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Paul Giamatti

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Paul Giamatti
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BornPaul Edward Valentine Giamatti
June 6, 1967 (age 49)
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
ResidenceBrooklyn, New York, United States
Alma materYale University, B.A. 1989, MFA 1994
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Cohen (m. 1997)
Children1
Parent(s)A. Bartlett Giamatti (father)
RelativesMarcus 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 and Downton Abbey. He has won two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Early life[edit]

Giamatti was born June 6, 1967, 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 spelled "Giammattei" (Italian pronunciation: [dʒammatˈtɛi]).[3] The rest of Giamatti's ancestry is German, 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[edit]

Giamatti at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
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 onhis 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 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 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 had small roles in 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 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. In the spring of 2016, Giamatti began appearing in commercials for Prism TV, the IPTV service owned by CenturyLink; the spots are the first-ever on-camera TV commercial appearances for Giamatti.[18]
Giamatti plays a lead role as a New York City prosecutor in the Showtime series "Billions", portraying the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The show, debuting in 2016, is loosely based on a real event.[19]

Personal life[edit]

Giamatti resides in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York[20] and has been married to Elizabeth Cohen since 1997.[21] They have a son, Samuel Giamatti, known as "Sam" (born 2001), who is raised in Elizabeth's religion of Judaism. Giamatti identifies as atheist.[22]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991Past MidnightLarry Canipe
1992SinglesKissing Man
1995Mighty AphroditeExtras Guild Researcher
SabrinaScott
1996Breathing RoomGeorge
Before and AfterMember of the JuryUncredited
1997Arresting GenaDetective Wilson
Donnie BrascoFBI Technician
Private PartsKenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton
My Best Friend's WeddingRichard the Bellman
Deconstructing HarryProfessor Abbot
A Further GestureHotel Clerk
1998The Truman ShowControl Room Director
Dr. DolittleBlaine
Saving Private RyanSgt. Hill
The NegotiatorRudy Timmons
Safe MenVeal Chop
1999Cradle Will RockCarlo
Man on the MoonBob Zmuda/Tony Clifton
2000Big Momma's HouseJohn MaxwellNominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – Comedy
2001DuetsTodd Woods
StorytellingToby OxmanSegment: "Non-Fiction"
Planet of the ApesLimbo
2002Big Fat LiarMarty Wolf
ThunderpantsJohnson J. Johnson
2003American SplendorHarvey Pekar
PaycheckShorty
ConfidenceGordo
2004SidewaysMiles Raymond
2005RobotsTim the Gate GuardVoice
The Fan and the FlowerNarratorShort film
Cinderella ManJoe Gould
2006Asterix and the VikingsAsterixVoice
English dub
The Hawk Is DyingGeorge Gattling
The IllusionistChief Inspector Uhl
Lady in the WaterCleveland Heep
The Ant BullyStan BealsVoice
2007The Nanny DiariesMr. X
Shoot 'Em UpKarl Hertz
Too Loud a SolitudeHantaVoice
Fred ClausNicholas "Nick" Claus
2008Pretty BirdRickAlso producer
2009DuplicityRichard "Dick" Garsik
Cold SoulsPaul
The Haunted World of El SuperbeastoDr. Satan/Steve WachowskiVoice
The Last StationVladimir Chertkov
2010Barney's VersionBarney Panofsky
2011Win WinMike Flaherty
IroncladKing John
The Hangover Part IIKingsley
The Ides of MarchTom DuffyNominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble
2012Rock of AgesPaul Gill
CosmopolisBenno Levin
John Dies at the EndArnie BlondestoneAlso producer
2013TurboChetVoice
Nominated—Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production
The CongressDr. Baker
Romeo & JulietFriar Laurence
ParklandAbraham Zapruder
12 Years a SlaveTheophilus Freeman
All Is BrightDennisAlso producer
Saving Mr. BanksRalph
2014Ernest & CelestineRat JudgeVoice
English dub
River of FundamentPtah-Nem-Hotep
The Amazing Spider-Man 2Aleksei Sytsevich/Rhino
Madame BovaryMonsieur Homais
2015Giant SlothGordon BoonewellVoice
Short film
Love & MercyDr. Eugene Landy
The Little PrinceThe TeacherVoice
San AndreasLawrence
Straight Outta ComptonJerry HellerNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble
2016Ratchet & ClankChairman DrekVoice
April and the Extraordinary WorldPizoniVoice
English dub
Morgan

Television[edit]

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990She'll Take RomanceHeckler #2Television film
1994NYPD BlueMan in Sleeping BagEpisode: "You Bet Your Life"
1995New York NewsDr. WargnerEpisode: "Past Imperfect"
1996The ShowJeffrey RoffmanEpisode: "Pilot"
1998Homicide: Life on the StreetHarry TjarksEpisode: "Pit Bull Sessions"
Tourist TrapJeremiah PiperTelevision film
WinchellHerman KurfeldTelevision film
1999American ExperienceNarratorEpisode: "New York: Part V - Cosmopolis"
2000If These Walls Could Talk 2Ted HedleyTelevision film
2001King of the HillMr. McKayVoice
Episode: "It's Not Easy Being Green"
2003The Pentagon PapersAnthony RussoTelevision film
2005Saturday Night LiveHostEpisode: "Paul Giamatti/Ludacris featuring Sum-41"
2006The Amazing Screw-On HeadScrew-On HeadVoice
Pilot
2008John AdamsJohn Adams7 episodes
201030 RockRitchieEpisode: "When It Rains, It Pours"
2011ProhibitionHimselfDocumentary
Too Big to FailBen BernankeTelevision film
2013Downton AbbeyHarold LevinsonEpisode: "The London Season"
2014The Roosevelts: An Intimate HistoryTheodore RooseveltVoice
Documentary
HokeHoke MoselyPilot; also executive producer
2015Breakthrough[23]HimselfDocumentary; also director
Episode: "More Than Human"
2014–2015Inside Amy SchumerGod / Juror #102 episodes
2016–presentBillionsChuck Rhoades

Video games[edit]

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996RipperDoctor Bud CableVoice
2016Ratchet & ClankChairman DrekVoice

Audio books[edit]

YearTitle
2006A Scanner Darkly
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