You mess with the bull you get the horns

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BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Paul Gleason, who played the go-to bad guy in Trading Places and the angry high school principal in The Breakfast Club, has died. He was 67.

Gleason died at a local hospital Saturday of mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer linked to asbestos, said his wife, Susan Gleason.

 

"Whenever you were with Paul, there was never a dull moment," his wife said. "He was awesome."

 

A native of Miami, Gleason was an avid athlete. Before becoming an actor, he played Triple-A minor league baseball for a handful of clubs in the late 1950s.

 

Gleason honed his acting skills with his mentor Lee Strasberg, whom he studied with at the Actors Studio beginning in the mid-1960s, family members said.

 

Through his career, Gleason appeared in over 60 movies that included Die Hard, Johnny Be Good, and National Lampoon's Van Wilder. Most recently, Gleason made a handful of television appearances in hit shows such as Friends and Seinfeld.

 

Gleason's passions went beyond acting. He had recently published a book of poetry.

 

"He was an athlete, an actor and a poet," said his daughter, Shannon Gleason-Grossman. "He gave me and my sister a love that is beyond description that will be with us and keep us strong for the rest of our lives."

 

Actor Jimmy Hawkins, a friend of Gleason's since the 1960s, said he remembered Gleason for a sharp sense of humor.

 

"He just always had great stories to tell," Hawkins said.

 

Gleason was survived by his wife, two daughters and a granddaughter. Funeral plans were pending.

 

 

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[cgod 0]

Apparently I am the only one to flout the rules here?

 

Maybe I should heed the advice in the title of this post eh?

[swamp dog 0]

you mess with asbestos...and bad things happen

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Man who run in front of car get tired.

[edjr 5,567]

What do you get if you mess with the cow?

[cgod 0]

What do you get if you mess with the cow?

Udderly creamed?

[CA_7 0]

You mess with the bull you get the horns

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The Bull

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The udders

[doughboys_2002 11]

Hungry tiger run faster!

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I'm crackin skulls!!!

[torridjoe 0]

I've got 100 people down here and they're covered with glass!

 

 

Dwayne, from Die Hard.

 

You'll be missed, Paul.

[phillybear 364]

Ah, Trading Places. Gleason may very well have been the first actor in a gorilla suit to be humped on screen by another man in a gorilla suit. Truly an inspiring moment in film history.

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Ah, Trading Places. Gleason may very well have been the first actor in a gorilla suit to be humped on screen by another man in a gorilla suit. Truly an inspiring moment in film history.

 

Trading Places will be shown at the day care center near you any day now.

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Along with Dabney Coleman; Gleason played one of movie's most recognizable pr!cks during the '80's. Besides his roles from Die Hard, The Breakfast Club and Trading Places; he's also part of one of the funniest scenes from the movie Arthur:

 

Executive: He gets all that money. Pays his family back by... by... by bein' a stinkin' drunk. It's enough ta make ya sick.

Hobson: I really wouldn't know, sir. I'm just a servant.

Executive: Yeah...

Hobson: On the other hand; go screw yourself.

 

A few more interesting items about Gleason:

 

* Another angle of the horns shot.

 

* He attended Florida State University on a football scholarship and graduated in 1966. Gleason may not have gotten off the bench too often or beyond the practice squad; the FSU website doesn't specify he ever won a letter for Varsity Football.

 

* The Cleveland Indians signed him to a minor league baseball contract and he also spent some time in the Boston Red Sox organization; Gleason played in the minors for 3 1/2 seasons. Details of his professional career are sketchy, some sources indicate he played AAA ball in the late '50's; but he was only a teenager.

 

* Gleason landed his first significant role on the Soap Opera All My Children, playing the character Dr. David Thornton from 1975-1978.