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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
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