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Paul Jabara (1948–1992)

Soundtrack | Actor

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His songwriting career is closely associated with the "queen of disco," Donna Summer, who recorded Paul's Oscar-winning song "Last Dance" for the movie Thank God It's Friday. He also was instrumental in ushering Barbra Streisand into the dance movement. She sang his title song for the movie The Main Event... See more trivia »

Born:

Paul Frederick Jabara
in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died:

(age 44) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2013 Splash! Famosos al agua (TV series)
– Episode #1.3 (2013) (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2011-2013 Tu cara me suena (TV series)
– Tu cara más solidaria (2013) (writer: "No More Tears Enough is Enough")
– Episode #1.9 (2011) (writer: "Last Dance")
 
2013 Mulheres Ricas (TV series)
– Episode #2.6 (2013) (writer: "It's Raining Men" - uncredited)
 
2012 The X Factor Philippines (TV series)
– Final Result (2012) (writer: "No More Tears Enough Is Enough")
 
2012 Sarah G Live (TV series)
– Enchong Dee/Joey Generoso/Marc Tupaz/Kean Cipriano/Enrique Gil (2012) (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2012 Magic Mike (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2012 Top of the Pops 2 (TV series)
– Donna Summer (2012) (writer: "Last Dance")
 
2011 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
– Episode #19.49 (2011) (writer: "It's Raining Men" - uncredited)
– Episode #19.10 (2011) (writer: "It's Raining Men" - uncredited)
– Episode #19.3 (2011) (writer: "It's Raining Men" - uncredited)
 
2011 Canada Sings (TV series)
– Just Energetics vs. The Sound of Fire (2011) (writer: "Last Dance")
 
2011 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
– 2011 Grand Finale (2011) (writer: "Last Dance" - uncredited)
 
2011 The 65th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie) (music: "It's Raining Men" / lyrics: "It's Raining Men")
 
2010 All Good Things (writer: "Last Dance")
 
2010 Being Erica (TV series)
– Moving on Up (2010) (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2010 America's Got Talent (TV series)
– Finale: Winner Revealed (2010) (writer: "Last Dance", "No More Tears Enough Is Enough")
 
2010 Vampires Suck (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2010 Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!! (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2010 Héroes (writer: "Last Dance")
 
2010 Why Did I Get Married Too? (writer: "It's Raining Men" / as Paul F. Jabara)
 
2010 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
– Episode #1.132 (2010) (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2009-2010 Dancing on Ice (TV series)
– Episode #5.8 (2010) (writer: "No More Tears Enough Is Enough")
– Episode #4.15 (2009) (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2010 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 25 January 2010 (2010) (writer: "It's Raining Men" - uncredited)
 
2010 Memòries de la tele (TV series)
– Episode #4.16 (2010) (writer: "No More Tears Enough Is Enough")
 
2009 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
– Round Ten: Final Results (2009) (writer: "Last Dance" - uncredited)
 
2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2008 Disco (writer: "Last Dance")
 
2007 The Comebacks (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2007 Divas of Disco (video) (writer: "Last Dance")
 
2007 X premios Max de las artes escénicas (TV movie) (writer: "Last Dance")
 
2006 Cheers to '07 Countdown: The GMA New Year Countdown Special (TV movie) (writer: "Last Dance')
 
2006 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (writer: "Last Dance" 1978)
 
2006 After the Wedding (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2004 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2004 Discomania (TV documentary) (writer: "No More Tears Enough Is Enough")
 
2004 Scrubs (TV series)
– My Rule of Thumb (2004) (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2003 Stuck on You (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2003 The Simpsons (TV series)
– Today, I Am a Clown (2003) (writer: "Last Dance")
 
2003 Excuses! (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (writer: "Last Dance")
 
2003 Eurobest (TV special) (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2003 The Disco Ball (TV special) (writer: "It's Raining Men", "Last Dance")
 
2003 Hunks (video documentary) (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2002 Ed (TV series)
– The Divorce (2002) (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2002 Just Can't Get Enough (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2002 Un paso adelante (TV series)
– Quiero bailar (2002) (writer: "No More Tears Enough Is Enough")
 
2001-2002 Operación triunfo (TV series)
– Episode #1.11 (2002) (writer: "Last Dance")
– Episode #1.5 (2001) (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2001 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (writer: "Its Raining Men")
 
2001 Friends (TV series)
– The One with Chandler's Dad (2001) (writer: "It's Raining Men" - uncredited)
 
2001 Bridget Jones's Diary (writer: "It's Raining Men" / as Jabara)
 
2001 Un paso adelante. Historia de una serie (TV documentary) (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2000 Duets (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2000 Scary Movie (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
2000 Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling Vol. 2 (video) (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
1999 VH1 Presents Donna Summer: Live and More... Encore! (TV documentary) (writer: "No More Tears Enough Is Enough")
 
1989-1997 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV series)
– Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1997) (writer: "It's Raining Men" - uncredited)
– Colossus and the Headhunters (1994) (writer: "It's Raining Men")
– Hercules and the Captive Women (1992) (writer: "It's Raining Men")
– City on Fire (1989) (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
1997 Selena (writer: "Last Dance" 1978)
 
