Paul Williams

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Paul Hamilton Williams Jr. (born September 19, 1940) is an American composer, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for writing and co-writing popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s, including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song" and "Out in the Country", Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World", Biff Rose's "Fill Your Heart", and the Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun" and "Rainy Days and Mondays". Williams is also known for writing the score and lyrics for Bugsy Malone (1976) and his musical contributions to other films, including the Oscar-nominated song "Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie, and writing the lyrics to the #1 chart-topping song "Evergreen", the love theme from the Barbra Streisand film A Star Is Born, for which he won a Grammy for Song of the Year and an Academy Award for Best Original Song. He wrote the lyrics to the opening...

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The Love BoatSeries • 1977Star Trek: VoyagerSeries • 1995CommunitySeries • 2009Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969Dexter's LaboratorySeries • 1996Babylon 5Series • 1994Batman: The Animated SeriesSeries • 1992Superman: The Animated SeriesSeries • 1996Walker, Texas RangerSeries • 1993Police WomanSeries • 1974GoliathSeries • 2016The Fall GuySeries • 1981Dream OnSeries • 1990The Odd CoupleSeries • 1970Captain Planet and the PlaneteersSeries • 1990BarettaSeries • 1975The Mask: Animated SeriesSeries • 1995The New Batman AdventuresSeries • 1997Baby DriverMovie • 2017The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries • 1977227Series • 1985Gimme a Break!Series • 1981Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV ShowSeries • 1997My Little PonySeries • 1986