Paul W. Downs is a horrible thief and everyone at ‘Hacks' knows it
'Hacks' star, writer and co-creator Paul W. Downs stole something too large to go unnoticed from set and gets along with his co-worker and wife, thank you for asking.
He answered our Very Important Questions while at the L.A. Times, presented by Disney Plus.
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