Paul Williams (cantautor)

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**Paul Hamilton Williams, Jr.** (Omaha 19 de setiembre de 1940) ye un músicu, compositor, autor, y actor d'Estaos Xuníos.

## Carrera musical
Paul Williams ye un prolíficu compositor y cantante d'un númberu importante de cantares d'ésitu na década de 1970, inclusive dellos ésitos de la banda Three Dog Night (An Old Fashioned Love Song, "The Family of Man", y "Out in the Country"), Helen Reddy ("You and Me Against the World"), y el gran exito "We've Only Just Begun" de The Carpenters ("Rainy Days and Mondays," "I Won't Last a Day Without You". Collaboró tempranamente con Roger Nichols ("Someday Man"). 

Ye un artista completu, actor, cantante, compositor y arreglista, el so llabor non solo cinxir al mercáu discográficu, sinón tamién a tol mundu de la música y l'actuación. Foi creador de cantares pa shows y series de televisión, amás d'ambicioses bandes sonores, foi'l compositor de la banda sonora del filme de cultu *[[La pantasma del paraísu]]* (1974) de Brian de Palma, onde amás ye'l villanu de la película'l malváu "Swan", tamién canta delles temes. 

En 1977 llévose'l óscar xunto a Barbra Streisand pola composición conxunta del cantar "Evergreen" la tema d'amor de la película "Naz una estrella" (1976)

Dende mediaos de los años 70' hasta empiezos de los 80', ye un asiduo convidáu nes mas conocíes series de tv, de la dómina.

## Como cantautor
### Álbumes
* *Words & Music*
* *The Holy Mackerel* (1969)
* *We've Only Just Begun*
* *[[Someday Man]]* (1970)
* *[[Just an Old Fashioned Love Song]]* (1971)
* *[[Life Goes On (Paul Williams album)|Life Goes On]]* (1972)
* *[[Here Comes Inspiration]]* (1974)
* *[[A Little Bit of Love (album)|A Little Bit of Love]]* (1974) 
* *[[Phantom of the Paradise]]* (1974)
* *[[Ordinary Fool]]* (1975)
* *Classics* (1977)
* *A Little on the Windy Side* (1979)
* *Crazy for Loving You*
* *The Muppet Movie (1979)

=== Grabaciones esitoses ===
* "[[An Old Fashioned Love Song|(Just An) Old Fashioned Love Song]]" (from "An Old Fashioned Love Song" [1971]) 
* "Bitter Honey" (from "The Holy Mackerel" [1969])
* "Don't Call It Love" (from "Ordinary Fool" [1975])
* "[[Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)]]" (from "Classics" [1977]) 
* "The Family of Man" (from "A Little Bit Of Love" [1974]) 
* "Faust" (from "Phantom of the Paradise" [1974])
* "Flash" (from "Ordinary Fool" [1975])
* "For Goodness Sake" (from "A Little On The Windy Side" [1979])
* "The Hell of It" (from "Phantom of the Paradise" [1974])
* "Here's Another Fine Mess" (from "A Little On The Windy Side" [1979])
* "If We Could Still Be Friends" (from "Here Comes Inspiration" [1974]) 
* "[[I Won't Last a Day Without You]]" (from "Life Goes On" [1972]) 
* "Let Me Be the One" (from "An Old Fashioned Love Song" [1971])
* "A Little Bit of Love" (from "A Little Bit Of Love" [1974])
* "Loneliness" (from "A Little Bit Of Love" [1974])
* "Ordinary Fool" (from "Ordinary Fool" [1975])
* "Out in the Country" (from "Life Goes On" [1972]) 
* "[[Rainy Days and Mondays]]" (from "Here Comes Inspiration" [1974]) 
* "Sad Song (That Used to Be Our Song)"
* "Save M'a Dream" (from "A Little on the Windy Side" [1979])*
* "Someday Man" (from "Someday Man" [1970])
* "To Put Up with You" (from "Someday Man" [1970])
* "Trust" (from "Someday Man" [1970])
* "Waking Up Alone" (from "Classics" [1977])
* "[[We've Only Just Begun]]" (from "An Old Fashioned Love Song" [1971]) 
* "When I Was All Alone" (from "An Old Fashioned Love Song" [1971])
* "You and Me Against the World"(from "Here Comes Inspiration" [1974])
* "[[Touch (cantar)]] (collaboración con [[Daft Punk]]) [2013]
* "Beyond (collaboración con [[Daft Punk]]) [2013]

