Paul Carafotes (born March 23, 1963) is an American actor, known for playing Harold Dyer in the prime-time television drama ''

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.'' He has starred in films, television, commercials, and on stage.

Early life

Carafotes was born into an American

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family and raised in Somerville, Massachusetts. He graduated from Somerville High School.

Career

Carafotes began his professional career at the age of 20 in the 20th Century Fox film ''

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''. In it, he portrayed Ralph Morelli, a talented and soulful street kid from Philadelphia in a performance that ''Variety'' called "amazing." He followed that performance with another starring role as a partially deaf football player in the drama "''Choices''" in which

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debuted on the screen as his girlfriend. He then appeared in the film '' All the Right Moves'' as Vinnie Salvucci, teammate and friend of Stef Djordjevic, played by

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. Carafotes won an L.A. Drama Critics Award for writing the play "Beyond the Ring", in which he also starred and was nominated for best actor. He has won multiple awards including the audience award at the Beverly Hills Film Festival for writing, producing and directing the supernatural fantasy short film, "''Club Soda"''. In

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Carafotes wrote, directed and produced the short film, ''Club Soda'', edited into '' Stories USA''. In 2010, Carafotes returned to acting in the

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-winning series ''Damages.'' Carafotes, inspired after the birth of his son Charlie, began writing a series of children's books entitled, "The Adventures of Charlie Bubbles!" The series includes a coloring book and CD of songs that complement the storybooks.

Film credits

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'' (1980) as Ralph Morelli *''Choices'' (1981) as John Carluccio *'' All the Right Moves'' (1983) as Vinnie *''

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'' (1986) as Brug *''

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'' (1986) as Eddie *''

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'' (1987) as Disco Dancer *''

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'' (1989) as Richard *''Italian Movie'' (1993) as Phillipo *''

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'' (1999) as Salvador the bartender *''Scriptfellas'' (1999) as Barry Goldberg *'' Lonely Hearts'' (2006) as Detective Paco *''Club Soda'' (2006) director, writer, producer *''American Breakdown'' (2008) director *''@urFRENZ'' (2010) as Terry *''Mind Hunter'' (2019) as Rod

Personal life

In 2019, Carafotes alleged that he was the mystery man that

slept with the night before her marriage to

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in 1981, as detailed in her memoir ''Inside Out''. Carafotes claimed that the two met during an audition for the 1981 film ''

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'' and the two carried on a month long affair.

References

External links

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www.carafotes.com
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