Changes: Paul McCrane

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Paul David McCrane is an American film, television and theatre actor, as well as an occasional television director. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Montgomery MacNeil in the 1980 film Fame, Emil Antonowsky in RoboCop and Robert Romano on the NBC medical drama series ER".

He served as a director on Season One of Nashville.

Biography

Early life

Episodes

Season 1

We Live in Two Different Worlds - director
Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw - director
When You're Tired of Breaking Other Hearts - director
I Don't Want to Talk About It Now - director

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+'''Paul David McCrane''' is an American film, television and theatre actor, as well as an occasional television director. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Montgomery MacNeil in the 1980 film ''[[wikipedia:Fame (1980 film)|Fame]]'', Emil Antonowsky in ''[[wikipedia:RoboCop|RoboCop]]'' and Robert Romano on the NBC medical drama series ''[[wikipedia:ER (TV series)|ER]]".
-'''Paul David McCrane'''<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> (born January 19, 1961) is an </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States American]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> film, television and </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre theatre]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> actor, as well as an occasional </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_director television director]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Montgomery MacNeil in the </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_in_film 1980]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> film </span>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fame_(1980_film) Fame]''<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, Emil Antonowsky in </span>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop RoboCop]''<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> and </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Romano Robert Romano]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> on the </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC NBC]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_drama medical drama]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> television series </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ER_(TV_series) ''ER'']<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">.</span>
-==Early Life==
-<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">McCrane was born in </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia Philadelphia]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania Pennsylvania]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, the son of Eileen C. (</span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Married_and_maiden_names née]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> Manyak), a nurse, and James J. McCrane, Jr., an actor and writer.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> He has a brother, Jim, and three sisters, Maureen, Barbara, and Deirdre.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> His family moved to </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richboro,_Pennsylvania Richboro, Pennsylvania]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, where he lived until he moved to </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York City]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> after graduating from </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Ghost_Preparatory_School Holy Ghost Preparatory School]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">.</span>
-==<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Career</span>==
-<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">An early role, when he was just 17 years of age, is in a short scene in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_II Rocky II]'', playing a wheelchair bound, multi-fracture patient who asks for Rocky's autograph on his head cast ("Hey Rocky...sign my head!").</p>
-<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">With an abundance of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_hair red hair], McCrane portrayed the earnest Montgomery MacNeil in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fame_(1980_film) Fame]''. He was the lead vocalist on three songs in the feature film: "Dogs in the Yard," "Miles From Here," and "Is it Okay if I Call You Mine?" (which he also composed). He also had a solo in "I Sing the Body Electric."</p>
+He served as a director on [[Season One]] of ''[[Nashville]]''.
-<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">Later, after losing most of his hair, he played murderous Emil Antonowsky in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop RoboCop]'', followed by astronaut [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Conrad Pete Conrad] in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_the_Earth_to_the_Moon_(miniseries) From the Earth to the Moon]'', Guard Trout in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shawshank_Redemption The Shawshank Redemption]'', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer cancer]-absorbing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutant mutant] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Betts Leonard Betts] in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X-Files The X-Files]''. After a recurring role as the snarky Dr. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Romano_(ER) Robert "Rocket" Romano] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ER_(TV_series) ''ER''], he became a regular cast member (1997-2003) and returned for one episode during its 15th and final season (2008). McCrane guest-starred in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_(TV_series) 24]'' Seasons 5 and 6 as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graem_Bauer Graem Bauer]. He has also appeared on''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugly_Betty Ugly Betty]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]''.</p>
+==Biography==
+==Early life==
+==Episodes==
-<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2011, McCrane took on the recurring role of Assistant District Attorney Josh Peyton in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC NBC] television program ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%27s_Law Harry's Law],'' a project of producer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_E._Kelley David E. Kelley]. McCrane won the 2011 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Guest_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series Emmy Award for Guest Actor in a Drama Series] for his performance in the role.</p>
-==<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Nashville</span>==
 ===Season 1===
 *[[We Live in Two Different Worlds]] - ''director''
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 *[[I Don't Want to Talk About It Now]] - ''director''
-==<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Filmography</span>==
-===Actor===
-===Director===
 [[Category:Directors]]
 [[Category:Males]]