| Paul Teutul | |
 Paul Teutul, Sr. , founder of Orange County Choppers
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| Born | May 1, 1949 Yonkers, New York |
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| Occupation | Motorcycle Designer and Builder |
| Children | 4 |
| Website OCC |
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Paul John Teutul, Sr. Orange County Choppers ( OCC) is a custom Motorcycle manufacturer founded by Paul Teutul Sr Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the US State of New York (behind Rochester, Buffalo, and New York City) and the largest city in New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous [1], (May 1, 1949 in Yonkers, New York), is the founder of Orange County Ironworks and Orange County Choppers. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the US State of New York (behind Rochester, Buffalo, and New York City) and the largest city in Orange County Choppers ( OCC) is a custom Motorcycle manufacturer founded by Paul Teutul Sr Teutul works along with his sons Paul Teutul, Jr. and Michael Teutul, who became celebrities when Orange County Choppers became the focus of a reality television series called American Chopper in 2002. Paul "Paulie" Michael Teutul (born October 2, 1974) is one of the stars of the American reality Television program Michael "Mikey" Joseph Teutul (born August 28, 1978) is the youngest son of Paul Teutul Sr Orange County is a County located in the US state of New York. American Chopper The Series is a Learning Channel Reality television series produced by Pilgrim Films & Television Inc See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
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Early life
Teutul grew up in Yonkers, New York. Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the US State of New York (behind Rochester, Buffalo, and New York City) and the largest city in He was a Vietnam War veteran of the United States Merchant Marines. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Overview The merchant marine is a civilian auxiliary of the U
In a few episodes of American Chopper, Teutul has made references to past abuse of drugs and alcohol. American Chopper The Series is a Learning Channel Reality television series produced by Pilgrim Films & Television Inc He has stated that he was a frequent marijuana user and, according to him, "had basically done any drug around. Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a "[2] He feels that his alcoholism influenced his children to experiment as well. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions During an episode in which Mikey interviewed OCC's staff for the Web site, he asked his father, "What is your best memory?" to which Paul Sr. responded, "Gettin' sober. " Additionally, he has mentioned having "missed out" on most of his children's childhood.
In the book written by the Teutuls called The Tale of the Teutuls, Paul Sr. reveals that he didn't know his middle name until his mid thirties, and he finds out that he is in fact a legal junior, having the same name as his father, but by then the nickname "senior" had already stuck.
Career and Reputation
Teutul originally started out owning Orange County Ironworks, a fabrication shop now solely owned and managed by son Daniel. He began building custom bikes for pleasure after being inspired by the many custom bikes appearing on the streets and in films. [3]. In 1999 he left to found Orange County Choppers and began building bikes for sale.
He has built a reputation on American Chopper for being a hard-nosed businessman and having a short temper. He is often seen on the phone with a vendor or service company demanding faster results. No detail about the running of his shop can escape his eye and he has no compunction about letting his employees know when something displeases him. [2] He is also particular about neatness, often yelling (at least in the earlier episodes of American Chopper) about the disorganization and cleanliness of the shop, and being described by Michael at one point as being "like Martha Stewart on a motorcycle. Martha Stewart (born Martha Helen Kostyra; August 3, 1941) is an American Business magnate, Television host, author " However, his tendency for neatness and order notwithstanding, he is also known on occasion to break down a door or tear down a few walls in his workshops, if sufficiently motivated by the circumstances, a trait that he shares with Paul Jr. , who also frequently doubles as his sparring partner. [2] Vehicles such as his Ford Expedition and a few electric golf carts have also been crashed into walls and other objects. The Ford Expedition is a Full-size SUV built by the Ford Motor Company. A golf cart or golf buggy (officially referred to as a golf car according to ANSI standard z130 [2] The Teutuls have marketed taped scenes of their on camera confrontations suitably dubbed for product promotion and comic relief, to a known auto parts supplier, thus turning their famous temper outbursts into a marketable (and profitable) commodity. In filmmaking, dubbing or looping is the process of recording or replacing voices for a Motion picture. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work often to relieve tension [2]
He has been featured in the music video for Nickelback's Rock Star, and also in the TV Show Long Way Round starring Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman. Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in Hanna Alberta by Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and then-drummer Long Way Round ( LWR) is a documentary television series DVD set and book documenting the journey of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman from Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971 ˌjuːən məˈgrɛgər is a Scottish Actor, who has had significant success in mainstream indie and art Charley Boorman (born 23 August 1966 is an English actor and adventurer He along with his son Paul Teutul Jr. played a small role in the 2007 film Wild Hogs. Paul "Paulie" Michael Teutul (born October 2, 1974) is one of the stars of the American reality Television program Wild Hogs is a 2007 Comedy Film starring Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H
Family
In addition to Paul Teutul, Jr. and Michael Teutul, he also has another son, Daniel, who is the general manager and owner of Orange County Ironworks, and a daughter Cristin. Paul "Paulie" Michael Teutul (born October 2, 1974) is one of the stars of the American reality Television program Michael "Mikey" Joseph Teutul (born August 28, 1978) is the youngest son of Paul Teutul Sr Paul is divorced from his first wife Paula and has since married Beth Dillon in July 2007[4].
Tattoos
Paul Sr. is also known to acquire tattoos from time to time in order to express a feeling or to make a point. A tattoo is a permanent marking made by inserting ink into the layers of Skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons For example when he became frustrated about the location of OCC being mistakenly confused with Orange County in California, he obtained a tattoo on his left arm with the designation OCC New York in order to make the distinction clear. Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. [2] This tattoo session was filmed and was shown as part of an episode of American Chopper. Another example is the tattoo he received from Ami James, renowned tattoo artist of the tattoo shop and fellow TLC show Miami Ink, which is a portrait piece of his beloved English Mastiff, Marty, to go along with a portrait of Paul Sr. Ami James ( April 6, 1972) is an Israeli born American Tattoo artist. Miami Ink is a Reality show on TLC that follows the events that take place at Love Hate a Tattoo shop in Miami Beach Florida The English Mastiff, often called simply Mastiff, is a large breed of Dog of the general Mastiff or Molosser type 's Bull Mastiff, Guss (Gussy) whose full name is August, which he obtained at an earlier date from another tattoo artist on his left arm. The Bullmastiff is a powerful Dog, which was originally a cross between the English Mastiff and the Old English Bulldog. This is a list of Fictional dogs from Literature, movies etc (It also includes some real dogs due to the proliferation of reality television shows and advertising [5][2]
References
- ^ Stated on Late Show with David Letterman
- ^ a b c d e f g American Chopper on Discovery Channel
- ^ Paul Teutul Sr from bikermatchmaking.com
- ^ recordonline.com
- ^ Miami Ink
External links
- Orange County Choppers
- Discovery Channel's American Chopper
- Paul Teutul, Sr. at the Internet Movie Database
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