- Very popular comedian, singer and occasionally actor, who had many hit singles in the Netherlands.
- His partner is Stephan Nuger.
- Adopted a boy called Kas in October 2001 and a boy named Tobey in December 2002 with his partner Stephan.
- Presented the results of the Dutch televote in The Eurovision Song Contest (2006) and sparked heavy criticism for making references to gay culture during the live broadcast. He remarked that the Greek hosts Sakis Rouvas and Maria Menounos reminded him of Will & Grace (1998) and gave Rouvas his mobile number.
- Was awarded Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion (2007).
- For his 25th anniversary on television he made an 12-hour long live TV show. It started at 8.30 pm and ended at 8.30 am, November 28th - 29th, 2008).
- In present (2019) he is known for his perspective on the tradition of Black Pete. While 95 percent of the Netherlands supports Black Pete in it's traditional form, Paul thinks the character should change with less black color on his face. When this subject came up in one of his TV shows (2016), the audience made him stunned when almost all of them countered his opinion.
- Founder of the now defunct company MaratTV, which produced television programs like for example "Het Feest van Sinterklaas" (1999) for RTL 4.
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