Editing Paul Simon (section)

===Film and television===
Simon has also had several acting roles in films and television shows. He played music producer Tony Lacey, a supporting character in the 1977 [[Woody Allen]] feature film ''[[Annie Hall]]'', and made a cameo appearance in the movie ''[[The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash]]'' the following year. He later wrote and starred in 1980's ''[[One-Trick Pony (film)|One Trick Pony]]'' as Jonah Levin, a journeyman rock-and-roller, and wrote all the songs in the film. In 1981 he appeared in an episode of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', the only episode of the series to use the songs of one songwriter. He appeared in several episodes of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in the 1970s and 1980s, including in a memorable performance of "[[Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard]]" in 1977, and a cameo appearance in the song "Put Down the Duckie!" in 1986.

In the 1990s and 2000s, Simon played the character of Simple Simon in the [[Disney Channel]] TV movie ''[[Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme]]'', and provided cameos in ''[[Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]'' and ''[[The Great Buck Howard]]''. In the 2010s he appeared briefly in shows such as ''[[Portlandia (TV series)|Portlandia]]'', ''[[Welcome to Sweden (2014 TV series)|Welcome to Sweden]]'' and ''[[Horace & Pete]]''. He appeared as an interviewee and as a musical guest on talk shows such as ''[[The Dick Cavett Show]]'', ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]'', ''[[The Late Show with David Letterman]]'', ''[[The Colbert Report]]'', ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'' and ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]''. He was the subject of two films by [[Jeremy Marre]] on the making of ''Graceland'' and ''The Capeman''.