1. Paul Frederick Jabara was an American actor, singer, and songwriter.
16 Facts About Paul Jabara
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Paul Jabara wrote Donna Summer's Oscar-winning "Last Dance" from Thank God It's Friday, as well as "No More Tears ", Summer's international hit duet with Barbra Streisand.
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Paul Jabara co-wrote the Weather Girls' iconic hit "It's Raining Men" with Paul Shaffer.
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Paul Jabara graduated from Fort Hamilton High School in 1965, and briefly attended Long Island University in Brooklyn.
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Paul Jabara originated the role of King Herod in the London production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
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Paul Jabara moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s and acted in a number of films during the decade.
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Paul Jabara took over the role of Frank-N-Furter in the Los Angeles production of The Rocky Horror Show when Tim Curry left the production to film the movie version in England.
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Paul Jabara appeared in Schlesinger's 1975 film The Day of the Locust, where he sang a cover of the Marlene Dietrich song "Hot Voo-Doo" in drag.
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Paul Jabara played the role of a lovelorn and nearsighted disco-goer named Carl in the 1978 film Thank God It's Friday.
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Paul Jabara contributed the song "Last Dance" to the film's soundtrack, which went on to win an Academy Award and Grammy Award.
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Paul Jabara contributed as a singer on two tracks on the original soundtrack.
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Paul Jabara wrote the book, music, lyrics and starred in the aborted Broadway musical Rachael Lily Rosenbloom when he was 24 years old.
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The upbeat, disco-flavored "Dance", both written and sung by Paul Jabara, was popular in clubs featuring high energy dance music.
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On September 29,1992, Paul Jabara died from complications from AIDS in Los Angeles, California at the age of 44.
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Paul Jabara died at his Los Angeles home and was survived by his sisters, Delores Jabara and Claudette Hadad.
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On June 14,2014, Paul Jabara was featured in the first gay-themed tour of Green-Wood Cemetery.