Paul Teutul, Jr.
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| Paul Teutul | |
 Paul Teutul, co-founder of Orange County Choppers
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| Born | October 2, 1974 |
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| Occupation | Motorcycle Designer and Builder |
| Website OCC |
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Paul "Paulie" Michael Teutul (born October 2, 1974) is one of the stars of the American reality television program American Chopper. He co-founded Orange County Choppers along with his father, Paul Teutul, Sr. in 1999. Although Paul sometimes goes by the nickname of "Junior", he is really not a junior, because his middle name is Michael, while his father, also Paul Teutul, has the middle name of John. According to an interview on David Letterman, Paul (the father) stated that he is the junior and the son is just Paul. Paulie is the chief designer and fabricator of OCC, and prior to that was head of the rail shop at Orange County Ironworks. He is also responsible for designing the logo for OCC.
Paulie, along with his father and youngest brother Michael Teutul, became celebrities when Orange County Choppers became the focus of a reality television series American Chopper on the The Discovery Channel in 2002 (in 2007 the show was moved to TLC). He has another brother, Daniel who is the general manager and the owner of Orange County Ironworks. He also has a sister, Cristin, who is the youngest of all the Teutul children. She is currently a nurse in Rochester, New York.
[edit] Skill
While often criticized by his father, Teutul is a skilled custom bike builder. He controls the design, color, style, and assembly during builds. Teutul is also quite talented at working steel, and has done so from a very early age. He has created many custom themed bikes for OCC, many of these bike builds have been broadcast on the Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel, while some have been created off-camera.
[edit] External links
- Orange County Choppers
- Discovery Channel's American Chopper
- Paul Teutul, Jr. at the Internet Movie Database
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