Paul Petersen
Paul Petersen ( born September 23, 1945 in Glendale, California) is an American actor.
Life
Paul Petersen was introduced in the 1950s by his stage enthusiastic mother to the theater business. In addition to his work on stage, he was in some movies, for example, in houseboat used. Also for television worked Petersen. In the Disney production The Mickey Mouse Club, he played one of the musketeers. Walt Disney himself dismissed him because of bad behavior ( Petersen had beaten the director, because he had often called him " mouse "). At age 12, he became famous as Jeff Stone in Donna Reed's sitcom. The handsome lad was popular with audiences, Fan Clubs formed very quickly. Since his partner Shelley Fabares landed a hit with the song Johnny Angel, Paul also began to record some songs. However, his recordings were only slightly successful.
The sitcom was set in 1966. The Vietnam War also influenced the film industry. A young serious man with the broadcast of the " cute boy next door" it was now difficult. The people identified only as Paul Jeff Stone. For him there was only a small supporting roles in film and television.
In this depressing and hopeless situation, remembered his colleague Paul Mickey Rooney. As this former child star, he went to college and studied English and history there. He also wrote adventure novels ( total 16 pieces). For 10 years he led a limousine service. His biggest achievement is the founding of A Minor Consideration, in 1990, a society for the support of children who are active in show business. Paul is committed to better training and adherence to a 40 - hour week. Meanwhile, Paul's work has made great and profound changes in Hollywood.
For the UN he was an emissary of the WSO, the World Safety Organization, and represented 300,000 workers in the film as Vice President of the Hollywood Entertainment Labor Council. He is also a board member of the Donna Reed Foundation and works at The Donna Reed Festiva in Denison, Iowa with.
For his work as a child actor in the Donna Reed Show Paul Petersen was awarded the Young Artist Award.