Paul Giamatti Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Biography, Family, Girlfriends

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Paul Giamatti Quick Info
Height5 ft 9 in
Weight77 kg
Date of BirthJune 6, 1967
Zodiac SignGemini
Eye ColorBlue

Paul Giamatti is an American actor, voice actor, film producer, and director who has been cast in a number of films including Private Parts, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Man on the Moon, Planet of the Apes, Cinderella Man, American Splendor, Asterix and the Vikings, The Illusionist, The Hawk Is Dying, Fred Claus, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, The Last Station, Rock of Ages, Ironclad, The Hangover Part II, The Catcher Was a Spy, Romeo & Juliet, 12 Years a Slave, John Dies at the End, Ernest & Celestine, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Madame Bovary, Straight Outta Compton, A Mouthful of Air, The Little Prince, and I Think We’re Alone Now.

Born Name

Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti

Nick Name

Paul

Sun Sign

Gemini

Born Place

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Residence

Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Nationality

American

Education

Paul Giamatti studied at The Foote School and then graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall in 1985.

Afterward, he attended Yale University where he was active in the undergraduate theater scene and worked with fellow actors and Yale students Ron Livingston and Edward Norton. In 1989, Paul Giamatti graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English and went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama.

Occupation

Actor, Voice Actor, Producer, Director

Family

  • Father – Angelo Bartlett Giamatti (Professor of English Renaissance Literature, President of Yale University, 7th Commissioner of Major League Baseball)
  • Mother – Toni Marilyn Giamatti (née Smith) (Homemaker and English teacher who taught at Hopkins School and had also previously acted)
  • Siblings – Marcus Giamatti (Older Brother) (Actor), Elena (Older Sister) (Jewelry Designer)
  • Others – Valentine John Giamatti (Paternal Grandfather), Mary Claybaugh Walton (Paternal Grandmother), Abram Edward Smith (Maternal Grandfather), Kathryn/Katherine Eleanor Brown (Maternal Grandmother)

Manager

Paul Giamatti has been repped by United Talent Agency, Beverly Hills, California, United States.

Net Worth

According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, his net worth has been $25 Million.

Build

Average

Height

5 ft 9 in or 175 cm

Weight

77 kg or 170 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Paul Giamatti has dated –

  • Elizabeth Cohen – He married Elizabeth Cohen in the year 1997 and their son named Samuel was born in 2001. Paul and Elizabeth divorced in the 2000s.

    • Race / Ethnicity

    White

    Paul Giamatti is of Italian, German, English, Dutch, Irish, Scottish, and French descent.

    Hair Color

    Dark Brown

    Eye Color

    Blue

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    Receding hairline

    Brand Endorsements

    Paul Giamatti did voiceover work for TV commercials for Nike in 2006.

    In 2012, he did voiceover work for the “Humans” TV commercial for Liberty Mutual Insurance.

    Religion

    He is an atheist and has said that “religion features more now in my life than it did when I was a kid”.

    He is not religious and once stated: “My wife is Jewish. And I’m fine with my son being raised as a Jew”.

    Paul Giamatti Facts

  • Alongside Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Craig Bierko, Bruce McGill, and Paddy Considine, Paul Giamatti co-starred as Joe Gould in the 2005 biographical sports drama film Cinderella Man. This performance got him nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award while he won the Screen Actors Guild Award for “Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role” as well as the Toronto Film Critics Association Award and Critics Choice Award for “Best Supporting Actor”.
  • In 2016, he started playing Charles “Chuck” Rhoades, Jr. in the television drama series Billions.
  • Paul Giamatti has been a lifelong democrat.
  • His theatre credits include having been cast in plays like Racing Demon, The Iceman Cometh, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Hamlet, and The Blues are Running.
  • Paul is a fan of the Boston Red Sox.

    • Featured Image by Karon Liu / Flickr / CC BY 2.0

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