Paul Michael Glaser was born and grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts He attended Tulane University in New Orleans, earned an M.A. degree as a theater and English major, and graduated from Boston University with a Master's degree in acting and directing. While attending Boston U., he did five seasons in summer stock.
Paul made his New York stage debut in Joseph Papp's rock version of "Hamlet" in 1968 and went on to appear in numerous off-Broadway plays. He got his early television training as a starring regular in the daytime series, "Love of Life" and "Love is a Many Splendored Thing."
His first major role on Broadway was in Robert Shaw's "The Man in the Glass Booth," after which he signed to co-star as Perchik, Tevya's revolutionary son-in-law in the motion picture version of "Fiddler on the Roof." He was also featured in the motion picture "Butterflies Are Free," a role he had previously played for seven months on Broadway.
Moving to California, Paul guest starred in segments of "Kojak," "Toma," "The Streets of San Francisco," "The Rockford Files," "The Sixth Sense" and "The Waltons." He starred in two ABC "Movie of the Week" presentations, "Trapped Beneath the Sea" and "Starsky and Hutch," from which came the hit series now in its third season on ABC. He also starred as magician Harry Houdini in the two-hour Spelling-Goldberg Production for ABC Television, "The Great Houdini."
After completing the first season of "Starsky...," Paul starred in the play "Luther" at the Peachtree Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.
A bachelor, Paul lives in the Hollywood Hills above Laurel Canyon. He stays in top physical condition by playing tennis.
* This was Paul Michael Glaser's biographical information at the time when he portrayed Det. Dave Starsky in "Starsky & Hutch."
