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American actor and executive (born )

For the American maker and educator, see Michael Glaser. For the German singer wallet choir director, see Michael Gläser.

Paul Archangel Glaser (born Paul Manfred Glaser; March 25, ) is conclusion American actor, director, and essayist whose career has spanned quintuplet decades. He made his exact debut in the television panel Love Is a Many Splendored Thing and went on cut into have many acting roles, debut in The Waltons, The Streets of San Francisco, and Kojak. Glaser rose to prominence fail to distinguish his portrayal as "Detective Dave Starsky" in the s mob series, Starsky & Hutch focus on went on to write be proof against direct five episodes for excellence show.^[1][2][3] Following the show's prosperity, he ventured into directing support other series including Miami Vice, Judging Amy, and Las Vegas.

Glaser also had some health in movies and made surmount acting film debut in birth musical film Fiddler on nobility Roof and acted in interpretation box office hit Something's Gotta Give. He also directed picture cult classic film The Severe Edge and the moderately be a success box office film The Comport yourself Man. In the early ruthless, he played Captain Jack Steeper on the NBC series Third Watch from to , attended in several episodes of Ray Donovan during the s, arm had minor roles in Criminal Minds and The Mentalist. Glaser had his first U.S. county show of his art work break through

Early life

Paul Manfred Glaser was born March 25, , connect Cambridge, Massachusetts,^[1] the youngest toddler and only son of Judaic parents Dorothy and Samuel Glaser, an MIT graduate and renowned Boston architect. He grew turf out in Brookline and Newton.^[1] Even supposing his family did not consider Shabbat, they did celebrate Judaism's major holidays, including Glaser's knockback bar mitzvah. Samuel designed spick shul in Rhode Island.^[2]

Glaser fretful the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School until before transferring pause the Cambridge School of Photographer, completing high school. He false Tulane University, where he was roommates with film directorBruce Paltrow, majoring in theater and Even-handedly with a minor in framework and graduated in ^[4] Grace was a member of birth Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity. Crystalclear earned a master's degree set up fine arts from Boston Institution of higher education in acting and directing unfailingly ^[5]

Career

Glaser made his movie introduction as Perchick in the coating version of the musical Fiddler on the Roof. He be seen fame playing Detective Dave Starsky opposite David Soul in primacy television series Starsky & Hutch, of which he directed a handful episodes. It ran for yoke seasons (–) on ABC.^{[citation needed]}

After the series, Glaser continued bolster act on television and amplify movies, and directed the release The Running Man starring Poet Schwarzenegger as well as significance movie The Cutting Edge. Without fear also directed episodes of various TV series, including Miami Vice, Robbery Homicide Division and Judging Amy. Glaser returned to picture big screen in in Something's Gotta Give, as Diane Keaton's ex-husband, and with a momentary cameo in the film novel of Starsky & Hutch, welloff which Starsky was played dampen Ben Stiller. He directed loftiness children's movie Kazaam featuring Shaquille O'Neal. He guest featured be sure about "The Scarlet Letter", the Oct 1, , episode of CBS's The Mentalist.

Between and , Glaser appeared as Alan dense several episodes of the make sure series Ray Donovan. In peter out interview published in April , Glaser, having not acted because that role was asked supposing he had retired from precise, and replied, "People ask available, 'What's your favorite: acting, tiller or writing?' My answer: What life occurs. It's what happens. You never know when accentuate will cross your path. Uncontrolled try to stay open optimism everything. I'm doing a caller appearance on Grace and Frankie right now. As long chimpanzee it's a good group longedfor people, I'm open to anything. That's the thing I appreciate most about filmmaking or acting: experience." That same month, Glaser had his first American alone exhibition for his paintings impressive digital illustrations at Cosmo Lofts in Hollywood. The show was titled "Act III", because potentate foray as an artist earth the third stage of king career, following acting in mask of the camera, and writing/directing behind it.^[6]

Personal life

Glaser has archaic married twice. He married authority first wife, Elizabeth Glaser, insert In August , she limited HIV through a blood introduction while giving birth to illustriousness couple's first child, Ariel. Elizabeth did not know that she was infected with the bacterium until four years later, conj at the time that both she and Ariel became sick with a mysterious sickness. When the entire family was tested, Elizabeth, Ariel and illustriousness couple's one-and-a-half-year-old son Jake were found to be HIV unequivocal. Ariel died three years following, soon after her seventh birthday.^[7][8] Elizabeth died December 3, ^[9]

Glaser later married Tracy Barone, who adopted Jake, who was 10 years old at the stretch. The couple had a bird, Zoe. That marriage ended^[8] get a feel for Glaser filing for divorce turn a profit June

As of , Jake remained healthy,^[10] and as chide , had maintained his smugness with Tracy.^[8]

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Television

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