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Paul Jabara, also known as Paul Frederick Jabara, was an American actor, singer, and songwriter of Lebanese ancestry, born in Brooklyn, New York City. He wrote Donna Summer's Oscar-winning "Last Dance" from Thank God It's Friday (1978) and Barbra Streisand's song "The Main Event/Fight" from The Main Event (1979). He cowrote The Weather Girls hit "It's Raining Men" with Paul Shaffer.
Jabara's cousin and close friend Jad Azkoul is also a Lebanese-American musician specializing in classical guitar.
Birth Name
Paul Frederick Jabara
Born
Saturday, 31 January 1948
Died
Tuesday, 29 September 1992
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Light Sleeper | Eddie | 1992 |
| 9 1/2 Ninjas! | Mr. Ninja (voice) / Mr. Ninja | 1991 |
| Slaves of New York | Derelict | 1989 |
| Les Patterson Saves the World | Leroy | 1987 |
| L.A. Law | Reporter #1 | 1986 |
| Legal Eagles | Taxi Driver | 1986 |
| Out of the Darkness | Henry | 1985 |
| The Equalizer | Music Teacher | 1985 |
| Honky Tonk Freeway | T.J. Tupus | 1981 |
| The 51st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 1979 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Light Sleeper | Eddie | 1992 |
| 9 1/2 Ninjas! | Mr. Ninja (voice) / Mr. Ninja | 1991 |
| Slaves of New York | Derelict | 1989 |
| Les Patterson Saves the World | Leroy | 1987 |
| L.A. Law | Reporter #1 | 1986 |
| Legal Eagles | Taxi Driver | 1986 |
| Out of the Darkness | Henry | 1985 |
| The Equalizer | Music Teacher | 1985 |
| Honky Tonk Freeway | T.J. Tupus | 1981 |
| The 51st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 1979 |
| Thank God It's Friday | Carl | 1978 |
| Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Pete Schwimmer | 1976 |
| Peeper | Janitor | 1975 |
| The Day of the Locust | Nightclub Entertainer | 1975 |
| Starsky and Hutch | Billy Ryan | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| The Lords of Flatbush | Crazy Cohen | 1974 |
| The Last Angry Man | Myron Malcolm | 1974 |
| Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me | Heap | 1971 |
| In Search of America | Soundman | 1971 |
| Necropolis | 1971 | |
| The Ski Bum | Rocco | 1971 |
| The Out of Towners | First Hippie | 1970 |
| Medea | Pelias | 1969 |
| Midnight Cowboy | The Party | 1969 |
| American Bandstand | Himself | 1952 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1980 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1979 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Won |
| 1979 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Won |
