Filmography Paul Giamatti

Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (born June 6, 1967) is an American actor. Giamatti began his career as a supporting actor in several films produced during the 1990s including Private Parts, The Truman Show, Saving Private Ryan, The Negotiator, and Man on the Moon before earning lead roles in several projects in the 2000s including American Splendor, Sideways, Cinderella Man, The Illusionist, John Adams, Cold Souls, Barney's Version, and Win Win. 
 
Giamatti, the youngest of three children, was born in New Haven, Connecticut. His father, 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 (née Smith), was a homemaker and English teacher who taught at Hopkins School and had also previously acted. 
His paternal grandfather's family were Italian immigrants from Telese Terme, near Naples (the surname was originally spelt "Giamattei". 
The rest of Giamatti's ancestry is Irish and English; his paternal grandmother had deep roots in New England, dating back to the colonial era.  
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. Giamatti attended Yale, where he was elected to the Skull and Bones secret society. 
Giamatti was active in the undergraduate theater scene, working alongside actors Ron Livingston and Edward Norton, who were also Yale students. Giamatti graduated from Yale 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. Giamatti performed in numerous theatrical productions, including Broadway and a stint from 1989 to 1992 with Seattle's Annex Theater, before appearing in some small television and film roles in the early 1990s.

Filmography Paul Giamatti

The Congress - Science Fiction
August 2013

The Congress

Science Fiction Directed by: Ari FolmanWith: Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Jon Hamm,...Robin Wright (as Robin Wright) receives an offer from Miramount to be scanned. In this way, her alias can be freely exploited in all films the Hollywood major decides to produce, even the most downmarket ones, the ones she has turned down until now. For 20 years she disappears to return as guest of... Read more...
Cold Souls - Comedy
June 2010

Cold Souls

Comedy Directed by: Sophie BarthesWith: Paul Giamatti, David Strathairn, Emily WatsonAfter intense rehearsals of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya," Paul is emotionally drained. He stumbles upon a "Soul Storage," a private lab offering New Yorkers something intriguing: a relief from the burden of their souls. Paul decides to get his soul extracted, only to discover that it has the shape and... Read more...
Duplicity - Thriller
March 2009

Duplicity

Thriller Directed by: Tony GilroyWith: Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Billy Bob Thornton,...In the film, they star as spies-turned-corporate operatives in the midst of a clandestine love affair. When they find themselves on either side of an all-out corporate war, they discover the toughest part of the job is deciding how much to trust the one you love.
Fred Claus - Comedy
December 2007

Fred Claus

Comedy Directed by: David DobkinWith: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson,...Fred Claus (Vince Vaughn) has lived almost his entire life in his little brother's very large shadow. Fred tried, but he could never live up to the example set by the younger Nicholas (Paul Giamatti), who was just a perfect... well... Saint. True to form, Nicholas grew up to be the model of giving,... Read more...

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