Biography for
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Date of Birth

26 January 1964, Spokane, Washington, USA

Birth Name

Paul Joseph Otto Johansson

Nickname

The Paul
P-Bomb

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Spouse

Gabriela Oltean

(? - 2005) (divorced)

Trivia

Paul was born in the US, but raised in Canada. He has citizenship in both countries.

Played with the Canadian National Basketball team touring for two years. 1986 in Korea and China and in 1987 to Israel and Greece.

He is the son of professional hockey player Earl "Ching" Johnson (a member of the 1954 Stanley Cup-winning Detroit Redwings team). Earl went by Johnson when he was playing hockey, but he later changed the family name to Johansson to reflect his Swedish heritage.

Became good friends with fellow Canadian Jason Priestley when both were scouted in Vancouver and brought to Los Angeles to pursue their careers in showbiz. They went on to work together in "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990), Conversations in Limbo (1998), and Dark Side (2003).

Speaks French.

Where Are They Now

(2005) Currently in Wilmington, North Carolina filming the 3rd season of One Tree Hill.

(January 2008) Wilmington, North Carolina acting and directing Season 5 of One Tree Hill

(August 2010) Currenty producing the first movie in the Atlas Shrugged Trilogy based on Ayn Rand's novel, Atlas Shrugged.