Joshua Atwill Pais (born June 21, 1958) is an American actor and
acting coach. He has appeared in the films Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles (1990), Music of the Heart (1999), Assassination of a High
School President (2008), I Saw the Light (2015) and Motherless
Brooklyn (2019). He also appeared in nine episodes of Ray Donovan.Pais
was born in New York City, New York, and is the son of Lila Lee (née
Atwill), a painter and poet, and Dutch-born physicist, professor, and
writer Abraham Pais. His father was from a Jewish family, and his
mother converted to Judaism.He has appeared in Hollywood films
including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (in which he was both in the
costume and was the voice) as Raphael, Music of the Heart, Scream 3,
It Runs in the Family, Phone Booth, Little Manhattan and Find Me
Guilty. He played Assistant M.E. Borak in 15 episodes of the series
Law & Order, between 1990 and 2002. He also played the Spanish teacher
in the film Assassination of a High School President. He had a
recurring role as an obnoxious movie producer on the American crime
drama series Ray Donovan. He also appeared as a lawyer on 2 Broke
Girls.Pais married actress Lisa Emery on August 27, 1990; actor Zane
Pais is their son. They divorced in 2003. Pais is married to Marie
Forleo.
acting coach. He has appeared in the films Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles (1990), Music of the Heart (1999), Assassination of a High
School President (2008), I Saw the Light (2015) and Motherless
Brooklyn (2019). He also appeared in nine episodes of Ray Donovan.Pais
was born in New York City, New York, and is the son of Lila Lee (née
Atwill), a painter and poet, and Dutch-born physicist, professor, and
writer Abraham Pais. His father was from a Jewish family, and his
mother converted to Judaism.He has appeared in Hollywood films
including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (in which he was both in the
costume and was the voice) as Raphael, Music of the Heart, Scream 3,
It Runs in the Family, Phone Booth, Little Manhattan and Find Me
Guilty. He played Assistant M.E. Borak in 15 episodes of the series
Law & Order, between 1990 and 2002. He also played the Spanish teacher
in the film Assassination of a High School President. He had a
recurring role as an obnoxious movie producer on the American crime
drama series Ray Donovan. He also appeared as a lawyer on 2 Broke
Girls.Pais married actress Lisa Emery on August 27, 1990; actor Zane
Pais is their son. They divorced in 2003. Pais is married to Marie
Forleo.
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