Paul Michael Glaser rose to fame as one half of “Starsky & Hutch.”
The show, which aired on ABC for four seasons from 1975 to 1979, followed detectives David Starsky and Kenneth “Hutch'” Hutchinson, played by David Soulas they patrolled the streets of the fictional town of Bay City, California.
“It seems like we had the same kind of motivation during our careers at that point to make things happen, and we were more driven, more committed to trying to do something quality,” Glaser told the Television Academy in August 2014.
“My personal drive and David's identified a level of work or a level of intention that allowed us to be more than just the script. I think the chemistry was there from the beginning.”
STARSKY & HUTCH ACTOR, DAVID SOUL, DEAD AT 80
Paul Michael Glaser is known for his role in “Starsky & Hutch.” (Getty Images)
Glaser's crime-solving partner, Soul, died Thursday night.
“David Soul – beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother – passed away yesterday after a valiant battle for life in the loving company of his family. He shared many extraordinary gifts around the world as an actor, singer, storyteller, creative artist and dear friend,” his wife, Helen Snell, said in a statement.
“His smile, his laugh and his passion for life will be remembered by many whose lives he touched.”
David Soul, who played Kenneth “Hutch” Hutchinson on “Starsky & Hutch,” died Jan. 4. (Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty Images)
Here's what Glaser has been up to since “Starsky & Hutch” ended.
Direction
Glaser has directed both films and television shows, including episodes of “Miami Vice.” (NBCU/NBCUniversal Photo Bank via Getty Images via Getty Images)
Glaser made his directorial debut while portraying Dave Starsky in “Starsky and Hutch“, after directing five episodes of the series from 1977 to 1979.
One of the relationships he established while starring on the show was with Michael Mann, who offered him a job directing a few episodes of “Miami Vice,” which led Glaser to an Emmy nomination.
“It was a pretty cool experience because Michael had faced the situation where this was the first series ever to air in Miami,” Glaser told the Television Academy. “It was the first show that worked outside of a studio, on the East Coast, with the East Coast unions and everything else. And so Miami couldn't do enough to help us. The studio being at The other side of the country didn't have a lot of oversight, so we had to do an awful lot…and I did it.”
Following his appointment, Glaser continued to direct. A part of his other projects included “Band of the Hand”, “Judging Amy”, “Las Vegas” and “Criminal Minds”. In addition to directing, he also served as a producer on “Shark Tank” for 77 episodes from 2010 to 2014.
Passion for art
Glaser is also a passionate artist, having been featured in numerous galleries in the US and UK. (Araya Doheny/Getty Images)
In addition to creating art on screen, Glaser also finds joy in drawing and painting.
“My artistic style emanates from the many facets of my life, both joyful and tragic, full of incredible highs and unbearable lows,” he said on his website. “In my art, I like to live in contradiction and irony, sometimes humorous, sometimes painful, each opposing while illuminating the other. Experiencing both, for me, borders on fantasy.”
Although he is best known for his work on Television and cinemaGlaser's works have been exhibited in several galleries in the United States and the United Kingdom, and he has sold “more than 1,700 of his artistic offerings” worldwide, according to his website.
Fans of his art can follow his works on his Instagram, where he often posts his latest works. Glaser also wrote a few books, including “Chrystallia, And The Source Of Light” and “The Edge of Whimsy,” which features some of her original poetry and artwork.
Broadway
Glaser brought his career full circle when he performed in a production of “Fiddler on the Roof” as part of a British touring company. (Ian West/PA Images via Getty Images)
Glaser brought his career full circle by playing Tevye in a UK touring production of “fiddler on the roof” in 2013.
“When you take on something as magical as ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ you have the opportunity to really bring to life something that shines,” Glaser told Express & Star in October 2013.
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“You look at it and you say, 'Oh my God, that's why it's been a classic for over 50 years. That's why it's traveled all over the world, to many different cultures, to many religions different, everything. I would say it's an extraordinary production and an extraordinary musical. I think it's one of the best musicals ever written.
The actor was first introduced to musical comedy when he played Perchik in the 1971 film version. During an interview with the Television Academy, he explained that he had never seen the play before, but initially thought that he was too old for the role when he read the script. However, “one thing leads to another”, and he got the role.
Private life
Glaser's wife, Elizabeth, contracted HIV after receiving a blood transfusion during childbirth. (Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
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In 1981, Glaser's wife Elizabeth Glaser contracted HIV while receiving a blood transfusion while giving birth to their daughter Ariel, later discovering that she had passed the disease to her daughter via her breast milk, and her son Jake contracted it in utero.
“What became really clear was that science and medicine had not made enough progress in their research and medicines to sufficiently create the illusion that science and medicine had everything under control,” he said. -he declared at the Television Academy.
They soon realized that the medical world lacked treatment for HIV-positive children, which led to the death of their daughter. AIDS in 1988. Elizabeth then teamed up with her close friends, Susie Zeegen and Susan DeLaurentis, to create a foundation, now known as the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
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After Elizabeth's death from AIDS in 1994, Glaser continued his commitment to eliminating HIV and AIDS among pediatric patients through research, advocacy and prevention programs. The foundation is now a global non-profit organization.