Biography of Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti, an American Oscar-nominated actor, has been active in Hollywood since the 1990s. He gained international fame after his outstanding performance in the biographical comedy film, Private Parts. Giamatti is also known for playing the supporting role in hit movies like Saving Private Ryan , Big Momma’s House, and Cinderella among others. As for TV series, he is popular for his roles in Too Big to Fail , John Adams and Billions.. His astonishing performance in movies and TV series helped him win several prestigious awards including Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, Golden Nymph Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, TCA Award, among others. .

Early life and education of Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti was born Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti on June 6 , ¹⁹⁶⁷ in New Haven, Connecticut, under the birth sign of Gemini. Giamatti is the son of A. Bartlett Giamatti (a former Yale University professor who later became chairwoman of the Major League Baseball commissioner) and mother, Toni Marilyn Giamatti (a homemaker). He is the youngest of three siblings, Marcus Giamatti (an actor) and Elena Giamatti (jewelry designer).

His father, Bart, became president of the National League and was later named the Commissioner of the MBL. Although he held the position for only five months, he took a memorable step when he banned Pete Rose from the game that he was accused of betting on baseball games.

Giamatti attended The Foote School and later graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall. In 1989, he earned a BA in English from Yale University, where he used to be an active member of the undergraduate theater scene. He then earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama, where he studied under current acting teacher, Earle R. Gister.

Initially, Giamatti followed his father’s career to become a teacher. He never thought of building a career in acting.

‘I was never the class clown, nor did I do shows at home. I never thought of acting as something I could do with my life. As a kid, he used to run around wrapped in toilet paper so he could be the Mummy. But that was not a sign that he was dreaming of being an actor. I was just a weird kid.’

Later, he worked in numerous theater productions, including Broadways. In the early 1990s, she worked in a few small film and television roles.

Paul Giamatti’s career

Films

Paul Giamatti made his film debut in 1991 as Larry Canipe in a neo-noir thriller, After Midnight directed by Jan Eliasberg . Giamatti then worked on several films such as Single , Mighty Aphrodite , Sabrina , and Before and After .

Giamatti landed his first breakout role as an American cable and radio network executive, Kenny ‘Pig Vomit’ Rushton in the biographical comedy film, Private Parts . The film starred Howard Stern , Robin Quiver , Mary McCormack and Gary Dell’Abate .

In 2000, Giamatti was nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for his role as John Maxwell in the comedy film, Big Momma’s House directed by Raja Gosnell . Three years later, he played the role of the main character Harvey Pekar (underground comic book writer) in a comedy-drama biopic. American splendor . The film starred Harvey Pekar , Hope Davis, Robert Pulcini and Joyce Brabner . His performance in the film helped him get nominated for numerous awards.

Giamatti gained wide recognition for his role as failed writer, Miles Raymond in the black comedy film, Sideways . He shared the screen with Thomas Haden Church , Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh . Moving on, in 2005, he was nominated for Academy Awards for his performance as the supporting role, Joe Gould (boxing manager) in Cinderella .

Some of his other popular movies include:

As of 2018, Giamatti is working on the Jaume Collet-Serra Jungle Cruise film .

T.V. series

Paul Giamatti made his small screen debut in 1990 in the TV movie, She’ll Take Romance . Giamatti then appeared in various television series in an uncredited role such as NYPD Blue , New York News , The Show , American Experience and Saturday Night Live .

Giamatti played the lead role of John Adams (President of the United States) in the miniseries, John Adams . The series starred Laura Linney, Stephen Dillane, Tom Wilkinson and David Morse . His performance in the series was highly appreciated by fans and critics alike.

Some of his other popular series include:

Starting in 2018, he narrated a television show, Nature .

Paul Giamatti Awards and Nominations

Paul Giamatti has been nominated for several prestigious awards for his incredible acting in movies and TV series.

• 2003 = National Board of Review for American Splendor.
• 2004 = Boston Society of Film Critics Award , Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, Chicago Film Critics Association Award , Comedy Film Honor Award , Film Critics Association Award of Dallas–Fort Worth , Independent Spirit Award , New York Film Critics Circle Award, Online Film Critics Society Award , San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award , Screen Actors Guild Award , Toronto Film Critics Association Award forsliding
• 2005 = Boston Society of Film Critics Award , Broadcast Film Critics Association Award , Florida Film Critics Circle Award , Screen Actors Guild Award , Florida Film Critics Association Award Toronto and Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award for Cinderella.
• 2008 = Primetime Emmy Award , Golden Globe Award , Golden Nymph Award , Screen Actors Guild Award , Satellite Award , TCA Award for Joh Adams.
• 2009 = Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Award for Cold Souls.
• 2011 = Screen Actors Guild Award for Too Big to Fall.
• 2010 = Golden Globe Award and Genius Award for Version of Barney.
• 2013 = Black Reel Award for 12 Years a Slave.

He also received nominations for awards including Primetime Emmy Award , Critics’ Choice Award , Golden Globe Award , Critics’ Choice Award , Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award, and Academy Award among others.

Paul Giamatti net worth

Paul Giamatti, the evergreen Hollywood actor, has an estimated net worth of $25 million. He appeared in numerous movies with an incredible box office collection.

Here is the list of his hit movies:

In 2010, Giamatti bought a house in Brooklyn for $1.3 million. He also owns a home in Los Angeles worth $999 thousand.

Personal life of Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti is divorced. Giamatti was previously married to Elizabeth Cohen after dating for months. On October 13 , ¹⁹⁹⁷ , the couple got married in a private ceremony. The couple have a son Samuel Paul Giamatti born in 2001.

According to sources, the couple got divorced in the 2000s for some undisclosed reasons.

Furthermore, Giamatti refers to himself as atheism (absence of belief in the existence of deities) and agrees with that. He said,

‘My wife is Jewish. And I’m fine with my son being raised Jewish. He is learning Hebrew and he really likes it. I will speak to my own son about my atheism when the time is right. But there is a great tradition of Jewish atheism, there are no better atheists in the world than the Jews.’