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Paul Leary(I)

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Paul Leary
At a crowded movie theater, a group of friends discover a couple on a date. They decide to do something about it.
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Open Door (2008)
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Paul Leary was born on 7 May 1957 in Austin, Texas, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Escape from L.A. (1996), The Cable Guy (1996) and Stone (2010).
BornMay 7, 1957
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    Known for

    Kurt Russell in Escape from L.A. (1996)
    Escape from L.A.
    5.7
    • Soundtrack("Pottery")
    • 1996
    Jim Carrey in The Cable Guy (1996)
    The Cable Guy
    6.2
    • Soundtrack
    • 1996
    Robert De Niro, Milla Jovovich, and Edward Norton in Stone (2010)
    Stone
    5.4
    • Soundtrack
    • 2010
    Gerard Butler and Jonny Weston in Chasing Mavericks (2012)
    Chasing Mavericks
    7.1
    • Soundtrack
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Gibby Haynes, Teresa Taylor, Jeff Pinkus, Paul Leary, King Coffey, and Kathleen Lynch in Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt (2025)
      Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
      8.8
      • Composer
      • 2025
    • Open Door
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2008
    • Die You Zombie Bastards! (2005)
      Die You Zombie Bastards!
      4.2
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • Butthole Surfers: Pepper (1996)
      Butthole Surfers: Pepper
      7.0
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1996

    Actor

    • Butthole Surfers: Pepper (1996)
      Butthole Surfers: Pepper
      7.0
      Music Video
      • Paul Leary
      • 1996
    • Chris Rock in CB4 (1993)
      CB4
      6.3
      • Paul Leary (uncredited)
      • 1993
    • Butthole Surfers: Hurdy Gurdy Man (1990)
      Butthole Surfers: Hurdy Gurdy Man
      5.5
      Music Video
      • Paul Leary
      • 1990

    Soundtrack

    • June Squibb in Eleanor the Great (2025)
      Eleanor the Great
      6.7
      • writer: "Fly High"
      • 2025
    • K.C. Collins, Karen Robinson, Aden Young, and Kathleen Munroe in Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (2024)
      Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
      7.3
      TV Series
      • writer: "Fly High"
      • 2025
    • Gerard Butler and Jonny Weston in Chasing Mavericks (2012)
      Chasing Mavericks
      7.1
      • writer: "Pepper"
      • 2012
    • Robert De Niro and Paul Dano in Being Flynn (2012)
      Being Flynn
      6.4
      • writer: "Pepper"
      • 2012
    • Robert De Niro, Milla Jovovich, and Edward Norton in Stone (2010)
      Stone
      5.4
      • writer: "Space"
      • 2010
    • Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale, Frances McDormand, Natascha McElhone, and Alessandro Nivola in Laurel Canyon (2002)
      Laurel Canyon
      6.4
      • writer: "The Shame of Life"
      • 2002
    • Vincent Perez in The Crow: City of Angels (1996)
      The Crow: City of Angels
      4.6
      • Soundtrack
      • producer: "Paper Dress" ("Paper Dress")
      • 1996
    • Kurt Russell in Escape from L.A. (1996)
      Escape from L.A.
      5.7
      • Soundtrack ("Pottery")
      • 1996
    • Jim Carrey in The Cable Guy (1996)
      The Cable Guy
      6.2
      • producer: "Unattractive"
      • 1996
    • Mike Judge in Beavis and Butt-Head (1993)
      Beavis and Butt-Head
      7.5
      TV Series
      • writer: "Who Was In My Room Last Night?"
      • 1993
    • Bobcat Goldthwait, Mr. T, Randy Quaid, Tim Burns, John Hawkes, Jeff Kahn, Karyn Malchus, Derek McGrath, Michael Stoyanov, Megan Ward, Alex Winter, and Alex Zuckerman in Freaked (1993)
      Freaked
      6.4
      • performer: "Gumby Jack Flash"
      • writer: "Gumby Jack Flash"
      • 1993
    • Scary Movie (1991)
      Scary Movie
      4.8
      • performer: "Too Many People"
      • writer: "Graveyard", "Too Many People"
      • 1991

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    Open Door
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    Open Door

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      • May 7, 1957
      • Austin, Texas, USA

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      Guitarist for Butthole Surfers.

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