- Born
- Birth namePaul Manfred Glaser
- Nickname
- Curly
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Paul Michael Glaser (born Paul Manfred Glaser March 25, 1943) is an American actor and director best known for his role as Detective Dave Starsky on the 1970s television series, Starsky & Hutch. In between his work writing and directing, Glaser also played Captain Jack Steeper on the NBC series Third Watch from 2004 to 2005, appeared as Al in several episodes of Ray Donovan in the 2010s, and had his first U.S. exhibition of his artwork in 2018.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- SpousesTracy Barone(November 24, 1996 - 2007) (divorced, 1 child)Elizabeth Glaser(August 24, 1980 - December 3, 1994) (her death, 2 children)
- ChildrenAriel GlaserZoe Glaser
- ParentsSamuel GlaserDorothy Orlov
- His first child, daughter Ariel Glaser, died from complications from AIDS in August of 1988. She contracted HIV via breast milk when her mother, Elizabeth Glaser, was not aware that she had contracted HIV via an emergency blood transfusion. His second child, son Jake Glaser, contracted HIV in Elizabeth's womb. He is still alive and in reasonably good health as of December of 2010.
- Directed a PSA spot on AIDS awareness in 1989, starring a soon-to-leave-office President Ronald Reagan.
- Was roommates with Andy Summers of the rock group The Police.
- Met his first wife, Elizabeth Glaser, in June of 1975, while they were driving down Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood. They smiled at each other, then Paul motioned for Elizabeth to pull over, where he then invited her out for Chinese food. Elizabeth moved in with Paul three months later in September of 1975.
- Attended Boston University School for the Arts.
- On Starsky and Hutch (1975): "We had a groundbreaking show with unique characters. But all people remember is that car" (quoted in USA Today, 3 March 2004).
- The car is a character in the piece -- I've never liked the car, I submitted to its objectionable popularity.
- So it eventually became a question of WHEN they were going to make a movie.
- So being present becomes more and more the exercise the older you get.
- Secondly, I thought it was ridiculous to have two undercover policemen driving around in a striped tomato.
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