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Paul W. Downs

ポール・W・ダウンズ　/　ぽーる・W・だうんず

American actor

November 21, 1981 (age 44)　・　New Jersey, United States

New Jersey
actor
television actor
screenwriter

My Take

Paul W. Downs is the kind of multi-hyphenate I genuinely root for. A Duke graduate from New Jersey who acts, writes, directs, and produces, he could easily spread himself thin, yet Hacks proves the opposite. Co-creating a show that lands Golden Globes, a Peabody, and Emmys takes more than ambition; it takes a real architectural mind for comedy and character. What I admire most is that he can be funny on camera while quietly engineering the entire machine behind it. That combination of wit and discipline is rare, and it makes me trust whatever he builds next.

Overview

Paul William Downs (born November 21, 1982) is an American actor, writer, director, and producer. He is the co-creator, co-showrunner and one of the stars of the HBO Max series Hacks, for which he has received two Golden Globes, a Peabody Award, and three Primetime Emmy Awards, among others.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Paul W. Downs
Name (Japanese): ポール・W・ダウンズ
Reading: ぽーる・W・だうんず
Born: November 21, 1981 (age 44)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Rooster
Origin: New Jersey, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / television actor / screenwriter / film producer / film director

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Duke University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

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6. Links

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Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20W.%20Downs

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