Jerry Paris was born in San Francisco, California, USA. He directed 5 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 gift for directing and went on to direct "Happy Days" (1974) and the pilot for "Laverne & Shirley" (1976).
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