Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Paul Louis Hardcastle is a British composer, musician, producer, songwriter, radio presenter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his song "19", which went to number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1985. Born in Kensington in London in 1957, he is the son of Joyce ("née" Everett, 1930–1991) and Louis Hardcastle (1915–2000). Hardcastle achieved some success with his early singles, including the 1984 electro-funk/freestyle/instrumental track, "Rain Forest", which along with the track "Sound Chaser", reached number two on the dance chart. "Rain Forest" also hit number five on the soul chart and number fifty-seven on the
Alex Hardcastle and Will Arnett comedy "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret". In 2018 Hardcastle has been directing The Good Cop for Netflix starring Josh Groban and Tony Danza in New York. He is currently in pre-production on the feature film Vigilance, an action comedy based on New York State's largest ever manhunt. Hardcastle lives in Los Angeles, CA. Alex Hardcastle Alex Hardcastle is a British television director and producer who has worked on television shows and movies in both the UK and the United States. He is best known for his directorial work on the American comedies "New Girl", The