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 portays Paul the bartender in dialogue scene between Butch Coolidge and Marsellus Wallace. 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. (more)
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The Addiction:
The Addiction is an unconventional 1995 vampire film by Abel Ferrara, starring Lili Taylor, Edie Falco, Paul Calderon and Christopher Walken. It was written by Ferrara's regular screenwriter, Nicholas St John, filmed in black and white and released s
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Pulp Fiction (film):
Pulp Fiction is a 1994 film by director Quentin Tarantino, who cowrote the film with Roger Avary. A crime drama with a nonlinear storyline, the film is known for its rich, eclectic dialogue, its ironic mix of humor and violence, and its host of cinem
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Cop Land:
Cop Land (1997) is an American dramatic film written and directed by James Mangold with an ensemble cast featuring Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Robert Patrick, Peter Berg, and Michael Rapaport.
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King of New York:
King of New York is a 1990 film, starring Christopher Walken, Laurence "Larry" Fishburne, David Caruso, Wesley Snipes, Victor Argo, Steve Buscemi and Giancarlo Esposito. It was directed by independent filmmaker Abel Ferrara and written by his long-ti
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Four Rooms:
Four Rooms is a 1995 anthology film telling four stories set in a Los Angeles hotel on New Year's Eve. Tim Roth stars as the principal character of the frame tale; he also takes part to a greater or lesser degree in the four stories, which feature Br
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The Last Castle:
The Last Castle is a 2001 movie starring Robert Redford and James Gandolfini. Domestically the film grossed $18 million against its budget of $72 million. The film has scored a 54% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. The original movie poster, which depicted
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Broadway theatre:
Broadway theatre, Although theat er is the preferred spelling in the U.S. (see further at American and British English Spelling Differences), the majority of venues, performers, and trade groups for live dramatic presentations use the spelling theat
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Puerto Rico:
Puerto Rico ( ), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" [literally, "Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"), is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeastern Car
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William Shakespeare:
William Shakespeare ( baptised 26 April 1564 - 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the
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Law & Order:
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. It has been broadcast on NBC since its debut on September 13, 1990. Set in New York City, the series mainly follows the professional lives of several
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