Paul Cramer

Paul Cramer
David Tom as Paul Cramer
One Life to Live character
Portrayed by	Brock Cuchna (2003–04) David Tom (2004–05) Shane McRae (2004)
Duration	2003–05
First appearance	October 3, 2003
Last appearance	May 3, 2005
Created by	Josh Griffith Michael Malone
Introduced by	Frank Valentini
Crossover appearances	All My Children
Classification	Former, regular
Profile
Residence	Llanview, Pennsylvania
Family Cramer Parents Melinda Cramer Siblings Kelly Cramer Spouse Babe Carey (2003) Grandparents Lou Cramer Sonya Roskova Aunts and uncles Dorian Cramer Lord Addie Cramer Nieces and nephews Kevin Buchanan, Jr. Zane Buchanan First cousins Blair Cramer Cassie Callison Adriana Cramer Langston Wilde (adoptive)

Paul Cramer is a fictional character from the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live. Paul was originated on October 3, 2003, by Brock Cuchna, who played the role until March 10, 2004. The character was then recast with David Tom on March 11, 2004 In August 2004, the role was temporarily played by Shane McRae.

Paul crossed over to ABC's All My Children multiple times from December 30, 2003, to October 27, 2004, during a "baby switch" storyline involving both series. The character of Paul was killed off as part of a murder mystery storyline in October 2004, but lingered in newly created flashbacks and other characters' dreams and hallucinations until May 2005.

Tom is the real-life brother of Heather Tom, who played Paul's half-sister Kelly Cramer.

Paul Cramer first appears in Llanview in late 2003 at the re-opening Crossroads, the bar formerly owned by Ben Davidson. In search of Sarah Roberts, the daughter of Tina Lord and Cord Roberts, Paul says he had known Sarah's brother C.J. while serving as a pilot in the Navy and that he had made "the biggest mistake of his life." The nature of this mistake is never revealed as Paul never shares any scenes with Sarah and instead becomes embroiled in a storyline with Dorian Lord and the Cramer family.

A local society maven, Dorian is shocked as Paul arrives on her doorstep and claims to be the son of Dorian's mentally disturbed younger sister Melinda (who had recently confessed to Dorian that she had given birth to another child during her years in Europe) and therefore Kelly's brother. Paul was raised by an upstanding foster family and has only just recently learned of his true heritage. Dorian soon worries that this heretofore unknown Cramer could be the heir to her aging Aunt Betsy's fortune. Aunt Betsy, an eccentric old spinster, has very specific ideas on what a "real Cramer" should be and feels that almost all the women in the family have abdicated their power and self-esteem to men. Dorian and her other niece Blair are desperate to get their hands on Aunt Betsy's inheritance, and the matriarchal family is shocked when man-hating Betsy's favor turns to the dark horse: Paul, the newcomer, who also happens to be a man.