Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman was born on September 11, 1965, in Westchester County, New York, the son of Sulamita ("née" Szarf; 1928–2009) and Richard S. Heyman (1926–2013), a prominent personal injury attorney and World War II veteran. He is of Jewish descent; his mother was a Holocaust survivor who suffered through experiences in Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, and the Łódź Ghetto. By age 11, he was running a mail order business selling celebrity and sports memorabilia from his home. While still a teenager, he fast-talked his way backstage at a World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) event at Madison Square Garden as a photojournalist. He was paid by the company for several of his photographs. He graduated from Edgemont High School. He attended SUNY Purchase and worked on-air as an opinionated, controversial host at SUNY's radio station and the WARY-FM New York radio station for Westchester Community College; in 1985, at the age of 19, he became a photographer, then a producer and promoter for the New York City nightclub Studio 54.
Paul Honeyford
Paul Honeyford (born Manchester, 1958) is an English biographer and writer who has worked on a number of music and sport related materials. His biography of Paul Weller's band The Jam ('The Modern World By Numbers') was the first such biography, written in consultation with the band at a time when they were at the peak of their success. Other works include 'Michael Jackson: The Golden Touch' and 'Harrison Ford: A Biography'. Honeyford also contributed to a number of English magazines including "Vox" and Revolver (comics) and acted as consulting editor for a number of cult comics and magazines produced by Quality Communications. For a time he worked with Martin Buchan - a former Manchester United footballer - on a history of Manchester United but this was never completed. He has often worked with Dave Heaven, a musician, on a variety of musical and design projects. An alumnus of Urmston Grammar School he is the son of Raymond Honeyford who became well known in the Eighties over what became known as the Honeyford Affair.