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Paul Giamatti
Age: 42
Height: 5' 8 1/2"
Birth Place: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Born: Jun. 6th, 1967
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BIOGRAPHY: Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti was born June 6, 1967. He graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall prep school, majored in English at Yale, and obtained his Master's Degree in Fine Arts, with his major in drama from the Yale University School of Drama.
Paul is the youngest of three children. His older brother, Marcus Giamatti, is also an actor. His sister, Elena, designs jewelry. His father, A. Bartlett Giamatti, was a professor of Renaissance Literature at 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 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.
TRIVIA:
- Has appeared in three remakes, _Sabrina (1995)_ (qv), _Doctor Dolittle (1998)_ (qv), and _Planet of the Apes (2001)_ (qv).
- Is a Boston Red Sox fan
- Is a big fan of science-fiction.
- He's the voice talent for 'Tiger Woods' (qv) headcover in a series of Nike Golf commercials
- Father died in 1989.
- Often plays roles based on real people - _Private Parts (1997)_ (qv), _Man on the Moon (1999)_ (qv), _American Splendor (2003)_ (qv), _Cinderella Man (2005)_ (qv) and _"John Adams" (2008)_ (qv).
- Has starred in three films (_Private Parts (1997)_ (qv), _American Splendor (2003)_ (qv) and _Man on the Moon (1999)_ (qv) that feature characters who appear on _"Late Show with David Letterman" (1993)_ (qv) and a fourth, _Storytelling (2001)_ (qv), that starred 'Conan O'Brien' (qv), who hosted "Late Night" after Letterman moved to his own show on CBS.
- Graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall
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