Paul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti | |
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Born | Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti June 6, 1967 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
Alma mater | Yale University (BA, MFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Cohen
(m. 1997, divorced) |
Children | 1 |
Parent |
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Relatives | Marcus Giamatti (brother) |
Awards | Full list |
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (
After studying acting at the
Giamatti's breakout role in film was in Private Parts (1997), which led to supporting roles in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and Man on the Moon (1999). He won acclaim for his leading roles in American Splendor (2003), Sideways (2004), Win Win (2011), and Private Life (2018). He has also acted in The Illusionist (2006), Fred Claus (2007), The Ides of March (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2013), and Saving Mr. Banks (2013). He also portrayed Limbo in Planet of the Apes (2001), Eugene Landy in Love & Mercy (2014) and Jerry Heller in Straight Outta Compton (2015). He earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Joe Gould in Cinderella Man (2005) and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as disgruntled teacher Paul Hunham in The Holdovers (2023).
On television, Giamatti played the title role in the HBO miniseries John Adams (2008), which earned him acclaim and several awards including a Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe. He starred as U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades Jr in the Showtime television series Billions (2016–2023), and earned Emmy nominations for his roles as Ben Bernanke in the HBO film Too Big to Fail (2011), and Harold Levinson in the ITV series Downton Abbey (2013).
Early life and education
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti
His paternal grandfather's family were Italian emigrants from Telese Terme; the family surname was originally spelled "Giammattei" (Italian pronunciation: [dʒammatˈtɛi]) before immigrating to the United States.[5] His paternal grandmother had deep roots in New England, dating back to the colonial era.[6] Giamatti's brother, Marcus, is also an actor, and his sister, Elena, was a jewelry designer.
Giamatti attended Yale, where he was active in the undergraduate theater scene and worked with fellow actors and Yale students
In 2023, Giamatti was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Yale.[8]
Career
1989–2002: Early roles
He made his television debut in the ABC made for television film
In 1997, Giamatti landed his first high-profile role as Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton in the film adaptation of
In 1998, Giamatti appeared in a number of supporting roles in the big-budget films including Peter Weir's drama The Truman Show, Steven Spielberg's World War II drama Saving Private Ryan, and the action thriller The Negotiator. In 1999, he played Bob Zmuda and Tony Clifton in Miloš Forman's Andy Kaufman biopic, Man on the Moon. Giamatti continued working steadily during the early 2000s by appearing in major studio releases including Duets (2000), Big Momma's House (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001) and Big Fat Liar (2002).
2003–2015: Established actor
In 2003, Giamatti began to earn critical acclaim after his lead role in the film
Following the commercial success of Sideways, Giamatti appeared in
Giamatti had his first major role in an action movie in the 2007 film
Giamatti received his second
In 2012, Giamatti became the voiceover actor for
In 2013, Giamatti returned to his
In 2014, Giamatti played villain
Since 2016
From 2016 to 2023, Giamatti played a lead role in the Showtime series
In 2018 he starred in the Tamara Jenkins directed film Private Life, acting alongside Kathryn Hahn. The film, distributed by Netflix, received positive reviews. Alissa Wilkinson of Vox praised the performances of the two leads, writing "Hahn and Giamatti bring their characteristic warmth-with-an-edge to their characters, and as their relationship unpacks itself onscreen, it feels authentic and lived-in".[32] That same year he acted in Reed Morano's post-apocalyptic romance drama I Think We're Alone Now and portrayed Samuel Goudsmit in the war film The Catcher Was a Spy. He returned to film in 2021, acting in the action thriller Gunpowder Milkshake and the family adventure film Jungle Cruise.
