Paul Teutul, Sr.
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Paul Teutul, Sr., (May 1, 1949), is the founder of Orange County Ironworks and Orange County Choppers. Teutul works along with his sons Paul Teutul Jr. and Michael Teutul, who became celebrities when Orange County Choppers became the focus of a reality television series called American Chopper in 2002. He also has another son, Daniel who is the general manager and owner of Orange County Ironworks (Daniel is married to Tara and father of Paul's 2 grandchildren Gabriella and Danny Boy), and a daughter Kristin, who attends nursing school in Rochester, New York. He is known to have size twelve feet and a "dodgy" eye, which is the reason that he wears sunglasses so often.
[edit] The Temper
Teutul has built a reputation for being a hard-nosed businessman and having a short temper. He is often seen on the phone with a vendor or service company demanding faster results. No detail about the running of his shop can escape his eye and he has no compunction about letting his employees know when something displeases him. He is also something of a neatness freak, often yelling (at least in the earlier episodes of American Chopper) about the disorganization and cleanliness of the shop, and being described by Michael at one point as being "like Martha Stewart on a motorcycles".
[edit] Past
In few episodes of American Chopper, Teutul has made references to past abuse of drugs and alcohol. He has stated that he was a frequent marijuana user and, according to him, "had basically done any drug around." He feels that his alcoholism influenced his two children Paul Jr. and Michael to experiment as well.
During an episode in which Mikey interviewed OCC's staff for the Web site, he asked his father, "What is your best memory?" to which Paul Sr. responded, "Becoming sober." Additionally, he has mentioned having "missed out" on most of his children's childhood.
[edit] External links
- Orange County Choppers
- Discovery Channel's American Chopper
- Paul Teutul Sr. fan site
- Paul Teutul, Sr. at the Internet Movie Database
| American Chopper | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | ||
| Paul Teutul, Sr. - Paul Teutul, Jr. - Michael Teutul | ||
| Bikes | ||
| Customer bikes | ||
| Davis Love III Bike - Dixie Chopper Bike - I, Robot Bike - Carroll Shelby Bike - Statue of Liberty Bike - Lincoln Mark LT Bike - New York Jets Bike - NAPA Drag Bike - Miller Electric Bike - Snap-On Tool Bike - Lance Armstrong Bike - Jay Leno Bike - Trim-Spa Bike - LearJet Bike - Hooters Bike - Bass Pro Shop Bike - Kansas City Royals Bike - Case Cutlery Bike - Caterpillar Bike - Gillette Bike - Discovery Channel Bike - Solid Works Bike - CRC Industries Bike - BlueLinx Bike - Jeff Hammontree/Sam's Club Bike - Air Force "Raptor" Bike - New York Yankee Bike - NASA Bike - David Mann Bike - Ole Miss Bike - Wendy's Bike - Sunoco Bike - Bill Murray Bike - Eragon Bike | ||
| Theme bikes | ||
| Black Widow Spider Bike - Cody's Old School Project - Comanche Bike - Fire Bike - Christmas Bike - Christmas Sleigh - Mikey's Blues Bike - POW/MIA Bike - Jet Bike - Mikey and Vinnie's Bike - Rat Bike - Police Bike - Junior's Dream Bike - Lucy Bike - Military Bikes - Spider-Man Bike - Clown Bike - Flash Bike - True Blue Bike - Rick's Dream Bike | ||
| FANtasy bikes | ||
| Jeff Clegg's Corporal Punishment - Susan Morisset's Female Bike - Joseph McClendon's Custom Hog - Bryan King's Trike | ||
| Related articles | ||
| Season 1 - Season 2 - Season 3 - Season 4 - Pilots & Specials | ||
| Additional cast - Orange County Choppers | ||
