Biographie

Co-created and wrote the groundbreaking children's series The Electric Company (1971) in the 1970s.

Was discovered in New York by Mike Nichols, who cast the actor as one of the poker-playing buddies in the original 1965 Broadway production of "The Odd Couple." When star Art Carney left, Dooley replaced him as the fastidious roommate Felix Unger opposite Walter Matthau's hedonistic Oscar Madison.

Had an Emmy-nominated guest turn on the HBO sitcom Dream On (1990), playing the gay father of the lead character, Martin Tupper (played by Brian Benben).

Dooley and Dennis Christopher have played father and son twice in movies: Liam and Hughie Brenner in A Wedding (1978), and Raymond and Dave Stoller in La bande des quatre (1979). They later played father and son (Stan and Roger Coffman) in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) episode, Cherry Red (2003).

Has four children: Robin, Peter, Adam (by first wife Donna) and Savannah (by second wife Winnie Holzman). Son Adam Dooley wrote, directed and produced the short film Adventures in Homeschooling (2004), which featured Paul Dooley. Savannah Dooley wrote episodes for What Goes On (2007). Winnie Holzman wrote for the last two seasons of Thirtysomething (1987) and was creator and writer for the acclaimed teen drama series My So-Called Life (1994).