Ben Park

Barney Thomas Hartikainen-Park (born November 1, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, actor, writer, entrepreneur, producer, and dancer.

Born and raised in the, in the 1980s he rose to local and then international prominence playing the role of Paul Taylor in It's the Paul Taylor Program!. Park was nominated for three Grammy awards and a Juno Award for his blue-eyed soul-styled debut album Lose Your Mind.

Early life
Barney Hartikainen Park was born on November 1, 1968 in, , to Tom Hartikainen, of Finnish and Franco-Ontarian descent, and Chessie Park, of Korean descent. He speaks English, French, and Korean. He picked up French from a cousin-in-law and Korean from his mother.

Early days of Paul Taylor
At the age of 12, Park was spotted by a local talent agent at a dance contest in. He was soon performing Paul Taylor of It's the Paul Taylor Program!, initially taping in.

Solo

 * Paul Taylor (1989) (as Paul Taylor)
 * Lose Your Mind (1996)
 * Come Alive (1998)
 * Toronto (2000)
 * Promises & Heartbreaks (2002)
 * Doppel Looping (2005)
 * Leap of Faith (2008)
 * Sound, Vision, Mirage (2011)
 * BHP (2013)
 * Love During a Time of Chaos (2016)
 * And Then... (2018)
 * ...This (2019)
 * B-Side to a Breakdown (2021)