{{bestknown|''The Muppet Show'' guest star<br>[[Episode 108: Paul Williams|episode 108]]}}
{{bestknown|''The Muppet Show'' guest star<br>[[Episode 108: Paul Williams|episode 108]]}}
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[[Image:Paul Williams.JPG|thumb|300px|Paul Williams on ''The Muppet Show''.]]
[[Image:Paul Williams.JPG|thumb|300px|Paul Williams on ''The Muppet Show''.]]
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[[Image:Pianoplayer.jpg|frame|Paul Williams as the piano player at the El Sleezo Cafe.]]
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[[Image:Paul Williams piano player.jpg|thumb|300px|Paul Williams as the piano player at the El Sleezo Cafe.]]
[[Image:Paulwilliamsjudycollinskermit.jpg|thumb|300px|Judy Collins, Kermit, and Paul Williams.]]
[[Image:Paulwilliamsjudycollinskermit.jpg|thumb|300px|Judy Collins, Kermit, and Paul Williams.]]
'''Paul Williams''' (b. 1940) is a prolific composer, lyricist, singer and actor.
'''Paul Williams''' (b. 1940) is a prolific composer, lyricist, singer and actor.
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Some of his most famous compositions include "We've Only Just Begun," "[[An Old Fashioned Love Song]]," "I Won't Last a Day Without You," "Nice to Be Around," "[[You and Me Against the World]]," "[[Sad Song]]", "Evergreen" (which earned Williams an [[Academy Award]]), "Rainy Days and Mondays", and "[[The Rainbow Connection]]" (which earned Williams an Academy Award nomination).
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Some of his most famous compositions include "We've Only Just Begun," "[[An Old Fashioned Love Song]]," "I Won't Last a Day Without You," "Nice to Be Around," "[[You and Me Against the World]]," "[[Sad Song]]", "Evergreen" (which earned Williams an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]), "Rainy Days and Mondays", and "[[Rainbow Connection]]" (which earned Williams an Academy Award nomination).
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The biographical documentary ''Paul Williams Still Alive'' includes clips of his appearance on ''The Muppet Show''.<ref>http://vimeo.com/42560411</ref>
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The biographical documentary ''[[Paul Williams Still Alive]]'' includes clips of his appearance on ''The Muppet Show''.<ref>[http://vimeo.com/42560411 Paul Williams Still Alive - film trailer on Vimeo]</ref>
==Muppet Music==
==Muppet Music==
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*'''SongsandScore:'''
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*''[[Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas]]'' (songs and score)
*''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]'': [[Chief Elf]]
*''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]'': [[Chief Elf]]
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*''[[The Muppets Take the Bowl]]''<ref>Greiving, Tim. [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-muppets-hollywood-bowl-20170907-story.html "A new Kermit goes Hollywood as 'The Muppets Take the Bowl'"] ''LA Times''. September 6, 2017.</ref>
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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*[[Judy Collins]] and [[Kermit the Frog]] presented Williams into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 2001.
*[[Judy Collins]] and [[Kermit the Frog]] presented Williams into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 2001.
*Paul Williams appeared alongside Jim Henson at the [[Emmy Awards Ceremony|1984 Emmy Awards]] to present the award for best performer in a variety series.
*Paul Williams appeared alongside Jim Henson at the [[Emmy Awards Ceremony|1984 Emmy Awards]] to present the award for best performer in a variety series.
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*Even though he portrayed a piano player in ''The Muppet Movie'', Williams cannot actually play the piano. He also mimed playing the piano at MuppetFest, which was a hollow piano so that Kermit could sit on it.<ref>[[Muppet Morsels]]</ref>
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==References==
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==Sources==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://paulwilliamsconnection.org/ Official site]
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*[http://www.paulwilliamsofficial.com/ Official site]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0931437/ IMDb]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0931437/ IMDb]
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*[http://www.toughpigs.com/paul-williams-1/ Tough Pigs interview with Paul Williams, part 1] [http://www.toughpigs.com/paul-williams-2/ part 2] [http://www.toughpigs.com/paul-williams-3/ part 3]
Paul Williams appeared alongside Jim Henson at the 1984 Emmy Awards to present the award for best performer in a variety series.
Even though he portrayed a piano player in The Muppet Movie, Williams cannot actually play the piano. He also mimed playing the piano at MuppetFest, which was a hollow piano so that Kermit could sit on it.[3]