== Cantares esitosos ==

* "[[Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)|Evergreen]]"
* "[[Rainy Days and Mondays]]"
* "[[We've Only Just Begun]]"
* "[[The Rainbow Connection|Rainbow Connection]]"
* "[[When the River Meets the Sea]]"
* "One More Angel"
* "Theme to the Love Boat"
* "[[Moonlight Becomes You]]"
* "You're Gone"
* "Waking Up Alone" (his biggest single as a performer)

=== Música de películes ===
* *Cinderella Liberty*, 1973
* *Thunderbolt and Lightfoot*, 1974
* *La pantasma del paraísu*, 1974
* *The Day of the Locust*, 1975
* *Bugsy Malone*, 1975
* *A Star Is Born*, 1976
* *Lifeguard*, 1976 (theme song "Time and Tide")
* *One on One*, 1977
* *Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, 1977
* *[[The End (película de 1978)|The End]]*, 1978
* *[[Agatha (filme)|Agatha]]*, 1979
* *[[The Muppet Movie]]*, 1979
* *[[The Secret of NIMH]]*, 1982
* *[[Ishtar (filme)|Ishtar]]*, 1987
* *[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]*, 1992
* *[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]*, 2008

### Música pa teatru
**Bugsy Malone*, 1997
**[[Happy Days (musical)|Happy Days]]*, 2009

## Como actor
### Películes
* *[[The Loved One (filme)|The Loved One]]*, 1965
* *[[The Chase]]*, 1966 
* *[[Watermelon Man (filme)|Watermelon Man]]*, 1970
* *[[Battle for the Planet of the Apes]]*, 1973
* *[[La pantasma del paraísu]]*, 1974
* *[[Smokey and the Bandit]]*, 1977, as Little Enos, a recurring part
* *[[The Cheap Detective]]*, 1978
* *[[The Muppet Movie]]*, 1979
* *[[Stone Cold Dead]]*, 1979
* *[[Smokey and the Bandit II]]*, 1980
* *[[Rooster (TV filme)|Rooster]]*, 1982
* *[[Smokey and the Bandit Part 3]]*, 1983
* *[[The Night They Saved Christmas]]*, 1984, as Ed
* *[[Frog (TV filme)|Frog]]*, 1987
* *[[The Doors (filme)|The Doors]]*, 1991
* *[[Headless Body in Topless Bar]]*, 1995
* *[[The Rules of Attraction (filme)|The Rules of Attraction]]*, 2002
* *[[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement]]*, 2004, as Lord Harmony
* *[[Georgia Rule]]*, 2007

### Teatru
* *[[Under the Sycamore Tree]]*
* *[[Tru on Broadway]]*, 1989

### Televisión
**[[Hawaii Five-O]]*
**[[B. J. and the Bear]]*
**[[Hardy Boys]]*
**[[The Love Boat]]*
**[[The McLean Stevenson Show]]*
**[[Match Game]]*
**[[The Gong Show]]*
**[[It Takes Two (1982 TV series)|It Takes Two]]*
**[[Sugar Time!]]* 
**[[Baretta]]* 
**[[Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas]]*, producíu por Jim Henson
**[[The Muppet Show]]*
**[[The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson]]*
**[[The Brady Bunch Hour]]*
**[[The Donny & Marie Show]]*
**[[The Mary Tyler Moore Hour]]*
**[[The Odd Couple (serie de televisión)|The Odd Couple]]* ~ Temporada 5 1974-1974" (Episodiu 101: The Paul Williams Show)
**[[Fantasy Island]]--Man who wanted to be Don Quixote*
**[[Babylon 5]]*
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**[[Star Trek: Voyager]]*
**[[Yo Gabba Gabba]]*
**[[Dexter's Laboratory]]*,as Professor Williams
**[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]*, 2008, as the Head Elf
**[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]*, 2004, as Professor Llambe

## Referencies

## Enllaces esternos
* Paul Williams Connection&nbsp;— site includes biography, discography, acting bio, photos, media downloads any thing and everything Paul Williams including information on service organizations. 
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* Paul Williams' Music & Acting Page
* Jim Bennett's interview with Paul Williams
* Songfacts Interview 
* Songwriters Hall of Fame Biography