Paul Kenneth Cromar biography: 13 things about film producer from Bountiful, Utah

Who is Paul Kenneth Cromar?

Paul Kenneth Cromar is an American film producer and scriptwriter from Bountiful, Utah, United States. He is 3 years older than his wife Barbara Ann Cromar.

A former member of the city council of Cedar Hills, Utah, Paul operated the freelance film and media production company Blue Moon Productions LLC. He previously lived in Denver, Colorado, USA and has lived in different parts of California, USA including Glendora and Pasadena.

Aside from Bountiful and Cedar Hills, Paul has lived in other parts of Utah including Lindon, Orem, Pleasant Grove and Provo. He and Barbara owned a house in Cedar Hills, Utah, which was later sold at auction to satisfy his tax obligations.

Before this, Paul tried to intimidate potential purchasers of the house and filed frivolous lawsuits against Internal Revenue Service (IRS) personnel. Shortly before the sale closed, he broke into the home and tried to reclaim it. 

For eight months, Paul and Barbara unlawfully occupied the house. With a member of an armed militia, they tactically placed firearms, sandbags and wooden boards throughout the house.

Paul also went by Ken Cromar. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He was a production coordinator in Don Bluth‘s film “An American Tail”, which was released in the U.S. on November 21, 1986.
2. He was a production coordinator in Bluth’s film “The Land Before Time”, which was released in the U.S. on November 18, 1988.
3. He, Bluth and Gary Goldman wrote the screenplay of the film “All Dogs Go to Heaven”, which was released in the U.S. on November 17, 1989.
4. From 1999 through 2005, he did not file any federal income tax returns or pay any tax.
5. He, Forrest S. Baker III and Ray Goldrup wrote the screenplay of “The Princess and the Pea”, which was released in the U.S. and Hungary on August 16, 2002.
6. In 2007, the IRS conducted an audit and assessed him with $703,266.96 in taxes, interest and penalties. 
7. In 2017, he directed “Here’s Brother Brigham”.
8. In 2019, he and Barbara were evicted from their house in Cedar Hills after a federal judge ordered that it be sold at auction to satisfy his tax obligations, which was by then more than $1 million.
9. On September 24, 2020, he and Barbara were arrested in Pleasant Grove and Cedar Hills, respectively, on felony charges of burglary and wrongful appropriation.
10. On July 1, 2022, a jury convicted him and Barbara of burglary and wrongful appropriation.
11. In August 2022, he was declared a fugitive from justice.
12. On December 23, 2024, he was sentenced to an aggregate of six years in prison for tax evasion and forcibly retaking a house and land that had been seized under court order to pay his outstanding tax debt.
13. In May 2025, he will turn 66.