Paul Gallagher Scherrer (born December 16, 1968) is a realtor and former American stage, film and television actor. He began his career as a child actor on the stage. Scherrer retired from acting in 2001 and now lives and works in

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Early life and career

Scherrer was born in

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to Gay and Paul Scherrer and raised in

. He began acting as a child and played Peter Cratchit in a musical production of ''

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''. At 13, he earned an Encore Award for best performance by a child actor for his role in the musical, ''

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''. Scherrer attended North Central High School for two years where he played varsity baseball and graduated in 1987. Upon graduation, he enrolled at

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. He dropped out after his freshman year to play Eric, the 16-year-old aspiring actor and janitor on the 1988 sitcom, ''

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''. The series was canceled later that same year. In 1989, he was cast as Robb Harper on the

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sitcom ''

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''. The series struggled in the ratings and was canceled by ABC in January 1990. The following year, he was cast in yet another short-lived series, '' Sons and Daughters'', starring

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. In 1992, Scherrer co-starred in the

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'' Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice''. That same year, he appeared in the ABC sitcom pilot ''Camp Bicknell''. The project was subsequently retooled and it premiered on ABC that fall as ''

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'', but without Scherrer and other cast members from the original pilot. During this period, Scherrer had guest starring roles on ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 1996, Scherrer had a supporting role in the

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television movie '' Fall into Darkness'' starring

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and

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. In 2000, he guest starred on '' Star Trek: Voyager'' in the seventh-season episode " Critical Care". His last acting role to date was in a 2001 episode of '' JAG''. Scherrer now owns United Real Estate, a real estate brokerage in Indianapolis, with his brother, Chris and is a member of Scherrer Bros, owned by his wife, Nicole and sister-in-law Valerie. Paul and Nicole have two children.Scherrer himself

Filmography

Award nomination

References

External links

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