Paul Gross is an actor, director, musician, songwriter and screenwriter from Canada. Despite the fact that his parents had nothing to do with cinema, Paul was confident from childhood that he would become a famous and successful actor.
Paul Michael (Michelle) Gross was born into a military family. Place of his birth: the province of Alberta, a town called Calgary, Canada. Date of birth: April 30, 1959. According to the horoscope, he is Taurus.
The boy's father, Robert Gross, was forced to travel around Europe often because of his profession. Paul, along with his mother - Rennie Gross - accompanied dad everywhere. Therefore, his childhood was spent in European cities. Gross returned to Canada with his parents only in 1970.
As a child, Paul Gross began to take an interest in art, creative expression, and the film industry. During his school years, the boy repeatedly starred in commercials, earning his first money and gaining the necessary experience. After receiving secondary education, Paul entered the University of Albert without difficulty, where he learned the basics of acting. At the same time, he began acting in the theater. Paul Gross can boast of his successful roles in such performances as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet. However, the young man did not receive higher education immediately, he dropped out of the institute in his third year. Only after a while Paul recovered at a higher educational institution and still received a diploma.
Career development in the film industry
Paul Gross did not immediately get into a big movie. He began his career playing in television series. So, for example, in 1985 there was a TV show called Turning to Stone, where Paul played one of the roles. In the same year, the young talented artist decided to try himself as a screenwriter, and he succeeded. A film based on his script was released.
At the moment, Paul Gross's filmography includes more than 40 different films and TV series, many of which have become quite successful. The most popular actor brought such works as "Strictly South", "She's Grace", "Paschendal: The Last Stand", "Boys with Brooms".
Paul Gross did not limit himself exclusively to his acting career. He created scripts for a number of films and TV series, in particular "The Hyena's Trail", "Immoral Behavior", the series "The Trojan Horse". I tried myself as a voice actor, producer (worked on 13 films) and director (4 films).
Paul Gross is now considered the most influential and sought-after representative of the Canadian film industry. In 2009, he even received an award from the Canadian government for his enormous creative contribution and for the development of the arts.
Musical creativity
In 1997, Gross, together with David Keely, released a CD entitled "Two Horses". Later, four singles from this disc saw the light, which went on sale in 1997-2000.
In 2001, the second album by Paul Gross and Keely was released - Love and Carnage.
The famous artist was also involved in the creation of lyrics for the songs of the rock band The Bonemen.
Family, love, personal life
Paul Gross's biography will not be complete if you lose sight of his private life.
Paul is happily married. The wedding took place in the fall of 1988. His wife was actress Martha Burns, whom Gross met while working on one of the theatrical performances.
This family has two children: Jack and Hannah.
