Paul Le Mat (born September 22, 1945) is an American actor. He first
came to prominence with his role in American Graffiti (1973); his
performance was met with critical acclaim and earned him the Golden
Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor.Le Mat's breakout
performance in American Graffiti landed him the lead role in box
office hit Aloha, Bobby and Rose (1975). He also is known for his work
in the Jonathan Demme films Handle with Care (1977) and Melvin and
Howard (1980). He won another Golden Globe award for his performance
in the TV film The Burning Bed (1984) and starred in the cult film
Puppet Master (1989) which spawned a franchise.Le Mat was born to
Matthew (1914â€"1963) and Paula Le Mat (1912â€"1990). He graduated
from Newport Harbor High School in 1963, and attended various colleges
in California, eventually receiving an associate of arts degree from
Los Angeles Valley College. Le Mat served in the Vietnam War with the
U.S. Navy on an SP-5B Marlin seaplane in a maritime patrol squadron.Le
Mat starred in the pilot episode of Firehouse in 1973. In 1972, he
appeared in American Graffiti (released in 1973), a coming-of-age film
about a group of friends in Modesto, California in the early 1960s. He
played John Milner - a role that would earn him his first Golden Globe
Award. The film received universal acclaim and was a box office smash.
Le Mat also starred in Floyd Mutrux's 1975 crime spree film Aloha,
Bobby and Rose, another commercial hit.
came to prominence with his role in American Graffiti (1973); his
performance was met with critical acclaim and earned him the Golden
Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor.Le Mat's breakout
performance in American Graffiti landed him the lead role in box
office hit Aloha, Bobby and Rose (1975). He also is known for his work
in the Jonathan Demme films Handle with Care (1977) and Melvin and
Howard (1980). He won another Golden Globe award for his performance
in the TV film The Burning Bed (1984) and starred in the cult film
Puppet Master (1989) which spawned a franchise.Le Mat was born to
Matthew (1914â€"1963) and Paula Le Mat (1912â€"1990). He graduated
from Newport Harbor High School in 1963, and attended various colleges
in California, eventually receiving an associate of arts degree from
Los Angeles Valley College. Le Mat served in the Vietnam War with the
U.S. Navy on an SP-5B Marlin seaplane in a maritime patrol squadron.Le
Mat starred in the pilot episode of Firehouse in 1973. In 1972, he
appeared in American Graffiti (released in 1973), a coming-of-age film
about a group of friends in Modesto, California in the early 1960s. He
played John Milner - a role that would earn him his first Golden Globe
Award. The film received universal acclaim and was a box office smash.
Le Mat also starred in Floyd Mutrux's 1975 crime spree film Aloha,
Bobby and Rose, another commercial hit.
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