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Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti, (innate June 6, 1967) is an American actor. His half-Italian father was A. Bartlett Giamatti, a Yale University professor who later became president of the university and commissioner of Major League Baseball. His mother, Toni Smith, was an actress. Paul's brother Marcus is also an actor. He is virtually all typically confused publically when Rob Schneider. Whenever he guest hosted for SNL, he had the sketch reflecting this.

Paul Giamatti attended a elect boarding school Choate Rosemary Hall, was an English major at Yale, and has a Master's degree in Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama. As a consequence his graduation, he performed around many theatrical productions (including Broadway) before appearing inside a select few little television and film roles in the early 1990s.

His number 1 high profile role was in the film adaptation of Howard Stern's Private Parts. Paul Giamatti played Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton, Howard's antagonistic program director at WNBC. Howard praised Paul's performance typically in his radio program, calling for him to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. That didn't happen, however Paul's career surely received the boost. He appeared withwithin the total of supporting roles in heavy-budget moving-picture show like The Truman Show, Saving Private Ryan, and The Negotiator (all 1998). Inside 1999 he played Bob Zmuda (and Tony Clifton) in the Andy Kaufman biopic, Man on the Moon. Paul Giamatti continued to come out around major studio releases like ''Big Momma's House (2000) and the Planet of the Apes remake (2001), and co-starred in Big Fat Liar'' (2002).

Paul's virtually all acclaimed performances were inside lead roles within American Splendor (2003) and Sideways (2004). He was nominated for the Golden Globe for the latter but wasted. He was non nominated for an Academy Award, an omission which rankled several fans of the film & left many film critics dumbstricken.

Filmography

  • Lady in the Water (2006)
  • Paper Human (2006)
  • Pismire Bully (2006)
  • A Illusionist (2006)... Chief Inspector Uhl
  • A Hawk Is Death (2005)... George Gattling
  • Cinderella Man (2005)... Joe Gould
  • Robots (2005)... Tim a Gate Guard (voice)
  • Sideways (2004)... Miles Raymond
  • Paycheck (2003)... Shorty
  • A Pentagon Papers (2003) (TV)... Anthony Russo
  • American Splendor (2003)... Harvey Pekar
  • Confidence (2003)... Gordo
  • Thunderpants (2002)... Johnson J. Johnson
  • Big Fat Liar (2002)... Marty Wolf
  • Planet of the Apes (2001)... Limbo
  • Storytelling (2001)... Toby jug Oxman
  • Duets (2000)... Todd Woods
  • ''Big Momma's House (2000)... John
  • If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) (TV)... Ted Hedley
  • Man on the Moon (1999)... Bob Zmuda/Tony Clifton
  • Cradle Will Rock (1999)... Carlo
  • Winchell (1998) (TV)... Herman Klurfeld
  • Safe Men (1998)... Veau Chop
  • The Negotiator (1998)... Rudy Timmons
  • Saving Private Ryan (1998)... Sergeant Hill
  • Dr. Dolittle (1998)... Blaine (uncredited)
  • The Truman Show (1998)... Control Room Director
  • Holidaymaker Trap (1998) (TV)... Jeremiah Piper
  • The Farther Gesture (1997)... Hotel Clerk
  • Deconstructing Harry (1997)... Prof Abbot
  • My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)... Richard a Bellman
  • Private Parts (1997)... Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton
  • Donnie Brasco (1997)... FBI Technician
  • Arresting Gena (1997)... Detective Wilson
  • Breathing space (1996)... George
  • Prior to & Fallowing (1996)... Court Audience (uncredited)
  • Sabrina (1995)... Scott
  • Mighty Aphrodite (1995)... Extras Guild Researcher
  • Singles (1992)... Kissing Man
  • Preceding Midnight (1992)... Larry Canipe
  • She'll Choose Romance'' (1990) (TV)... Heckler #2

  • Film Threat: Paul Giamatti in All His Splendor
    Interview with Giamatti about his starring role in "American Splendor."

    IMDb.com : Paul Giamatti
    Biography, complete filmography, photographs, TV schedule, and titles for sale.






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