1996 Eraser (writer: "It's Raining Men")
 
1995 Biography (TV series documentary)
– Donna Summer: From Disco to Diva (1995) (writer: "Last Dance")
 
1993 Coneheads ("No More Tears Enough Is Enough")
 
1990 Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (documentary) (writer: "Last Dance")
 
1981-1988 The Benny Hill Show (TV series)
– The Halitosis Kid (1988) (writer: "It's Raining Men")
– Superteech (1983) (writer: "Work That Body" - uncredited)
– Big Poppa (1981) (writer: "No More Tears Enough Is Enough")
 
1986 Tough Guys (music: "Work That Body" / lyrics: "Work That Body")
 
1984 Oxford Blues (music: "Oxford Blues" / lyrics: "Oxford Blues" / producer: "Oxford Blues")
 
1982-1983 Fame (TV series)
– Fame on Tour: Happy Birthday Israel (1983) (writer: "Beautiful Dreamer")
– And the Winner Is.... (1982) (music: "Beautiful Dreamer" / lyrics: "Beautiful Dreamer")
– Reunions (1982) (music: "Hope" / lyrics: "Hope")
 
1983 Easy Money ("It's Raining Men")
 
1983 Donna Summer: A Hot Summer Night (TV movie) (writer: "Last Dance")
 
1981 Honky Tonk Freeway (writer: "Faster Faster", "My Man Ain't Enough for Me" / performer: "Faster Faster")
 
1980 Inside Moves (music: "Something's Missing in My Life", "Beautiful Dreamer" / lyrics: "Beautiful Dreamer")
 
1980 Mare i fill, societat limitada (TV series)
– Macarrons a l'empordanesa (1980) (writer: "No More Tears Enough Is Enough")
 
1980 Guiding Light (TV series)
– Episode #1.8320 (1980) (writer: "No More Tears Enough is Enough")
 
1979 The Main Event (writer: "The Main Event", "Fight")
 
1979 The 51st Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary) (writer: "Last Dance")
 
1979 Getting in Shape for the Main Event (TV documentary short) ("The Main Event", "Fight")
 
1976-1978 The Muppet Show (TV series)
– Lesley Ann Warren (1978) (writer: "Last Dance" - uncredited)
– Twiggy (1976) (writer: "Dance")
 
1978 The Midnight Special (TV series)
– Episode #6.34 (1978) (writer: "Last Dance" - uncredited / performer: "Queen of the Disco" - uncredited)
 
1978 Thank God It's Friday (writer: "Last Dance" / performer: "Disco Queen", "Trapped in a Stairway")
 
1976 Mother, Jugs & Speed (music: "Dance" / lyrics: "Dance" / performer: "Dance")
 
1975 The Day of the Locust (performer: "HOT VOODOO")
 
1974 The Lord's of Flatbush ("When You Are A Lord")
 
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1992 Light Sleeper
Eddie
 
1992 L.A. Law (TV series)
Reporter #1
– All About Sleaze (1992) … Reporter #1
 
1991 9 1/2 Ninjas!
Mr. Ninja (voice)
 
1989 Slaves of New York
Derelict
 
1987 Les Patterson Saves the World
Leroy (as Paul Jebari)
 
1986 Legal Eagles
Taxi Driver
 
1985 Out of the Darkness (TV movie)
Henry
 
1985 The Equalizer (TV series)
Orchestra Music Teacher
– Pilot (1985) … Orchestra Music Teacher
 
1981 Honky Tonk Freeway
T.J. Tupus
 
1978 Thank God It's Friday
Carl
 
1977 The Rubber Gun Squad (TV movie)
Austin
 
1976 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
Billy Ryan
– Vendetta (1976) … Billy Ryan
 
1976 Peeper
Janitor
 
1975 The Day of the Locust
Nightclub Entertainer
 
1974 The Lord's of Flatbush
Crazy Cohen
 
1974 The Last Angry Man (TV movie)
Myron Malcolm
 
1973 Blu Gang e vissero per sempre felici e ammazzati
Teddy Fog
 
1971 The Ski Bum
Rocco
 
1971 Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Heap
 
1971 In Search of America (TV movie)
Soundman
 
1970 Necropolis
 
1970 The Out of Towners
First Hippie (uncredited)
 
1969 Medea
Pelias
 
1969 Midnight Cowboy
The Party
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1979 The 36th Annual Golden Globes Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Original Song
 

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(Tuesday December 1,1970 12PM) He played a Mourners of the Downtown Theatre in Tom Eyen's play, "The Death of Off-Broadway Or: Money (Sieg Heil!) (A Street Play," in a Theatre of the Eye Repertory Company at first Astor Place Theatre and ended at Theatre De Lys in New York City. Tom... See more »

Alternate Names:

Paul Jebari
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Trivia:

His songwriting career is closely associated with the "queen of disco," Donna Summer, who recorded Paul's Oscar-winning song "Last Dance" for the movie Thank God It's Friday. He also was instrumental in ushering Barbra Streisand into the dance movement. She sang his title song for the movie The Main Event... See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius