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- Birth namePaul Frederick Jabara
- Paul Jabara was born on January 31, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Thank God It's Friday (1978), Eraser (1996) and All Good Things (2010). He died on September 29, 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- The symbolic Red Ribbon Project was co-founded by Paul in 1991, who conceptualized and distributed the very first AIDS red ribbon before succumbing to the disease.
- His songwriting career is closely associated with the "queen of disco," Donna Summer, who recorded Paul's Oscar-winning song "Last Dance" for the movie Thank God It's Friday (1978). He also was instrumental in ushering Barbra Streisand into the dance movement. She sang his title song for the movie The Main Event (1979). Together, divas Streisand and Summer dueted on Paul's best-seller "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)".
- Paul composed and performed "Trapped in a Stairway" from Thank God It's Friday (1978). He plays the nerdy character Carl. He also co-wrote The Weather Girls' "It's Raining Men" with Paul Shaffer of Late Show with David Letterman (1992) television show.
- Was suffering from AIDS.
- Was in the original cast of the musical "Hair"
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