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Paul Provenza Biography
Paul Provenza is a an American television presenter, actor, actor on stage, radio panelist, stand-up comedian, filmmaker, and skeptic based in Los Angeles. He has appeared on several podcasts and in recent years has interviewed other stand-up comedians.
Paul Provenza Age
He was born on 31st July 1957 in The Bronx, New York,United States.He’s 61 years old as of 2019.
Paul Provenza Height
He stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches tall.
Paul Provenza Early Life|Education
Provenza was born and grew up in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx, New York City, and graduated in 1975 from the Bronx High School of Science.
Paul Provenza
In high school, he started performing stand-up comedy, making his stage debut at age 17 at the original The Improve in Manhattan.
He continued performing while attending the University of Pennsylvania, taking a year’s leave of absence to study in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
While at RADA, he joined a classical repertory theater group, becoming one of few Americans to perform the role of Romeo on the London stage.
He graduated in 1979 from the University of Pennsylvania, the year it awarded its first Theatre Arts degree.
At Penn, he wrote for the Pennsylvania Punch Bowl and was a cast member of the Mask and Wig Club, where he has returned numerous times to perform in the annual Intercollegiate Comedy Festival.
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Paul Provenza Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure fans know Paul Provenza from his role as Dr. Philip Capra, Fleischman’s replacement as Cicely’s town doctor, but few know of Provenza’s long road to Cicely.
Born and raised in New York City, Provenza graduated from the prestigious Bronx High School of Science in 1975.
Even before he graduated, Provenza was writing and performing standup comedy. He wrote ” little radio shows,” acted in school plays, and begged his way on stage at a local nightclub.
After high school, Provenza went on to the University of Pennsylvania, but continued to perform stand up on weekends.
He graduated with the first Theatre Arts degree in the history of the university and then continued his studies in London with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Since then, he has done everything from Shakespeare in London to specials on Comedy Central.
Provenza is perhaps best known for his comedy. His one-man show, The Incredible Man-Boy for Showtime, which he wrote, produced, and performed, was critically acclaimed.
One of his many projects for Comedy Central, Comics Only, was nominated for two Cable Ace Awards. In addition, Provenza has also appeared as a comedian on almost every major talk show.
Provenza did not just limit himself to stand up — he also made innumerable TV appearances before he joined the cast of Northern Exposure.
He was a series regular on Empty Nest, as well as the star of his own show, The Pursuit of Happiness. Viewers may also remember him from appearances on The Facts of Life and Under the Influence.
Since Northern Exposure, Provenza has concentrated on comedy projects and a return to theater, appearing in the title role of Steve Martin’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile.
After Northern Exposure, Provenza was in films Nothing Sacred (1997), The Hungry Bachelor’s Club (1999), Fixing Frank (2002), and Stealing Candy (2002). He has had a handful of television appearances including The West Wing.
In 2005, Provenza directed a short film documentary, “The Aristocrats.” Produced by Penn Jillette (Penn & Teller), the film debuted at Sundance.
Paul Provenza Television Works
He made his first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on March 25, 1983.
Additional television work includes hosting a short-lived Nickelodeon TV show from 1988 until 1989 called Kids Court, appearing as Patrick in Empty Nest, and playing Dr. Phil Capra in Season 6 of CBS’s Northern Exposure, opposite Teri Polo.
At some point Paul hosted a great early show on Comedy Central (it could have even still been the HA channel at that point, I can’t remember) called ‘Comics only’, a show which boasted in the opening credits that it featured ‘comics, only’.
It was a great show and I don’t understand why you guys didn’t put it in the Wikipedia article. It’s actually my favorite Paul Provenza vehicle. Come on, guys. Do a little homework why don’t you? This is the great Paul Provenza we’re talking about here, not some regular old jerk!
Paul Provenza Podcast
Provenza has appeared on:
WTF with Marc Maron Episode 92 on July 22, 2010
The Longshot Podcast Episode 634 on June 6, 2013
Ken Reid’s TV Guidance Counselor Podcast on February 25, 2015
Getting Doug with High along with Kelly Carlin on January 29, 2014
The Tony Perkins Show Episode 52 featuring Gary Stein on July 25, 2015
The Rubin Report Episode 32 along with David Silverman on April 29, 2016
The Todd N Tyler Radio Empire “2/24 4-1 Paul Provenza” on April 24, 2017
Paul Provenza A s A Director
After decades as a stand-up comic and actor, Provenza found a new calling as an interviewer of other stand-ups, culminating in his 2005 directorial debut, The Aristocrats(made with Penn Jillette).
