The Shallow End of the Pool

Over the weekend, Bravo was airing a four-part special listing the 100 funniest movies of all time. Like every other show of this kind, there were clips of different people discussing their favorites. Actor Paul Gleason was all over this thing, discussing lots of different films. For those who may need their memory jogged, Paul Gleason was best known as Principal Richard Vernon in "The Breakfast Club." Every time he came on screen during this special, a smile came across my face remembering how great he was in that film. I've seen him in a ton of other things and always enjoyed his work (and for the record, imdb.com lists 131 credits to his name).

I came home from work tonight and my Yahoo page presented me with the sad news that Paul Gleason had passed away at age 67.

Show Dick some respect.