Paul Heyman
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Heyman in April 2016
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| Birth name | Paul Heyman |
| Born |
September 11, 1965 Westchester County, New York, United States |
| Residence | Scarsdale, New York, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Marla Heyman |
| Children | 2 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Paul E. Dangerously Paul Heyman |
| Billed from | Scarsdale, New York |
| Debut | 1987 |
Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American entertainment producer, writer, performer, marketer, promoter, advocate and commentator currently signed to WWE. Heyman owned and was the creative force behind the Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion from 1993 until its closure in 2001. Before running and owning ECW, he was a manager under the ring name Paul E. Dangerously in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and other promotions. He is the co-owner of the Looking4Larry Agency in New York City, which was named one of Advertising Age's Top 100 Global Marketers.
In WWE, Heyman has managed a record five WWE World Heavyweight Champions: Brock Lesnar, Big Show, Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam, and CM Punk. Critics have praised his abilities at managing and on the microphone. Heyman has also competed sporadically in the ring, most notably when he participated in the WWE Championship main event match of the 2002 Rebellion pay-per-view.
Heyman was born in Westchester County (a suburb of New York City), to Jewish parents Richard S. Heyman, a prominent personal injury attorney (died June 25, 2013) and Sulamita Heyman, a Holocaust survivor (died February 27, 2009).
By age 11, he was running a mail order business selling celebrity and sports memorabilia from his home. While still a teenager, Heyman fast-talked his way backstage at a World Wide Wrestling Federation event at Madison Square Garden as a photojournalist. He was paid by the company for several of his photographs. He graduated from Edgemont High School. He attended SUNY Purchase and Westchester Community College, where he worked on-air as an opinionated, controversial host at the radio stations, and later became a producer (at the age of 19) and promoter for the New York City nightclub Studio 54 in the mid-1980s.
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