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name: "Paul Provenza"
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born: "31 July 1957"
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# Paul Provenza

Actor. Born 31 July 1957 in The Bronx.

## Details

- **Born:** 31 July 1957, The Bronx
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3372049, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0699037/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/83339

## Biography

Paul Provenza is an American actor, stand-up comedian and filmmaker. Born on 31 July 1957 in The Bronx, New York City, he graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and studied at the University of Pennsylvania and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Provenza played Dr Phil Capra in the sixth season of the CBS series *Northern Exposure* (1994–1995). He directed the 2005 documentary *The Aristocrats* and has appeared in television series including *Empty Nest* (1992–1993), *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), *The West Wing* (2000) and *Miami Vice* (1989). He is based in Los Angeles and has hosted *The Green Room with Paul Provenza* (2010–2011).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Northern Exposure* (1990), Fi1m 82, as Phil Capra — [page](https://film.one/tv/northern-exposure.md)

## Also known for

- *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), Ethan
- *The Aristocrats* (2005), Self (uncredited), Director
- *Dynasty* (1981)
- *The Facts of Life* (1979), Casey Clark
- *Charles in Charge* (1984), Todd Sterling
- *Plump Fiction* (1997), Crispin Maraschino
- *Gilbert* (2017), Self
- *I'm Dying Up Here* (2017), Peter

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