Talk:Paul Gleason

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Another Paul Gleason
a different Paul Gleason is also a noted music theater trainer and performer

I don't think this Paul Gleason was married to Joanna Gleason -- she was actually married to the other Paul Gleason who is a musical theater teacher. I took a class from both of them and this was widely known in our circle of students.


 * Associated Press gives his wifes name as Susan see

Sections and references

 * I have added sections and references for Paul Gleason. Capitalistroadster 01:12, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Birthdate?
Date of birth needs to be checked!

It says he was born in 1944 and died here recently in 2006. Yet all the news articles have his age at his death to be 67, but according to the DOB and DOD he should be 62. Either the news agencies have his age wrong, or his date of birth is incorrect. Need help finding out who is wrong.

Articles:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060529/ap_en_mo/obit_gleason

http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-05-29/


 * A few early reports did indeed say he was born in 1944, but later reports state he was indeed born on May 4, 1939, but sometimes cited it as 1944. Actors can be funny that way. (Google News his name for hundreds of links to this effect). Both articles you cite show the 1939 date.- Nhprman List  23:09, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Native land
I am seeing that this wiki says he was born in Jersey City, but in an article on his sad passing, he is listed as a "Miami native". Is there any way to clarify this on the wiki? RIP --Coryma 18:30, 29 May 2006 (UTC) The article states (in an oddly worded sentence that implies it was destroyed) that Gleason lived in "Uleta". There is a neighborhood in northeast Miami, FL called Uleta. It is possible that in the 50's this was a separate town that was later absorbed into Miami proper. Kjjj10 (talk) 01:02, 2 August 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kjjj10 (talk • contribs) 00:59, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Trading Places
I best remember him in Trading Places as Clarence Beeks. The line I most remember him saying in that movie was "No more God damn jerky beef!" I think he also played a judge in an episode of The Drew Carey Show.

Deleted strange assertion
Some clown inserted a claim that Gleason's successors have sued 40-50 companies in LASC. I marked that as "citation needed" a month ago and just deleted it since no one has substantiated it. Any assertion regarding a lawsuit is a very serious allegation that needs to be substantiated pursuant to Wikipedia policies (verifiability, no original research, neutral point of view). --Coolcaesar (talk) 17:00, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

The Simpsons - Principal Skinner
Oh come one. Somebody has to mention that his The Breakfast Club character was obviously the inspiration for Principal Skinner in The Simpsons!!Jason404 (talk) 23:04, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Earliest appearance?
The Early life section states his earliest acting experience was two appearances on Ozzie and Harriet in 1960. However, the Film and television credits table begins with a 1962 appearance as his "Acting debut." Reconciliation would be a good thing. -- Eliyahu S Talk 09:52, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Movies he made after his death
The article says that he died on May 27, 2006. Yet, the article also says that his last movie was in 2011 and the title of that movie was “The Passing”. How is that possible? 173.86.60.239 (talk) 02:19, 26 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Because it was recorded before his death and only released years later because of delays for unclear reasons. Tvx1 20:50, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

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Beyond belief: fact or fiction
They left out his role in an episode called “Creepy Comics.” 2601:5C5:4202:4340:E927:8DF8:D510:FD00 (talk) 20:45, 3 October 2023 (UTC)