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Reliving My Youth · July 8 · 1 hr

Raye Birk

Noel catches up with Raye Birk. The character actor appeared as Pahpshmir in the first and third Naked Gun movies. He had a great supporting role in the movie, Throw Mama From The Train, starring Danny DeVito and Bill Crystal. Raye had a memorable role as the caterer in The Golden Girls episode where Sophia got married. He talks about portraying a gay character as a straight actor and why he almost turned down the role. Raye had recurring roles on Cheers as mailman, Walt Twitchell, the foil to Cliff Clavin. He played assistant principal Diperna on The Wonder Years and band leader Riley Pringle on Coach. Raye also appeared in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek Insurrection, The X-Files, and ALF.

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Noel catches up with Raye Birk. The character actor appeared as Pahpshmir in the first and third Naked Gun movies. He had a great supporting role in the movie, Throw Mama From The Train, starring Danny DeVito and Bill Crystal. Raye had a memorable role as the caterer in The Golden Girls episode where Sophia got married. He talks about portraying a gay character as a straight actor and why he almost turned down the role. Raye had recurring roles on Cheers as mailman, Walt Twitchell, the foil to Cliff Clavin. He played assistant principal Diperna on The Wonder Years and band leader Riley Pringle on Coach. Raye also appeared in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek Insurrection, The X-Files, and ALF.

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