Paul Lazar is an American actor and theatre director. He co-founded Brooklyn's Big Dance Theater with his wife Annie-B Parson and Molly Hickok.[1] Lazar is also known for appearing in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and collaborating with Bong Joon-ho on The Host (2006) and Snowpiercer (2013).
Paul Lazar | |
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 Lazar in The Debt (1993) | |
| Born | March 26, 1955 |
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| Years active | c. 1983–present |
| Spouse | Annie-B Parson |
| Children | 1 |
Life and career
editLazar began activity in the theater in New York during the 1980s as a member of the Irondale Ensemble Project. He met his future wife Annie-B Parson around 1983, and has worked on numerous productions with her since.[2] In 1991, they co-founded the troupe Big Dance Theater in Brooklyn with Molly Hickok. They have also had a son together.[1] As of 2015, he teaches acting at Rutgers University.[3]
Lazar has also appeared in several films including Married to the Mob (1988),[2] The Silence of the Lambs (1991),[2] and collaborating with Bong Joon-ho on The Host (2006)[2] and Snowpiercer (2013).[4]
Selected filmography
edit- Streamers (1983)
- Married to the Mob (1988)
- Miami Vice (TV 1988) [1 episode; "Hostile Takeover"]
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- The Debt (1993)
- Philadelphia (1993)
- Trapped in Paradise (1994)
- Buffalo Girls (TV 1995)
- The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)
- Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
- Beloved (1998)
- Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
- Sex and the City (TV 2002) [1 episode; "Luck Be an Old Lady"]
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
- The Host (2006)
- Anamorph (2007)
- Snowpiercer (2013)
References
edit- ^ a b Rocco, Claudia La (2009-09-25). "Husband and Wife, Marrying Art Forms". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
- ^ a b c d "Big Dance Theater by John Haskell". Bomb. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ "Paul Lazar". Archived from the original on 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
- ^ Boyd, Colin (2014-06-27). "Snowpiercer". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
External links
edit- Paul Lazar at IMDb
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