Paul Giamatti star of the silver screen · 496 days ago by Sideway Man
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti, a New Haven, Conneticuit native, was born June 6, 1967. He got his high school diploma from Choate Rosemary Hall prep school, and went on to major in English at Yale, and then obtained his Master’s Degree in Fine Arts, with a major in drama from the School of Drama at yale university.
Paul is the baby of a three children family. His older brother whose name is Marcus Giamatti, is also an actor. He has a sister named Elena who designs jewlery. His father, A. Bartlett Giamatti, was a professor of Renaissance Literature at the prestigious Yale University, and went on to become the university’s youngest president. (In 1986, Bart Giamatti was appointed president of baseball’s National League. He became Commissioner of Baseball on April 1, 1989 and served for five months until his tragic and untimely death on September 1, 1989. He was commissioner at the time Pete Rose was banned from the game.) Paul’s mother, the former Toni Smith, was an actress before she married Dr. Giamatti. Paul’s father has written six books.
Giamatti’s acting roots are in theatre, from his college days at Yale, to regional productions (Seattle, San Diego and Williamstown, Massachusetts) to Broadway.
Some quick facts Paul Giamatti · 496 days ago by Sideway Man
Son of Bartlett Giamatti, late president of Yale University, major league baseball commissioner and nemesis of Pete Rose.
He is the younger brother of Marcus Giamatti.
In the 1998 remake of Doctor Dolittle (1998), Paul portrayed a human in charge of a talking orangutan, in the 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes (2001), he portrays a talking orangutan in charge of humans.
Italian-American
He’s the voice talent for Tiger Woods headcover in a series of Nike Golf commercials
His life ambition is to star in a crime caper with Robert Duvall and John Hurt. He plans on contacting the two stars with his idea should Sideways (2004) win Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
Graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall
Graduated from Yale University with a degree in English
Often plays roles based on real people – Private Parts (1997), Man on the Moon (1999), American Splendor (2003) and Cinderella Man (2005).
Graduated from the Yale University School of Drama with a master’s degree in drama
Has appeared in three remakes, Sabrina (1995), Doctor Dolittle (1998), and Planet of the Apes (2001).
Often plays roles based on real people – Private Parts (1997), Man on the Moon (1999) and American Splendor (2003).
During the shooting of the upcoming The Hawk Is Dying (2006), which is mainly about his character and a Red-Tailed Hawk, he became a raptor-enthusiast.
Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2003 Razzie Award nominating ballot. He was listed as a suggestion in the Worst Supporting Actor category for his performance in the film Big Fat Liar (2002); however, he did not receive a nomination.
Has one child, a boy named Samuel, born in 2001.
In Sideways (2004) his character, Miles, looks at a picture of himself as a younger man standing with a man in sunglasses. This is a photo of Paul Giamatti with his father, A. Bartlett Giamatti.
Despite his character of Miles in Sideways (2004) and his passion for pinot, Giamatti himself admits that he has very little knowledge of wines and is not much of a fan of them.
Ex-brother-in-law of Kathryn Meisle.
Father died in 1989.