Biography

Paul Weiland was born on July 11, 1953 in England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Leonard Part 6 (1987), Made of Honor (2008) and Keep Off the Grass (1983). He is married to Caroline Weiland. They have four children.

Father of Max Weiland, Joe Weiland, Hannah Weiland & Bella Weiland, cousin of Rosella Emanuell, and uncle of Elfie Weiland.

He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Advertising and the Creative Industries in London, England.

[1994, on Leonard Part 6 (1987)] It was a terrible mistake... When anyone gets into that position (Bill Cosby's position of power in the 1980s), they are surrounded by sycophants and no one tells them the truth. But Cosby just wasn't funny. I couldn't tell him directly. I'd say it feels slow, and he'd say, 'You worry about construction, let me worry about funny.'