Paul Hartford
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Paul Hartford has worked in the service industry for more than seventeen years, from dive bars to chain restaurants to movie studio commissaries to the most exclusive Hollywood eateries.
Before his decade of service in the iconic Cricket Room, he worked in the executive dining room of a major Hollywood movie studio and s.... more
Paul Hartford has worked in the service industry for more than seventeen years, from dive bars to chain restaurants to movie studio commissaries to the most exclusive Hollywood eateries.
Before his decade of service in the iconic Cricket Room, he worked in the executive dining room of a major Hollywood movie studio and spent several years as a bartender in an elite downtown nightclub.
His service career started when, as a fifteen year-old he managed to con his way into a waiter position at the Holiday Inn near Wellesley, MA by posing as a sixteen year-old. Later, as a waiter at the infamous Division Sixteen in Boston, he had to help carry Steven Tyler out of the bathroom where Tyler had shot up and was too high to open the door or walk out on his own. This was during the time when Tyler and Joe Perry were supposedly sober and hosting anti- alcohol related public service announcements on local TV stations.
Paul is also a noted musician, vocalist and songwriter with over one hundred original songs, many of which have appeared in movies and television shows. He has performed live with various bands throughout his music career in Europe, Asia and America. His new rock group was honored to be included on the 2015 Grammys Pre-Nomination Ballot in eight categories.
Paul is currently writing his second screenplay as well as a pilot based on his book, Waiter to the Rich and Shameless.