He reunited with
Wax Paul Now campaign
Giamatti is the subject of the viral "Wax Paul Now" campaign, which pushes for the actor to get a Madame Tussauds wax statue in his likeness.[36] The movement first achieved national prominence when Giamatti appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and discussed the campaign with host Stephen Colbert.[36] After this and subsequent articles in BuzzFeed[37] and The A.V. Club[36] among others, Madame Tussauds New York announced that they would host a party in Giamatti's honor to coincide with the premiere of Billions Season 3 on March 25, 2018, at which the founders of the Wax Paul Now movement would speak.[38]
Tussauds announced that if a Change.org petition garnered 500,000 signatures in the nine days leading up to the party, they would agree to create the wax statue of Giamatti.[38] As the petition was unable to garner enough signatures in time, the Wax Paul Now campaign is still ongoing.[39] A short film chronicling the campaign premiered at the Virginia Film Festival in October 2019.[40]
Personal life
Giamatti resides in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York[41] and was married to Elizabeth Cohen from 1997 to an undisclosed date in the 2000s. They have a son, Samuel. Though not religious, he stated: "My wife is Jewish. And I'm fine with my son being raised as a Jew".[42] Giamatti is an atheist, although for him "religion features more now in my life than it did when I was a kid".[43]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | She'll Take Romance | Heckler #2 | Television film |
1994 | NYPD Blue | Man in Sleeping Bag | Episode: "You Bet Your Life" |
1995 | New York News | Dr. Wargner | Episode: "Past Imperfect" |
1996 | The Show |
Jeffrey Roffman | Episode: "Pilot" |
1998 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Harry Tjarks | Episode: "Pit Bull Sessions" |
1998 | Tourist Trap | Jeremiah Piper | Television film |
1998 | Winchell | Herman Kurfeld | Television film |
1999 | American Experience | Narrator | Voice; episode: "New York: Part V - Cosmopolis" |
2000 | If These Walls Could Talk 2 | Ted Hedley | Television film |
2001 | King of the Hill | Mr. McKay | Voice; episode: "It's Not Easy Being Green" |
2003 | The Pentagon Papers | Anthony Russo |
Television film |
2005 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Paul Giamatti/Ludacris featuring Sum-41" |
2006 | The Amazing Screw-On Head | Screw-On Head | Voice; pilot |
2008 | John Adams | John Adams | 7 episodes |
2010 | 30 Rock | Ritchie | Episode: "When It Rains, It Pours" |
2011 | Prohibition | Himself | Documentary |
2011 | Too Big to Fail | Ben Bernanke | Television film |
2013 | Downton Abbey | Harold Levinson | Episode: "The London Season" |
2014 | The Roosevelts: An Intimate History | Theodore Roosevelt | Voice; documentary |
2014 | Hoke | Hoke Mosely | Pilot; also executive producer |
2014–2015 | Inside Amy Schumer | God / Juror #10 | 2 episodes |
2015 | Breakthrough[44] | Himself | Documentary; also director; episode: "More Than Human" |
2016–2023 | Billions | Chuck Rhoades | 84 episodes |
2016–2017 | Outsiders | — | Executive producer |
2017 | BoJack Horseman | Himself as BoJack | Voice; episode: "The Old Sugarman Place" |
2017 | At Home with Amy Sedaris | Mr. Ogilvy | Episode: "TGIF" |
2018 | Nature |
Narrator | Voice; episode: "Sex, Lies and Butterflies" |
2018–2019 | Lodge 49 | L. Marvin Metz | 4 episodes; also executive producer |
2020–2022 | Rick and Morty | Story Lord | Voice; 2 episodes |
2020 | Big Mouth | Andrew's Shit | Voice; episode: "Poop Madness" |
2021 | The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness | Maury Terry | Voice; 4 episodes |
2022 | Benjamin Franklin | John Adams | Voice; documentary |
2023 | Teenage Euthanasia | Vic | Voice; episode: "CARS 4" |
2023 | 30 Coins | Christian Barbrow | 8 episodes |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Arcadia | Ezra Chater | Lincoln Center Theater
|
1995 | Racing Demon | The Rev. Donald "Streaky" Bacon | Lincoln Center Theater
|
1996 | The Blues are Running | Pyle/Boo/Johnny | Manhattan Theatre Club |
1997 | The Three Sisters | Andrei Prozorov | The Roundabout Theatre Company
|
1999 | The Iceman Cometh | James Cameron | Brooks Atkinson Theatre
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2002 | The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui | Ted Ragg/Prosector/Ignatius Dullfeet | National Actors Theatre |
2013 | Hamlet | Prince Hamlet | Yale Repertory Theatre |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Ripper | Doctor Bud Cable | |
2016 | Ratchet & Clank | Chairman Drek | Voice |
Audiobooks
Year | Title |
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2006 | A Scanner Darkly |
2008 | The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
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2016 | Skeleton Crew |
2019 | Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered |
Awards and nominations
Giamatti has received
Giamatti then won the
As a member of the ensemble casts of 12 Years a Slave (2012) and Straight Outta Compton (2015), Giamatti received nominations for both the Critics' Choice and SAG Award for Best Cast. His performance in the drama series Billions (2016–2023) earned him a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series.
Giamatti won two
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