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- Born: June 6, 1967 in
- Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut
- Graduate of Yale University
- Academy Awards nominations: 1
- SAG Awards: 1
- Was a member of Skull and Bones society while at Yale
- Father A. Bartlett Giamatti was President of Yale and former Major League Baseball commissioner
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Actor Paul Giamatti has appeared in numerous films since the 1990s, including acclaimed performances in the half-fictional/half-documentary biopic American Splendor, the wine-themed buddy comedy Sideways and Ron Howard's period boxing drama Cinderella Man. In 2008, he starred in the HBO miniseries John Adams as America's second president, a role for which he won his first Emmy Award and also won a Golden Globe for the role in 2008.TV Guide: Golden Globe Winners
In March of 2009, it was announced that Giamatti was set to star alongside Reese Witherspoon and Sacha Baron Cohen in Alexander Payne's new comedy Downsizing.Cinematical: Alexander Payne Downsizes to Giamatti, Witherspoon, and Cohen! (March 2, 2009)
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Career Background
Giamatti's first major roles was as Howard Stern's aggressive manager "Pig Vomit" in the film Private Parts and as an FBI agent in the Mafia film Donnie Brasco.Throughout the 1990s, he performed in supporting roles in a number of significant films, including The Truman Show, in which he played a control room operator, and the Milos Forman biopic of Andy Kaufman, Man on the Moon, in which Giamatti played Kaufman's friend and colleague, Bob Zmuda.
It was the role of real-life comic book writer Harvey Pekar in 2003's hit indie American Splendor that started getting Giamatti some more attention and larger roles. The next year, he starred in Alexander Payne's Sideways, followed that up with his acclaimed turn in Cinderella Man and starred in 3 films in 2006: the Tom Hanks animated comedy The Ant Bully, the period mystery The Illusionist and the M. Night Shyamalan "fairy tale," Lady in the Water.
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Paul Giamatti Questions
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Who was the gorgeous lady seated with Paul at the Grammys? 2 AnswersHis girlfriend, Nancy Shevell, is by all accounts quite pretty. Pretty sure it was her. Here are some sites with pics so you can confirm for yourself : http:/... read more -
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Paul Giamatti Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- June 6, 1967: Born
- 1997: Donnie Brasco
- 1997: Private Parts
- 1998: The Truman Show Mahalo
- 1998: Saving Private Ryan Mahalo
- 2001: Planet of the Apes | Mahalo
- 2004: Sideways
- 2006: The Illusionist
- 2006: Lady in the Water | Mahalo
- 2007: Fred Clause
- 2008: Cold Souls
- 2008: Pretty Bird
- 2008: John Adams | Mahalo
- 2009: The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
- 2009: Duplicity | Mahalo
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The Last Station dir Michael Hoffman talks about his screenwriting process casting James McAvoy Paul Giamatti 60pZYE !
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[I]t is about a washed up mexican luchador and his super sexy sidekick sister.Using the voices of.Paul Giamatti (Private Parts). !
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my first celeb sighting in nyc: paul giamatti (looking lost in soho) #fb
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Just saw The Last Station. Beautiful movie. Helen Mirren & Christopher Plummer were excellent; Paul Giamatti has had better roles.
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Gotta love NYC. RT @nicopitney: Spotted: Paul Giamatti riding the W train in NYC, reading The Jungle Book.
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