Paul Giamatti
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Giamatti at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
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| Born | Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti June 6, 1967 New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
| Residence | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Cohen (m. 1997) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Angelo Giamatti (father) |
| Relatives | Marcus Giamatti (brother) |
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (/dʒiəˈmɑːti/; born June 6, 1967) is an American actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Cinderella Man and is also known for his roles in the films Private Parts, Sideways, American Splendor, The Illusionist, Cold Souls, Barney's Version, Big Fat Liar, Love & Mercy, Straight Outta Compton, and Win Win, as well as the miniseries John Adams.He has won a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guilds Awards.
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Early life
Giamatti was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the youngest of three children. His father, A. Bartlett Giamatti (Angelo Bartlett Giamatti), was a Yale University professor who later became president of the university and commissioner of Major League Baseball. His mother, Toni Marilyn Giamatti (née Smith), was a homemaker and English teacher who taught at Hopkins School and had also previously acted.[1][2] His paternal grandfather's family were Italian immigrants from Telese Terme; the family surname was originally spelt "Giammattei" (Italian pronunciation: [dʒammatˈtɛi]).[3] The rest of Giamatti's ancestry includes Dutch, English, French, Irish, and Scottish.[4] His paternal grandmother had deep roots in New England, dating back to the colonial era.[5] His brother, Marcus, is also an actor, and his sister, Elena, is a jewelry designer.
Giamatti was first educated at The Foote School and later graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall in 1985. He attended Yale University, where he was elected to the Skull and Bones secret society.[6] He was active in the undergraduate theater scene, working alongside fellow actors and Yale students Ron Livingston and Edward Norton. He graduated in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in English, and went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama, where he studied with Earle R. Gister. He performed in numerous theatrical productions, including Broadway and a stint from 1989 to 1992 with Seattle's Annex Theater,[7] before appearing in some small television and film roles in the early 1990s.
Career
In 1997, Giamatti landed in his first high-profile role as Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton in the film adaptation of Howard Stern's Private Parts. Stern praised Giamatti's performance often on his radio program, calling for him to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 1998, Giamatti appeared in a number of supporting roles in the big-budget films, The Truman Show, Saving Private Ryan and The Negotiator. In 1999, he played Bob Zmuda and Tony Clifton in Miloš Forman's Andy Kaufman biopic, Man on the Moon. Giamatti later continued steadily during the early 2000s by appearing in major studio releases including Big Momma's House, Planet of the Apes and Big Fat Liar.
In 2003, Giamatti began to earn critical acclaim after his lead role in the film American Splendor. In 2004, Giamatti gained mainstream recognition and fame with the 2004 independent romantic comedy Sideways. His portrayal of a depressed writer vacationing in the Santa Barbara wine country garnered him a Golden Globe nomination and an Independent Spirit Award. Following the commercial success of Sideways, Giamatti appeared in Cinderella Man, for which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe and won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture. In 2006, Giamatti was the lead in M. Night Shyamalan's Lady in the Water, a supernatural thriller, followed by the animated film The Ant Bully, and Neil Burger's drama The Illusionist co-starring Edward Norton.
Giamatti had his first major role in an action movie in the 2007 film Shoot 'Em Up, while also starring in The Nanny Diaries and Fred Claus. In 2008, Giamatti received his first Emmy Award[8] for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his title performance in the HBO miniseries John Adams, a role that also led to a Screen Actors Guild award. That same year, he starred in the independent film Pretty Bird, which is a fictionalized retelling about the drama behind the invention of a rocketbelt.[9]
Giamatti received his second Golden Globe win for his role in the 2010 film, Barney's Version. Giamatti starred as the lead in the comedy-drama film Win Win, which earned positive reviews from critics.[10] The same year he also had small roles Ironclad, The Hangover Part II and The Ides of March.
In 2012, Giamatti became the voiceover actor for Liberty Mutual insurance commercials.[11] He was also the narrator for the PBS Nature episode An Original DUCKumentary.[12] Giamatti produced and starred in John Dies at the End, which is based on the book of the same name. He also had roles in the film Rock of Ages and Cosmopolis.
In 2013, Giamatti returned to his alma mater, Yale University, to perform the title role in Shakespeare's Hamlet, for which he won rave reviews in a sold-out, modern dress stage production of the play at the Yale Repertory Theatre, in New Haven.[13] He also had supporting roles in several movies, including the animated film Turbo, The Congress, Parkland, Saving Mr. Banks, and the critically acclaimed 12 Years a Slave.[14][15] And, Giamatti played the role of New Yorker Harold Levinson, the brother of Cora, the Countess of Grantham (Elizabeth McGovern), in the 2013 Christmas special of the period drama, ITV Studios/Carnival Films television series, Downton Abbey.[16]
In 2014, Giamatti played villain The Rhino in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.[17] In 2015, he played a scientist in the disaster film San Andreas. Also in 2014, Giamatti portrayed psychologist Eugene Landy in the Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy.
He portrayed manager Jerry Heller in the biographical drama Straight Outta Compton, released in August 2015.
Personal life
Giamatti resides in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York,[18] and has been married to Elizabeth Cohen since 1997. They have a son, Samuel, known as "Sam" (born 2001), who is raised in his mother's religion of Judaism. Giamatti describes himself as an atheist.[19]
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | She'll Take Romance | Heckler #2 | Television film |
| 1994 | NYPD Blue | Man in Sleeping Bag | Episode: "You Bet Your Life" |
| 1995 | New York News | Dr. Wargner | Episode: "Past Imperfect" |
| 1996 | The Show | Jeffrey Roffman | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1998 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Harry Tjarks | Episode: "Pit Bull Sessions" |
| 1998 | Tourist Trap | Jeremiah Piper | Television film |
| 1998 | Winchell | Herman Kurfeld | Television film |
| 1999 | American Experience | Narrator | Episode: "New York: Part V - Cosmopolis" |
| 2000 | If These Walls Could Talk 2 | Ted Hedley | Television film |
| 2001 | King of the Hill | Mr. McKay | Voice Episode: "It's Not Easy Being Green" |
| 2003 | The Pentagon Papers | Anthony Russo | Television film |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live | Host | Episode: "Paul Giamatti/Ludacris featuring Sum-41" |
| 2006 | The Amazing Screw-On Head | Screw-On Head | Voice Pilot |
| 2008 | John Adams | John Adams | 7 episodes
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| 2010 | 30 Rock | Ritchie | Episode: "When It Rains, It Pours" |
| 2011 | Prohibition | Himself | Documentary |
| 2011 | Too Big to Fail | Ben Bernanke | Television film |
| 2013 | Downton Abbey | Harold Levinson | Episode: "The London Season" |
| 2014 | The Roosevelts: An Intimate History | Theodore Roosevelt | Voice Documentary |
| 2014 | Hoke | Hoke Mosely | Pilot; also executive producer |
| 2014–2015 | Inside Amy Schumer | God / Juror #10 | 2 episodes
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| 2016 | Billions | Chuck Rhoades |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Ripper | Doctor Bud Cable | Voice |
Audio books
| Year | Title |
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| 2006 | A Scanner Darkly |
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