Natural Born Killers
1994
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Actor. David Paul (March 8, 1957 – March 6, 2020) was an American actor and bodybuilder. He and his twin brother Peter were born in Hartford, Connecticut and grew up in Rhode Island. The death of David was confirmed by his twin brother Peter. David died just two days before the twins' 63rd birthday.
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- David and Peter Paul
Fraternal twins David and Peter Paul were born on March 8, 1957, in Hartford, Connecticut. Their dad had been a college track star. Their older brother and sister had grown up peacefully, but the twins were regularly finding trouble. David, especially, was teased for being “dumb” and constantly fighting. They later discovered he and Peter were seve...
“We pulled up together on a motorcycle the first day and people stared at us as if we were Martians. You know, we had the jeans, the boots, the flannel shirts, the headbands. We walked in, went to the bench press, and started warming up. We got up to our work sets with 500 pounds, which we could both do for a lot of sets and reps. That was a normal...
By the early 1980s with Arnold’s Conan the Barbarian on the way, the Paul twins became “The Barbarians” or “The Barbarian Brothers.” And that’s what the press ran with. Oh, and the press loved them! They were profiled in Muscle & Fitness and MuscleMag and Powerlifting USA, where they made the January 1982 cover. They were in the Los Angeles Timesan...
What was certainly true were the weights. There were eyewitness accounts, photos, and even videos of the Barbarian Brothers hoisting truly heavy metal. They did paid exhibitions without their own equipment. In a video from an exhibitionat Disneyland in 1982, David (the stronger of the two) is seen bench pressing 500 pounds with a reverse grip and P...
Ironically, though the Barbarian Brothers were experienced amateur wrestlers and with the physiques, costumes, and tag-team name set to go, they never competed in pro wrestling. Perhaps, they were just a little early for the WWF boom of the mid-’80s. By then they were already making their way in Hollywood. They had small roles in D.C. Cab (1983) an...
I saw the Barbarian Brothers frequently in Gold’s Gym Venicein the ’90s and early ’00s. They weren’t as big as they once were, in any respect, and they no longer trained heavy. They no longer dressed like lumberjacks, either, but their outfits had grown more outrageous: scarves, elaborate hats and boots, cut-off or flowing shirts and parachute pant...
“My mother understood my [learning] disability, so she just pushed me towards the arts,” David Paul remembered. “I spent a lot of time in art galleries. She got me a camera at 13, and I’d develop pictures in the basement. I was always doing art, building s**t. I had a mother who understood.” After his film career, David Paul reinvented himself as a...
Mar 7, 2020 · David Paul of 1987 film 'The Barbarians' passed away at the age of 62. He was an actor, bodybuilder, and producer known for films with twin brother Peter.
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15 Photos. Peter Paul and his twin brother David, were born in Hartford, Connecticut, in the U.S. They are both professional body builders and have been known as "The Barbarian Brothers". He and David are both actors and producers, known for Twin Sitters (1994), The Barbarians (1987), Think Big (1989) and Natural Born Killers (1994).
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Mar 10, 2020 · The ubiquitous “Barbarian Brothers” David and Peter Paul were a novelty in the 1980’s when they had smallish roles in the Mr. T movie D.C. Cab (1983), and followed that up with a string of...
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Mar 11, 2015 · They are two big American brothers, Peter and David Paul called “The Barbarian Brothers” - Big, strong guys completely mad and full of steroids and being the first bodybuilders to workout wearing construction boots, tied on bandanas and torn tank tops or flannel shirts both inside and outside the gym.
Sep 25, 2017 · The Barbarian Brothers, also known as Peter and David Paul, twin brothers and fellow body-builders from Connecticut, made a handful of films during the 80s and 90s and despite the fact that all of them were poorly received by critics (and even the public) it didn’t stop them from being enjoyable.
