Ugly Betty
Odor in the Court
Thursday 17 January 2008 on ABC

Wilhelmina enlists Christina's help in her latest mischievous deed through very dirty tricks and manipulation. Meanwhile, Betty falls victim of a poisoned perfume that Fey Sommers had prepared for Claire, and Amanda is faced with a major decision that could result in the indefinite incarceration...

In 1980, Paul was nominated for a Grammy for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special for the movie Fame. (edit) In 2000 and 2001, Paul was nominated for SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for E.R.. (edit) Paul also sings the song "Miles From Here" which was a previously unreleased track from Fame that now can be found on the movies soundtrack cd. (edit) Paul also did vocals on the song "I Sing The Body Electric" which was quoted in the ER episode "Secrets and Lies" (edit) Paul directed an episode in the fourth season of Without a Trace named Viuda Negra. Paul's former ER co-star, Alex Kingston, also featured in the episode as a guest star. (edit)

Paul McCrane: I love film -- I really enjoy it. I like working in it -- I love making money -- I'm grateful for TV, too, and I've had a lot of fun with it. Film and television are different challenges for an actor than theater though. (edit) Paul McCrane (on his death scenes over the years): I've got to say, I've had an interesting history of disturbing scenes. There is that one, and I was in the remake of The Blob, in which I got sort of pulled through a door, breaking my back in the process, and in another film I got blown up. Then, of course, there's ER demise, where the helicopter destroyed me. (edit) Paul McCrane: I got interested in the theater because my father has been involved as an actor in Philadelphia for as long as I can remember. I went to see him in a lot of plays, and I can remember going backstage after a performance and being amazed that these rickety little sets had supported a whole world that I had been completely emeshed in. That's probably the first time I had a sense that there was something magical about that world. (edit) Paul McCrane (on his thoughts on how ER has changed): I was still on the show when most of the current cast had at least joined — like Maura Tierney, Mekhi Phifer but there are a couple of new faces. It's sort of 'ER: The Next Generation' right now, and I think that was a conscious decision made on the part of the producers. The format of the show is such that it allows for that. As long as they keep introducing and writing interesting new characters, it gives them new vantage points from which to tell these inherently dramatic stories. In some franchises, it's silly when they try to revolve the door a little bit, but with ER it makes sense. It's an interesting confluence of personal and dramatic stories in the life and death atmosphere of the ER. (edit) Paul McCrane (on his character Robert Romano in ER): He called it as he saw it, as abrasive as that may have been. That was one of the fun things about the character — he was, for the most part, a two-dimensional Snidely Whiplash kind of guy. They allowed him to actually have occasional flashes of humanity and rationale to his arguments. (edit)

Star
Champs Dr. Herb Barton	Cop Rock Det. Bob McIntire
ER Dr. Robert "Rocket" Romano	From the Earth to the Moon Astronaut Pete Conrad
Under Suspicion Detective Clarke

Recurring Role
24 Graham	ER Dr. Robert Romano

Guest Star
24 Day 6: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Graem Bauer	24 Day 6: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Graem Bauer
24 Day 6: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Graem Bauer	Chicago Hope The Parent Rap Bob Broussard
Citizen Baines A Day Like No Other Sherman Bloom	Citizen Baines The Whole Thump-Thump-Thump Sherman Bloom

Director
Close to Home Hot Grrrl n/a	ER Blame it on the Rain
ER Body and Soul	ER Ruby Redux
ER Skye's the Limit n/a	ER Damaged