At the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Provenza held a nightly show at the Underbelly, Talk of the Fest. Held at 11 pm each night of the festival, the set up was described by Provenza as that of a “green room for the whole festival”.
Guests included Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park. The show was repriced by Provenza at the 2007 Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, where guests included Billy Connolly, Eddie Izzard, and members of The Kids in the Hall.
In 2010, Showtime picked up the show and on June 2010, The Green Room with Paul Provenza debuted with many of the same
Paul Provenza Films
Odd Jobs – Byron (1986)
Pursuit of Happiness – David Hanley (1987–88)
The Facts of Life – Casey Clark (1987–88)
Kids’ Court – Host (1988)
Comics Only – Host (1991)
Empty Nest – Patrick (1992-1993)
Northern Exposure – Dr. Phillip Capra (1994)
Phobophilia: The Love of Fear (1995)
Sabrina the Teenage Witch – Ethan (1996)
Beggars and Choosers – Parker Meridian (1999-2000)
The West Wing – Steve Onorato (2000)
Fixing Frank – Jonathan Baldwin (2002)
The Aristocrats – producer, director, editor (2005)
The Green Room with Paul Provenza – Host (2010–11)
Green Room As A Producer
In 2011, Provenza began developing a new show called Set List – Stand-Up Without A Net. The show was originally devised by Troy Conrad and features stand-up comedians who are made to improvise their sets based on suggestions they receive.
After successful appearances at worldwide comedy festivals including Just For Laughs, the Melbourne Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe, it was picked up for television by UK broadcaster Sky Atlantic. The series included performers Robin Williams, Drew Carey and Frank Skinner and was also broadcast in Australia on ABC2.
Green Room Facts
In 2005 he became a director, in 2010 an author and in 2011 he started producing for comedy festivals and television.
Provenza was born and grew up in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx, New York City, and graduated in 1975 from the Bronx High School of Science.
Paul Provenza is a television presenter and actor, actor on stage, radio panelist, stand-up comedian, filmmaker, and skeptic based in Los Angeles. He has appeared on several podcasts and in recent years has interviewed other stand-up comedians.
In 2005 he became a director, in 2010 an author and in 2011 he started producing for comedy festivals and television.
Provenza was born and grew up in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx, New York City, and graduated in 1975 from the Bronx High School of Science.
In high school, he started performing stand-up comedy, making his stage debut at age 17 at the original The Improv in Manhattan.
While at RADA, he joined a classical repertory theater group, becoming one of few Americans to perform the role of Romeo on the London stage. He graduated in 1979 from the University of Pennsylvania, the year it awarded its first Theatre Arts degree.
At Penn, he wrote for the Pennsylvania Punch Bowl and was a cast member of the Mask and Wig Club, where he has returned numerous times to perform in the annual Intercollegiate Comedy Festival.
While working as a standup comedian, Provenza also found work in both theatre and television, appearing on TV shows including Northern Exposure and Empty Nest. He was the stand-up comedian opening act for Diana Ross for three years.
He was honored with a caricature by the legendary Al Hirschfeld.
After decades as a stand-up comic and actor, Provenza found a new calling as an interviewer of other stand-ups, culminating in his 2005 directorial debut, The Aristocrats .
At the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Provenza held a nightly show at the Underbelly, Talk of the Fest.
Held at 11pm each night of the festival, the set up was described by Provenza as that of a “green room for the whole festival”.
Guests included Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park.
The show was reprised by Provenza at the 2007 Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, where guests included Billy Connolly, Eddie Izzard, and members of The Kids in the Hall.
In 2010, Showtime picked up the show and on June 12, 2010, The Green Room with Paul Provenza debuted with many of the same festival guest line-ups.
In 2011, Provenza began developing a new show called Set List – Stand-Up Without A Net.
The show was originally devised by Troy Conrad and features stand-up comedians who are made to improvise their sets based on suggestions they receive.
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Paul Provenza Comedian
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