| Paul Bartel | |
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| Born | August 6, 1938 Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Died | May 13, 2000 (aged 61) New York, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Film actor |
Paul Bartel (August 6, 1938 – May 13, 2000) was an American actor, writer and director. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Bartel was perhaps most known for his 1982 hit black comedy Eating Raoul, which he wrote, starred in and directed. Black comedy, also known as black humor or dark comedy, is a sub-genre of Comedy and Satire where topics and events that are usually regarded Eating Raoul is a 1982 Black comedy about a conservative married couple living in Hollywood who take to killing swingers for their
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Biography
Bartel was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Jesse and William Bartel, who was an advertising executive. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. [1] Bartel was openly gay and this influenced his career choices as he found himself more accepted and afforded more opportunities within the independent film industry than he would have in Hollywood. [2]
Bartel also appeared as an actor in several films. Some of his other well known cameos were in the 1975 cult film Death Race 2000, which he also directed, and the 1979 cult classic Rock 'n' Roll High School alongside Eating Raoul co-star Mary Woronov. Death Race 2000 is a cult action Film directed by Paul Bartel, and starring David Carradine, Simone Griffeth A cult film is a Film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. Rock 'n' Roll High School is a 1979 Musical comedy film produced by Roger Corman, directed by Allan Arkush, and featuring The Ramones Mary Woronov (born December 8, 1943 or 1946) is an American actress well known for her roles in Cult films; she has appeared in over 80 movies Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov appeared together in approximately 17 different film roles, including Joe Dante's Hollywood Boulevard (1976), and Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989), another kinky cult comedy directed by Paul Bartel. Hollywood Boulevard is a 1976 film directed by Joe Dante and Allan Arkush. Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills is a black comedy released in 1989.
Bartel made an appearance in Tim Burton's short film Frankenweenie as Victor's science teacher. Timothy "Tim" William Burton (born August 25 1958 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and Set designer, notable for the quirky Frankenweenie ( 1984) is a short film directed by Tim Burton, and co-written by Burton with Leonard Ripps. Bartel directed ten movies, mostly low-budget comedies that he was hired to direct after the success of Eating Raoul. He sometimes contributed to the writing of these movies as well. A typical Bartel film of this period stars one or more "B-list" celebrities, includes modest sexual content (often presented ironically), a song and dance routine, and a cameo by Bartel himself.
He also made many guest appearances on TV shows. Bartel died May 13, 2000 of a heart attack, following liver cancer surgery two weeks prior. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC also called hepatoma) is a primary malignancy (cancer of the Liver. He was 61.
The Belgian horror movie Calvaire paid a tribute to the actor and director: the mad innkeeper is called Paul Bartel.
Filmography
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References
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- ^ Gary Morris (2002-10-27). The Jerky Boys are an influential American comedy duo from Queens New York, whose routine consisted of prank telephone calls and other related Red Ribbon Blues is a 1996 Comedy-drama with classic heist /caper elements Joe's Apartment is a 1996 musical-serio-comic Film starring Jerry O'Connell and Megan Ward and the first film produced by MTV Escape From LA (also known as John Carpenter's Escape From LA Basquiat is a 1996 film directed by Julian Schnabel which is based on the life of American postmodernist / neo expressionist artist Lewis and Clark and George is a 1996 comedy crime thriller film directed by Rod McCall. Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss is a 1998 independent, Gay -themed Romantic comedy film written and directed by Tommy O'Haver Hamlet, also referred to as Hamlet 2000, is an American Film by Michael Almereyda, released in 2000, set in contemporary See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Bartel, Paul. glbtq Encyclopaedia. Retrieved on 2007-08-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great.
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| NAME | Bartel, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor, writer, film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1938-8-6 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2000-5-13 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | New York, New York, USA |
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