Biografie

His first child, daughter Ariel Glaser, died from complications from AIDS in August of 1988. She contracted HIV via breast milk when her mother, Elizabeth Glaser, was not aware that she had contracted HIV via an emergency blood transfusion. His second child, son Jake Glaser, contracted HIV in Elizabeth's womb. He is still alive and in reasonably good health as of December of 2010.

Directed a PSA spot on AIDS awareness in 1989, starring a soon-to-leave-office President Ronald Reagan.

Is a very close friend of director Michael Mann. They met during the filming of an episode of Starsky und Hutch (1975) adapted from Mann's screenplay and became friends. Later, Glaser directed several episodes of Mann's TV shows: Miami Vice (1984), including the Emmy-award winning The Prodigal Son (1985) (from Season 2) and the 6th, 10th, and 13th (final) episodes of Robbery Homicide Division (2002). In 1986, Mann served as a producer on the Glaser-directed crime film Die gnadenlose Clique (1986).

Was roommates with Andy Summers of the rock group The Police.

Met his first wife, Elizabeth Glaser, in June of 1975, while they were driving down Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood. They smiled at each other, then Paul motioned for Elizabeth to pull over, where he then invited her out for Chinese food. Elizabeth moved in with Paul three months later in September of 1975.

On Starsky und Hutch (1975): "We had a groundbreaking show with unique characters. But all people remember is that car" (quoted in USA Today, 3 March 2004).

The car is a character in the piece -- I've never liked the car, I submitted to its objectionable popularity.

So it eventually became a question of WHEN they were going to make a movie.

So being present becomes more and more the exercise the older you get.

Secondly, I thought it was ridiculous to have two undercover policemen driving around in a striped tomato.