Paul Michael Glaser
| Paul Michael Glaser | |
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Glaser at the F.I.S.T. premiere in 1978
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| Born |
Paul Manfred Glaser March 25, 1943 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
| Other names | Paul M. Glaser Paul Glaser Michael Glaser Mike Glaser P.M. Glaser |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Elizabeth Meyer (m. 1980; d. 1994) Tracy Barone (m. 1996; div. 2007) |
| Children | 2 (with Meyer) 1 (with Barone) |
| Website | paulmichaelglaser |
Paul Michael Glaser (born March 25, 1943) is an American actor and director perhaps best known for his role as Detective David Starsky on the 1970s television series, Starsky & Hutch. Glaser also appeared as Captain Jack Steeper on the NBC series Third Watch from 2004 to 2005.
Glaser, raised in moderate Jewish family, is the youngest of three children, was born Paul Manfred Glaser in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of Dorothy and Samuel Glaser, who was an architect. Glaser attended the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School. He then transferred to the Cambridge School of Weston, and went to Tulane University, where he was roommates with film director Bruce Paltrow, and earned a Master's degree in English and theater in 1966. He was a member of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity. He earned a second master's degree from Boston University in acting and directing in 1967.
After appearing in several Broadway productions, Glaser appeared in his first feature film in 1971, playing Perchik in the film version of Fiddler on the Roof. After having appeared as an extra on NBC's The Doctors, he was cast in the contract role of Dr. Peter Chernak on the daytime series Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, and made guest appearances on shows such as The Waltons, The Streets of San Francisco and The Rockford Files, but found fame playing Detective David Starsky opposite David Soul in the television show Starsky and Hutch, of which he directed several episodes. It ran for four seasons (1975–1979) on ABC.
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