| Paul Giamatti  AKA Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti
Born: 6-Jun-1967
Birthplace: New York City
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: John Adams Paul Giamatti is a schlubby but oddly charming character actor who has broken through as a leading man in Big Fat Liar, Sideways, and as Harvey Pekar in American Splendor. Other memorable character roles include Pig Vomit in Howard Stern's Private Parts, Richard the Bellman in My Best Friend's Wedding, a klutzy paratrooper in Saving Private Ryan, a slave-trading orangutan in Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes, and Andy Kaufman's best friend in Man on the Moon. He also karaoke-sang "Hello, It's Me" with Andre Braugher in Duets.
Father: Bart Giamatti (former Commissioner of Baseball)
Mother: Toni Smith (school teacher, m. 1960, d. 18-Sep-2004, cancer)
Brother: Marcus Giamatti (actor, b. 3-Oct-1961)
Sister: Elena Giamatti-Rossman (jeweler)
Wife: Elizabeth Cohen (m. 13-Oct-1997)
Son: Samuel Giamatti (b. 2001)
High School: Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT (1985)
University: BA English, Yale University
University: MFA Drama, Yale University School of Drama
Golden Globe 2011, Best Actor, for Barney's Version
John Kerry for President
Entertainment Weekly's 2003 "It" List Character Actor
Italian Ancestry
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
The Ides of March (31-Aug-2011)
The Hangover Part II (25-May-2011)
Ironclad (4-Mar-2011) · King John
Win Win (Jan-2011)
Barney's Version (10-Sep-2010) · Barney Panofsky
The Last Station (4-Sep-2009) · Chertkov
Duplicity (18-Mar-2009)
Cold Souls (17-Jan-2009) · Paul Giamatti
John Adams (16-Mar-2008)
Fred Claus (3-Nov-2007)
Trumbo (10-Sep-2007) · Himself
The Nanny Diaries (24-Aug-2007)
Shoot 'Em Up (26-Jul-2007)
The Ant Bully (28-Jul-2006) · Stan Beals [VOICE]
Lady in the Water (20-Jul-2006)
The Illusionist (27-Apr-2006)
The Hawk Is Dying (21-Jan-2006) · George
Cinderella Man (3-Jun-2005)
Robots (10-Mar-2005) [VOICE]
Sideways (13-Sep-2004)
Paycheck (25-Dec-2003) · Shorty
The Pentagon Papers (9-Mar-2003)
Confidence (20-Jan-2003)
American Splendor (20-Jan-2003)
Thunderpants (24-May-2002)
Big Fat Liar (2-Feb-2002)
Planet of the Apes (27-Jul-2001)
Storytelling (12-May-2001)
Duets (9-Sep-2000)
Big Momma's House (31-May-2000)
If These Walls Could Talk 2 (5-Mar-2000)
New York: A Documentary Film (14-Nov-1999)
Cradle Will Rock (18-May-1999)
Winchell (11-Nov-1998)
Safe Men (7-Aug-1998) · Veal Chop
The Negotiator (29-Jul-1998)
Saving Private Ryan (24-Jul-1998) · Sgt. Hill
The Truman Show (5-Jun-1998)
The Break (28-Aug-1997)
Deconstructing Harry (26-Aug-1997)
My Best Friend's Wedding (20-Jun-1997) · Bellman
Private Parts (7-Mar-1997)
Donnie Brasco (28-Feb-1997)
Breathing Room (8-Nov-1996)
Sabrina (15-Dec-1995)
Mighty Aphrodite (13-Sep-1995)
Singles (18-Sep-1992)
Past Midnight (1992)
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