Paul Calderon is an American actor. He was born in Puerto Rico. Calderon moved to New York with his family at the age of six, where he grew up on the streets of the Lower East Side and Spanish Harlem. Following some time in college, he enlisted in the United States Army and served overseas as an infantryman. Returning to the States, Calderon set his sights on an acting career.

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  • Paul Calderon is an American actor. He was born in Puerto Rico. Calderon moved to New York with his family at the age of six, where he grew up on the streets of the Lower East Side and Spanish Harlem. Following some time in college, he enlisted in the United States Army and served overseas as an infantryman. Returning to the States, Calderon set his sights on an acting career. Starting out on the New York stage, he won an Obie Award for his performance in Blade to the Heat at the Public Theatre. His most notable Broadway role was opposite Robert De Niro in Cuba and His Teddy Bear. Calderon also appeared off-Broadway in such plays as Requiem For A Heavyweight and Divine Horsemen, and played Achilles in the New York Shakespeare Festival’s production of Troilus and Cressida in Central Park. He is a founding member of the Touchstone Theatre, the American Folk Theatre and the Labyrinth Theatre Company. Calderon was originally slated to portray the role of Jules Winnfield in "Pulp Fiction"; Samuel L. Jackson was subsequently given the role. Calderon portrays Paul the bartender in dialogue scene between Butch Coolidge and Marsellus Wallace. Calderon also co-wrote Abel Ferrara's 1992 crime drama Bad Lieutenant, starring Harvey Keitel. Calderon acted in The Last Castle and the critically acclaimed independent feature Girlfight. His more than three dozen film credits also include Out of Sight, Cop Land, Four Rooms, Pulp Fiction, Bad Lieutenant, The Firm, The Addiction, Q & A, Sea of Love, Clockers and King of New York. In addition, he has made numerous guest appearances on television series, including recurring roles on Dream Street, Law & Order and Miami Vice. In 2010, Calderon is set to star as The Businessman in Sanzhar Sultanov's crime drama - The Story.
  • Paul Calderon est un acteur américain. Il est par ailleurs co-scénariste de Bad Lieutenant avec Victor Argo, Abel Ferrara et Zoë Lund.
  • Paul Calderon è un attore portoricano naturalizzato statunitense. Calderon si trasferì a New York con la sua famiglia a sei anni, dove crebbe tra le strade del Lower East Side e dell'Harlem ispanico. Seguendo sporadicamente le lezioni al college, si arruolò nell'esercito degli Stati Uniti e servì oltreoceano come soldato di fanteria. Ritornato agli Stati Uniti, Calderon si concentrò sulla sua carriera da attore. Cominciando sulla scena teatrale di New York, vinse un Obie Award per la sua interpretazione in Blade to the Heat al Public Theatre. Il suo ruolo più famoso a Broadway fu quello del rivale di Robert De Niro in Cuba and His Teddy Bear. Apparve anche fuori da Broadway in commedie come Requiem for a heavywight e Divine horsemen; interpretò Achille nella rappresentazione di Troilo e Criseide svoltasi a Central Park, a New York. È uno dei fondatori del Touchstone Theatre, dell'American Folk Theatre e della Labyrinth Theatre Company. Calderon recitò in Il castello e in Girlfight, film indipendente acclamato dalla critica. Ha recitato in più di trentasei pellicole, tra cui Out of Sight, Copland, L'uomo di Hollywood, Il cattivo tenente, Pulp Fiction, Il socio, The addiction - Vampiri a New York, Terzo grado, Seduzione pericolosa, Clockers e King of New York. Inoltre, è apparso in numerose serie televisive, tra cui Dream Street, Law & Order – I due volti della giustizia e Miami Vice.
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  • Paul Calderon is an American actor. He was born in Puerto Rico. Calderon moved to New York with his family at the age of six, where he grew up on the streets of the Lower East Side and Spanish Harlem. Following some time in college, he enlisted in the United States Army and served overseas as an infantryman. Returning to the States, Calderon set his sights on an acting career.
  • Paul Calderon est un acteur américain. Il est par ailleurs co-scénariste de Bad Lieutenant avec Victor Argo, Abel Ferrara et Zoë Lund.
  • Paul Calderon è un attore portoricano naturalizzato statunitense. Calderon si trasferì a New York con la sua famiglia a sei anni, dove crebbe tra le strade del Lower East Side e dell'Harlem ispanico. Seguendo sporadicamente le lezioni al college, si arruolò nell'esercito degli Stati Uniti e servì oltreoceano come soldato di fanteria. Ritornato agli Stati Uniti, Calderon si concentrò sulla sua carriera da attore.
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