After his Shakespearean tour, Ron became a member of a repertory company in Miami, Florida. Shortly after arriving in New York, Ron got a role in the off-Broadway success"Hot l Baltimore." He stayed with the show for over a year. Because of his work in"Hot L Baltimore". Ron was given a lead role in a musical special,"The Last Sweet Days of Isaac", on television. After Isaac, he once again went on tour and appeared with Mickey Rooney in"A Midsummer Night's Dream" and with Jan Sterling in a serious play,"Summer Brave". He has two brothers and a sister. His elder brother, Richard Paolillo, is an eye surgeon, his brother Robert Paolillo, is a salesman and his sister Ann, became a teacher.