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RIP Paul Gleason
« on: May 28, 2006, 10:28:44 PM »
best-known as the principal in Breakfast Club...

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/05/28/entertainment/e155149D88.DTL

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Re: RIP Paul Gleason
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2006, 11:10:33 PM »
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best-known as the principal in Breakfast Club...

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/05/28/entertainment/e155149D88.DTL

"Does Barry Manilow know you raid his wardrobe?"


I told some friends in Boston about his passing today.  They confused him with the principal from Ferris Bueller, a/k/a Pervy McPerv.  Poor guy.

(Which reminds me - A few months ago I saw at the Virgin Megastore a desk calendar devoted to "Who Was That Guy ..." character actors.  I'm sure Gleason got a page.
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Re: RIP Paul Gleason
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2006, 12:06:45 AM »
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best-known as the principal in Breakfast Club...

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/05/28/entertainment/e155149D88.DTL

"Does Barry Manilow know you raid his wardrobe?"


That SF Gate bio isn't nearly as interesting as the IMDb one, which  says he played football at Florida State with Robert Urich, studied acting under Lee Strasberg, was friends with Jack Kerouac & was married to Monty Hall's daughter.

Personally, I'll always remember him from Die Hard...

"This is Deputy Chief Dwayne T. Robinson, and I am in charge here."
 
...and then later the two FBI guys show up & relieve him of command only to be blown to bits when Hans Gruber blows up the roof & their helicopter with it, allowing him to deadpan:

"They're gonna need some more FBI guys, I guess."

...and of course upon seeing Hans Gruber fall from the 30th floor he gets to say:

"Oh, I hope that's not a hostage."
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Re: RIP Paul Gleason
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2006, 07:41:13 AM »
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best-known as the principal in Breakfast Club...

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/05/28/entertainment/e155149D88.DTL

"Does Barry Manilow know you raid his wardrobe?"


That SF Gate bio isn't nearly as interesting as the IMDb one, which  says he played football at Florida State with Robert Urich, studied acting under Lee Strasberg, was friends with Jack Kerouac & was married to Monty Hall's daughter.

Personally, I'll always remember him from Die Hard...

"This is Deputy Chief Dwayne T. Robinson, and I am in charge here."
 
...and then later the two FBI guys show up & relieve him of command only to be blown to bits when Hans Gruber blows up the roof & their helicopter with it, allowing him to deadpan:

"They're gonna need some more FBI guys, I guess."

...and of course upon seeing Hans Gruber fall from the 30th floor he gets to say:

"Oh, I hope that's not a hostage."


I actually met him once, briefly. We had a guy at ABC who did sports, named Johnny Holliday -- he was a deejay and sportscaster in Washington DC and would come to NY occasionally to fill in for guys who were on vacay. And Gleason was one of his best friends.
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Re: RIP Paul Gleason
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2006, 09:55:39 AM »
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We had a guy at ABC who did sports, named Johnny Holliday -- he was a deejay and sportscaster in Washington DC


not to be confused with johnny hallday, french pop singer:
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Re: RIP Paul Gleason
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2006, 09:58:33 AM »
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We had a guy at ABC who did sports, named Johnny Holliday -- he was a deejay and sportscaster in Washington DC


not to be confused with johnny halliday, french pop singer


"the French Elvis".
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Re: RIP Paul Gleason
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2006, 10:00:42 AM »
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We had a guy at ABC who did sports, named Johnny Holliday -- he was a deejay and sportscaster in Washington DC


not to be confused with johnny halliday, french pop singer


"the French Elvis".


indeed!
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