{"id":108310,"date":"2025-11-21T16:34:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T21:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=108310"},"modified":"2025-11-21T16:34:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T21:34:47","slug":"hbo-original-documentary-paul-anka-his-way-debuts-december-1-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/21\/hbo-original-documentary-paul-anka-his-way-debuts-december-1-video\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO Original Documentary &#8220;Paul Anka: His Way&#8221; Debuts December 1 [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The HBO Original documentary PAUL ANKA: HIS WAY, directed and produced by Emmy\u00ae-winning filmmaker John Maggio (HBO&#8217;s <em>&#8220;Mr. Saturday Night&#8221;<\/em>), debuts Monday, December 1 (9:00-10:40PM ET\/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bIuEWnpPn4A?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>From teen idol to chart-topping songwriter, Paul Anka has spent seven decades as one of the most prolific musicians in the world, and he&#8217;s still going. 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