PaulHippgrewupinthePhiladelphiaarea.HemovedtoNewYorkat17tostudyactingwithWilliamHickeyandMiraRostova.DuringtheseyearsPaulsupportedhimselfbyplayingguitarandsingingonthestreetsofNewYork.HeeventuallylandedgigsplayingthelegendaryclubsofGreenwichVillageandoccasionalcommercials.OnenightdirectorAbelFerraraspottedHippatagigonBleekerStreetandaskedhimtoauditionforhisfilmChin...(展开全部)　　PaulHippgrewupinthePhiladelphiaarea.HemovedtoNewYorkat17tostudyactingwithWilliamHickeyandMiraRostova.DuringtheseyearsPaulsupportedhimselfbyplayingguitarandsingingonthestreetsofNewYork.HeeventuallylandedgigsplayingthelegendaryclubsofGreenwichVillageandoccasionalcommercials.OnenightdirectorAbelFerraraspottedHippatagigonBleekerStreetandaskedhimtoauditionforhisfilmChinaGirl(1987).PaulwonthepartofNinoVillacheoverhundredsofotheryoungactors.SincethenPaulhasworkedsteadilyonthebigandsmallscreenaswellasoff-Broadway,BroadwayandLondonWestEndstages.　　In1990PaulwasnominatedforTheLaurenceOlivierAwardforoutstandingperformancebyanactorinamusicalforhisperformanceasrockerBuddyHollyin"Buddy".HetooktheshowtoBroadway'sShubertTheaterthefollowingyearwhereheopenedtoravereviewsandwashonoredwithaTonyAwardnomination.HealsowonaTheaterWorldAwardforbestBroadwaydebutperformance.　　Paulhasappearedinover25featurefilms,mostrecentlyErnstGossner'sfeatureSouthofPico(2007).OnthesmallscreenPaulhasappearedinnumerousTVshows.　　PaulmadehisfeaturefilmdirectorialdebutwithDeathofaDog(2000).ExecutiveproducedbyAbelFerrarathefilmstarsJulieKesslerandEdieFalco.　　Hissecondfilmasdirector,tentativelytitledBurnOutwhileinproduction,featuresappearancesbyNickNolte,JohnCusack,LarryClarke,LairdJohnHamilton,andMalcolmMcLaren.Itisslatedforreleasesometimeafterthefall0f2012.