Paul Lazar

Paul Lazar
Paul Lazar
	Lazar in The Debt (1993)
Born	March 26, 1955 (age 70)
Occupations	Actor; theatre director;
Years active	c. 1983–present
Spouse	Annie-B Parson
Children	1

Paul Lazar is an American actor and theatre director. He co-founded Brooklyn's Big Dance Theater with his wife Annie-B Parson and Molly Hickok.^[1] Lazar is also known for appearing in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and collaborating with Bong Joon-ho on The Host (2006) and Snowpiercer (2013).

Life and career

Lazar began activity in the theater in New York during the 1980s as a member of the Irondale Ensemble Project. He met his future wife Annie-B Parson around 1983, and has worked on numerous productions with her since.^[2] In 1991, they co-founded the troupe Big Dance Theater in Brooklyn with Molly Hickok. They have also had a son together.^[1] As of 2015, he teaches acting at Rutgers University.^[3]

Lazar has also appeared in several films including Married to the Mob (1988),^[2] The Silence of the Lambs (1991),^[2] and collaborating with Bong Joon-ho on The Host (2006)^[2] and Snowpiercer (2013).^[4]

Selected filmography

Streamers (1983)
Married to the Mob (1988)
Miami Vice (TV 1988) [1 episode; "Hostile Takeover"]
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Debt (1993)
Philadelphia (1993)
Trapped in Paradise (1994)
Buffalo Girls (TV 1995)
The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)
Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
Beloved (1998)
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
Sex and the City (TV 2002) [1 episode; "Luck Be an Old Lady"]
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
The Host (2006)
Anamorph (2007)
Snowpiercer (2013)

References

^ ^a ^b Rocco, Claudia La (2009-09-25). "Husband and Wife, Marrying Art Forms". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Big Dance Theater by John Haskell". Bomb. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
^ "Paul Lazar". Archived from the original on 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
^ Boyd, Colin (2014-06-27). "Snowpiercer". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved 2025-03-10.

External links

Paul Lazar at IMDb

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[:0-1] Rocco, Claudia La (2009-09-25). "Husband and Wife, Marrying Art Forms". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-03-10.

[:1-2] "Big Dance Theater by John Haskell". Bomb. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2025.

[3] "Paul Lazar". Archived from the original on 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2025-03-10.

[4] Boyd, Colin (2014-06-27). "Snowpiercer". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved 2025-03-10.

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