poster
February 24, 2020
Baby Driver Poster
March 11, 2017
Bridget Jones's Baby Poster
September 12, 2016
Daft Punk Unchained Poster
December 10, 2015
Valentine's Day Poster
February 11, 2010
Georgia Rule Poster
May 11, 2007

Paul Williams TV Shows

Band of Brothers Poster
September 9, 2001
Community Poster
September 17, 2009
Star Trek: Voyager Poster
January 16, 1995
Dexter's Laboratory Poster
April 28, 1996
Babylon 5 Poster
January 26, 1994
Walker, Texas Ranger Poster
April 21, 1993

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