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Paul
Picerni was born in the borough of Queens,
New York. In Public school he graduated as
president of his class and received the
proficiency medal for scholastic excellence. As
an Eagle Scout he was selected to represent the
borough of Queens at the World Jamboree in
Washington, D.C.
At Newton High School, as a member of the
baseball team, he pitched a no-hit, no run game.
One year after enlisting in the Army Air Corps,
he was commisioned as a 2nd Lieutenant Bombardier
at Victorville Air Force Base in California. He
flew 25 combat missions (in the China, Burma,
India theater of war) and received the Air medal
with three Oak Leaf Clusters and the
Distinguished Flying Cross.
Paul graduated in 1949, as a drama major from
Loyola University in Los Angeles. He starred in
numerous plays on campus , including "Man
For All Seasons" and a one-man show as St.
Genesius for the Catholic Theater Conference.
Upon graduating from Loyola, he was hired by
Mount St. Mary's College to teach speech and
drama. He wrote a musical called "Everybody
Goes To College" and staged it at the famous
Wilshire Ebell Theater with great success. Also
at this time the Los Angeles Rams NFL football
team hired him as their half-time master of
ceremonies, a job he performed 30 years until the
Rams moved to Anaheim.
Warner Brothers Studios signed him to an
important role in a war story called
"Breakthrough". This led to a seven
year contract and picture after picture, such as
"Mara Maru", "Desert Song",
"Operation Pacific", ect., and finally
he garnered the romantic lead in the biggest hit
ever made in three dimensions - "The House
of Wax". During this same period, he and his
wife Marie had their own productions going ...
eventually four boys and four girls.
As Elliot Ness' side-kick, "Lee
Hobson", Paul gained international fame in a
television series that was to become on of the
highest rated shows of all time, "The
Untouchables".
You've seen him as a guest star on "Kojak,
"The Lucy Show, "Playhouse 90",
"Alice" and many others too numerous to
mention. All in all he has played roles in 63
motion pictures, has been the commercial
spokesman for GE, Rexall Drugs, and the Weber
Company, and has guest starred in 455 television
shows.
Throughout Hollywood, he is known as the
"Benefit King". Paul has M.C.'d
banquets for numerous benefits through the years,
but he is partial to the Italian and Catholic
functions, the Annual Hollywood Actors
Communication Breakfast,
The Columbus Day Banquets, ect. A week doesn't go
by that Paul doesn't get a request to M.C. some
function. His answer is always yes.
Marie and Paul still live in the same large
ranch-style home in Tarzana, California where
they raised their eight children, but now the
noises you hear there are from the ten
grandchildren
.
About Paul's brother Charles Picerni:
In July of 1961 Paul brought his brother Charles
(Charlie Picerni) out to Hollywood from Corona,
New York to be his stand -in on the T.V. series
"The Untouchables". During the ensuing
years he went from Paul's stand -in to Paul's
stunt double. His career progressed to stunt
co-ordinator, second unit director, and finally
full director. Charlie was stunt coordinator for
"The Untouchables", "Time
Tunnel", "Mannix",
"Kojack", "Starsky and
Hutch", "Magnum P.I." and hundreds
of other T.V. shows along with new series "7
Days". He also directed over 40 episodes of
T.V. productions.
His feature films as a stuntman, stuntman
co-ordinator and 2nd unit director include the
"Die Hard" movies, "Lethal
Weapon" movies, numerous Jean Claude Van
Damme productions, plus other films with
Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Willis, Gibson and
more. He is currently working as stunt
co-ordinator, and directing 2nd unit for the new
Robert DiNiro movie "15 Minutes". He is
also doubling for Nicholas Cage on the film
"Gone in 60 Seconds" being coordinated
by his son Charles Picerni Jr. His other son
Stephen Picerni is also a well known stuntman and
coordinator.
Other Picernis in the business include sister
Paula Picerni, a precision stunt driver; Paul
Picerni Jr. a property master on "Diagnosis
Murder"; grandson, actor Rick Picerni on
"J.A.G."; and Paul's grandaughter Katie
Moran with "Pardee-Hanks" an actor's
management company.
Also related to Paul Picerni are his sister
Eleanor Tamburro's two sons Chuck and John
Tamburro, who are well known as leading
helicopter pilots in the motion picture industry. |
FILMS (Link to IMDB)
Filmography
In the near future "Biography" will feature the life of Telly Savalas.
Paul will be on camera to talk about his best friend.
The Fearmaker
(1989)
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979
Double Take (1979)
Escape To Athena (1979)
Capricorn One (1979)
Kotch (1971)
Airport (1970)
Land Raiders (1970)
Che! (1969)
Scalphunters, The (1968)
Scarface Mob, The (1962)
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
The Man Who Died Twice (1958)
Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
Return To Warbow (1958)
Torpedo Run (1958)
The Big Caper (1957)
The Brothers Rico ((1957)
Omar Khayyam(1957)
Operation Mad Ball (1957)
The Shadow on the Window (1957)
The Come On (1956)
Flight To Hong Kong (1956)
Miracle in the Rain (1956)
Wiretappers (1956)
Bobby Ware is Missing ((1955)
Dial Red 0 (1955)
Hell's Island (1955)
Lord of the Jungle (1955)
To Hell and Back (1955)
Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954)
The Bounty Hunter (1954)
Drive A Crooked Road (1954)
Pushover (1954)
Riding Shotgun (1954)
The Shanghai Story (1954)
The Desert Song (1953)
House of Wax (1953)
She's Back On Broadway (1953)
The System (1953)
Cattletown (1952)
Mara Maru (1952)
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
Operation Secret (1952)
Force of Arms (1951
Fort Worth (1951)
I Was A Communist For The FBI (1951)
Inside The Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
Operation Pacific (1951)
The Tanks Are Coming (1951)
Breakthrough (1950)
I'll Get By (1950)
Saddle Tramp (1950)
The Secret Fury (1950)
Television
Sledge
Hammer! "They Shoot Horses Don't They?"
