Paul Johansson

Infobox actor
name = Paul Johansson

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birthname = Paul Joseph Otto Johansson
birthdate = Birth date and age|1964|1|26|mf=y
location = Spokane, Washington, United States
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website = http://www.pauljohanssononline.com/
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emmyawards = "'Outstanding Writing in a Children/Youth/Family Special
2004 "The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie"

Paul Joseph Otto Johansson (born January 26, 1964) is an American-Canadian actor, writer and director, best known for playing Dan Scott in the WB/CW television series, "One Tree Hill", and for his role as Nick Wolfe in the short lived ' spin-off '.

Johansson was born in Spokane, Washington but was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the son of hockey player Ivan Wilfred Johnson. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/38/Paul-Johansson.html Paul Johansson Biography (1964-) ] ] He was an athlete like his father and played for the Canadian Olympic Basketball Team. After quitting basketball he began writing which in turn led to acting. Johansson landed his first role on the popular soap opera, "Santa Barbara". Soon he made appearances in other television shows such as "Parker Lewis Can't Lose", "Beverly Hills 90210" and "Lonesome Dove". He also appeared in commercials, most notably as the delivery man in the Diet Coke commercial. He has appeared in the films "Soapdish", "John Q" and "Alpha Dog" and had a small cameo in "The Notebook". In 2003 Johansson wrote and directed the film "The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie". He has also directed several episodes of "One Tree Hill".

Awards

*2004: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Children/Youth/Family Special, for "The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie" (2003). [ http://www.emmyonline.org/releases/pdf/31st_Daytime_Creative_Crafts.pdf. from the Daytime Emmy Awards official site, retrieved February 14, 2008.]

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0424035|name=Paul Johansson
* [http://www.pauljohanssononline.com/ Paul Johansson Online]