Paul Parducci is an American actor, film director, writer and producer. As a television and film actor he is best known for playing edgy authority figures and blue collar heroes on shows like Desperate Housewives and NYPD Blue and films like Hitman's Run. As a writer and director he displays a recurrent focus on communication and desperation. His visual style is best seen in shadowy, internal, films like House Jesus,and element as well as the creepy art house Thriller EVP. When he does comedy it tends to be obsessive and emotionally charged like Cartoon Network's The Uncle Paul Show and the Noirish The Interview. His films usually include sound designs featuring industrial noise and degraded audio elements. He is also the creator and star of the popular comedy mobisode Nightmare Boss.