Megan Robertson/ABC News Sept. 25, 2013— -- The most famous "blue man" -- known as "Papa Smurf" -- has died. Paul Karason was born a fair-skinned, freckled boy with reddish blond hair.

Stuart “Papa Smurf” Ross, the down-on-his heels septuagenarian who brought the loveable blue creatures to the United States in the 1980s, yesterday was sentenced to at least two years ...

The man known as Papa Smurf due to his distinctive blue skin and white beard has died after a heart attack and stroke. Paul Karason, 62, passed away in a Washington hospital and had been suffering ...

P. Karliak) kidnapping Papa Smurf (John Goodman), forcing Smurfette (Rihanna) to mount a rescue mission that takes the Smurfs into the real world. The voice cast also includes James Corden ...

By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter The trailer shows the Smurfs setting out on a mission after Papa Smurf disappears, leading the group to land in Paris. “Come on, we gotta rescue ...

“I tried to get the Papa Smurf part but it didn’t work out,” the pregnant singer joked at the convention for theater owners and studios. In addition to starring and producing, Rihanna is ...