- Directed 84 of the 158 episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) after being hired as an actor to play next-door neighbor Jerry Helper, a dentist. He found he had a real talent for directing and went on to direct Happy Days (1974) and the pilot for Laverne & Shirley (1976).
- There is some intrigue in his directing Henry Winkler as "The Fonz" in Happy Days (1974), Winkler's character deriving his style from Jerry and other Black Rebels Motorcycle Club members in The Wild One (1953).
- Father of Julie Paris, Tony Paris, and Andrew Paris (best known for his role as Bud Kirkland in the "Police Academy" movies).
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