(1986)
Matt Houston "The Honeymoon Murders"
(1985)
Matt Houston "Target Miss World" (1983)
Gavilan "Desighnated Hero" (1982)
Strike Force "Lonely Ladies" (1982)
The Fall Guy "The Rich Get Richer"
(1981)
Quincy, M.E. "Memories of Allison"
(1981)
Trapper John, M.D. "Family Affair"
1981)
Hellinger's Law (1981) TV movie
Alcatraz, The Whole Shocking Story (1980) TV
movie
Incredible Hulk (1979) "Captive Night"
Marciano (1979) TV movie
Women in White (1979) (mini series)
Sword of Justice (1978) "The Gemini
Connection"
Incredible Hulk (1979) "Hulk Breaks
Vegas"
Project U.F.O (1978)
Kojak (1978) "60 Miles To Hell"
Last Hurrah (1977) TV movie
Something for Joey (1977) TV movie
Alice (1976) "The Dilemma"
McCoy ((1975) "Double Take"
Police Story (1975) "Officer Needs
Help"
Mannix (1975) "Double Take"
Matt Helm (1975) "Hardball"
Lucille Ball Special with Dean Martin (1975)
special
The Night Stalker (1975) "Primal
Scream"
Kojak (1974) "The Betrayal"
Gunsmoke (1974) "Disciple"
Big Rose (1974) TV movie
The F.B.I. (1974) "The Betrayal"
Adam-12 (1973) "Southwest Division"
Gunsmoke (1973) "Kitty's Love Affair"
Emergency (1973) "The Professor"
Mannix (1973) "Out Of The Night"
Room 222 (1972) "Lift, Thrust &
Drag"
O'hara US Treasury (1972) "Operation
Dorias"
O'hara US Treasury (1971) "Operation Crystal
Springs"
O'hara US Treasury (1971) "Operation
Bribery"
Mannix (1971) "Voice in the Dark"
Adam-12 (1970) "Log 85-Sign in the
Twins"
Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970) TV movie
Mannix (1970) "War of Nerves"
The F.B.I. (1970) "Deadfall"
Bracken's World (1969)
Here's Lucy (1969) "Lucy's Wedding
Party"
Lancer (1968) "The Prodigal"
Hawaii Five-O (1968) "Yeasterday Died &
Tomorrow Lives"
The F.B.I. (1968) "The Phone Call"
The Virginian (1967) "The Fortress"
Hogan's Heroes (1967) "One In Every
Crowd"
Gunsmoke (1967) "The Pillagers"
My Three Sons (1967) "The Chameleon"
Gunsmoke (1967) "The Lure"
Batman (1967) "Catwoman Goes To
College"
Big Valley (1966) "The Iron Box"
Young Marrieds (1964) series regular to 1966
Great Adventure (1964) "Pirate and the
Patriot"
The Fugitive (1964) "Search in the Windy
City"
Perry Mason (1963) "Case of Bouncing
Boomerang"
The Mcgonigle (1961) pilot
The Rebel (1960) "The Legacy"
The Untouchables (1960) series regular to 1966
Men Into Space (1960) "The Major"
Colt .45 (1960) "Martial Law"
Sugarfoot (1960) "The Corsican"
Rawhide (1960) "Inc of the Dancing
Death"
The Rebel (1960) "Unsurrendered Sword"
Bonanza (1960) "The Spanish Grant"
Hawaiian Eye (1960) "The Kamehameha
Cloak"
Fury (1960) "Packy the Lion Tamer"
Colt .45 (1959) "Return to El Paso"
Desilu Playhouse (1959) "The
Untouchables"
Wyatt Earp (1959) "Horse Race"
M Squad (1959) "The Star Witness"
Northwest Passage (1959) "Stab in the
Back"
Fury (1959) "An Old Indian Trick"
Rin Tin Tin (1959) "Star of India"
Maverick (1958) "Escape to Tamico"
Perry Mason (1958) "Case of the Sardonic
Sergeant"
Zorro (1958) "The Well of Death"
Zorro (1958) "Deadly Bolas"
Loretta Young (1958) "Strange
Adventure"
26 Men (1958) "Gun Hand"
Perry Mason (1958) "Case of the One-Eyed
Witness"
Colt .45 (1957) "The Gypsies"
Silent Service (1957) "The Guardfish
Story"
Broken Arrow (1957) "White Savage"
The Millionaire (1957) "Story of Larry
Smart"
Tales of the Texas Rangers (1957) "Gypsy
Boy"
Boots & Saddles (1957) "The
Deserter"
Broken Arrow (1957) "Apache Child"
Silent Service (1957) "Two Davids and
Goliath"
Circus Boy (1957) "Little Vagabond"
Navy Log (1955) "Phantom of the Blue
Angels"
Goodyear Theatre (1955) "End of a
Mission"
Big Town (1955) "The Grand Almost"
Cavalcade of America (1954) "Mountain
Man"
Public Defender (1954) "Lost Cause"
Four Star Playhouse (1954) "Meet
McGraw"
My Little Margie (1954) "Vern's Guilty
Feeling"
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