- "Heet" [pronounced 'heyt' in Holland] in Dutch literally means "hot".
- Inspired by his drumming role model and paradigm, Neil Peart, Paul is an avid drummer and percussionist; and has been playing and performing since he was 10 years old.
- Acted in four sketches with Jay Leno, while working as a PA on the Tonight Show. One of the sketches was acting with racing legend Mario Andretti.
- During college, Paul worked for record companies doing radio and record promotions for such bands as Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, Phil Collins, AC-DC, Fleetwood Mac, Bonnie Raitt, ZZ Top, Rush, Madonna, Def Leppard, Red Hot Chili Peppers, REM, Rod Stewart, John Mellencamp, Jon Bon Jovi, The Goo Goo Dolls, Megadeth, Metallica, Stevie Nicks, The Doobie Brothers, Blind Melon, Damn Yankees, and many more.
- While working on the A&E Biography of "Ivan the Terrible" the show's producers discovered that Paul was a dead spitting image of Peter the Great (1986), which prompted him to write his first movie screenplay, and earned him the nickname around the production office as, "Czar".
- His grandparents Johann and Kristine immigrated to Ellis Island from Holland.
- While working for Warner Bros., Paul worked on promoting the brilliant comedy careers of Sam Kinison and Robert Schimmel.
- While working as a freelance writer for an advertising agency, Paul wrote a TV commercial for Hardee's restaurants that aired during the 2004 Super Bowl.
- On December 12, 2008 the family welcomed Grace Katherine Heet.
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