Paul Michael Glaser and went to Tulane University, where he was roommates with film director Bruce Paltrow, and earned a Master's degree in English and theater in 1966. He was a member of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity. He earned a second master's degree from Boston University in acting and directing in 1967. After appearing in several Broadway productions, Glaser appeared in his first feature film in 1971, playing Perchik in the film version of "Fiddler on the Roof". After having appeared as an extra on NBC's "The Doctors", he was cast in the contract role of Dr. Peter Chernak on the daytime
Paul Michael Glaser Vice", "Robbery Homicide Division" and "Judging Amy". Glaser returned to the big screen in 2003 in "Something's Gotta Give", as Diane Keaton's ex-husband, and with a brief cameo in the 2004 film version of "Starsky & Hutch", where his old role was reprised by Ben Stiller. He also directed the children's film "Kazaam" starring Shaquille O'Neal. On November 30, 2007, Glaser starred as Captain Hook in a pantomime version of "Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up" at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley, Kent, England. He took the lead role in the 2008 pantomime season at Sunderland's Empire