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3 | ->''"A man known as an 'actor’s actor', 'a devoted craftsman', and, of course, as 'the guy who was good in that thing you really liked'."'' |
4 | -->--'''Creator/StephenColbert''' right before giving Giamatti his own wax statue (which is really [[spoiler:just a statue of UsefulNotes/ZacharyTaylor [[PaperThinDisguise wearing a cardboard Giamatti mask]]]]), ''Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert'' |
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6 | Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (born June 6, 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American actor best known for ''Film/{{Sideways}}'', ''Series/JohnAdams'', ''ComicBook/AmericanSplendor'', and a slew of roles in other films. His brother Creator/MarcusGiamatti is also an actor, and was a regular on ''Series/JudgingAmy''. