Paul Dooley: Movie Dad
Original Airdates: Jan. 20-23, 2023
TVC 602.5: Ed welcomes actor, author, and humorist Paul Dooley (Breaking Away, Sixteen Candles, A Wedding). While Paul was carving a niche for himself as a dad onscreen, he was living through a real-life nightmare involving his ex-wife and his first two children. Paul discusses that, and more, in his new memoir, Movie Dad: Finding Myself and My Family, On Screen and Off.
Paul Dooley photo by Christina House courtesy Los Angeles Times
Paul Dooley on The Electric Company
Original Airdates: Jan. 20-23, 2023
TVC 602.6: Actor, author, and humorist Paul Dooley (Breaking Away, Sixteen Candles, Movie Dad) talks to Ed about how he came to write and co-create The Electric Company after being recommended by Carl Reiner; working with some of his longtime idols, including Buster Keaton and Art Carney; his lifelong love of jokes and puns; and some of his favorite moments in comedy. Paul’s memoir, Movie Dad: Finding Myself and My Family, On Screen and Off, is available wherever books are sold through Applause Theatre and Cinema Books.
