What is Paul Williams's profession?
Q: What is Paul Williams's profession?
A: Paul Williams is an American musician, songwriter and actor.
Q: Who did he audition for in his youth?
A: As a boy, Williams auditioned for a role in a television series called Circus Boy, and later auditioned for The Monkees.
Q: What songs has he written?
A: He has written hits for Three Dog Night ("An Old Fashioned Love Song", "Family of Man", "Out in the Country"), Helen Reddy ("You and Me Against the World"), and the Carpenters ("Rainy Days and Mondays," "I Won't Last a Day Without You," and "We've Only Just Begun"). He also wrote many songs with Kenneth Ascher, including "The Rainbow Connection".
Q: What acting roles has he had?
A: His acting credits include roles in Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Phantom of the Paradise (a retelling of Phantom of the Opera; Williams also wrote the music), Little Enos Burdette in Smokey and the Bandit, and Miguelito Loveless Jr. in The Wild Wild West Revisited. He is also known for voicing The Penguin in Batman: The Animated Series.
Q: When was Paul Williams born?
A: Paul Hamilton Williams was born on September 19th 1940 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Q: Who did he lose out to when auditioning as a boy?
A: When auditioning as a boy, he lost out to another young boy named Micky Dolenz.
Q: With whom did he work on their album Random Access Memories?
A: In 2013, Paul Williams worked with French electronic duo Daft Punk on their album Random Access Memories singing the song "Touch" and co-wrote "Beyond".
