Paul Failla
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Paul D. Failla is an Italian-American
retired Suffolk County, New York
police officer and actor who lives in Long Island
, New York.
He has spoken at many schools in New York about moral values, bullying, driver safety, and related topics. He brings an album of photos and autographs of people whom he respects and admires, including his deceased father, a World War II
veteran whom he holds as his personal hero. He also has Stephon Marbury
's high school autograph.
Paul has appeared as a cop in the Ethan Hawke
-directed film Chelsea Walls
and as a businessman in the Adrian Lyne
-directed film Unfaithful. He is also a member of the Screen Actor's Guild
Paul Failla's character program has reached as far across the country as Arizona. In 2011, he will have traveled as far as California.
In the early 1980s, Paul went to a Dianna Ross concert at the Westbury Music Fair and was invited up on stage to dance with Ms. Ross. She commented that she had never seen a "white boy" who could dance like that. Paul appeared at many open-mike nights on Long Island in the 1980s as a stand-up comic. The only times he had any competition for first place was when Prentiss McNeil of the Platters would show up.
Italian American
An Italian American , is an American of Italian ancestry. The designation may also refer to someone possessing Italian and American dual citizenship...
retired Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
police officer and actor who lives in Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, New York.
He has spoken at many schools in New York about moral values, bullying, driver safety, and related topics. He brings an album of photos and autographs of people whom he respects and admires, including his deceased father, a World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
veteran whom he holds as his personal hero. He also has Stephon Marbury
Stephon Marbury
Stephon Xavier Marbury is an American professional basketball player.The , point guard was selected out of the Georgia Institute of Technology by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 4th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, but was traded shortly thereafter to the Minnesota Timberwolves.He was an NBA...
's high school autograph.
Paul has appeared as a cop in the Ethan Hawke
Ethan Hawke
Ethan Green Hawke is an American actor, writer and director. He made his feature film debut in 1985 with the science fiction movie Explorers, before making a supporting appearance in the 1989 drama Dead Poets Society which is considered his breakthrough role...
-directed film Chelsea Walls
Chelsea Walls
Chelsea Walls is an American independent film directed by Ethan Hawke and released by Lions Gate Entertainment. It stars Kris Kristofferson, Uma Thurman, Rosario Dawson, and Robert Sean Leonard among others, with original score by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco. The story takes place in the historic Chelsea...
and as a businessman in the Adrian Lyne
Adrian Lyne
Adrian Lyne is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for directing films that focus on sexually charged characters and often uses natural light, a fog machine and other effects to create eroticized atmospheres...
-directed film Unfaithful. He is also a member of the Screen Actor's Guild
Paul Failla's character program has reached as far across the country as Arizona. In 2011, he will have traveled as far as California.
In the early 1980s, Paul went to a Dianna Ross concert at the Westbury Music Fair and was invited up on stage to dance with Ms. Ross. She commented that she had never seen a "white boy" who could dance like that. Paul appeared at many open-mike nights on Long Island in the 1980s as a stand-up comic. The only times he had any competition for first place was when Prentiss McNeil of the Platters would show up.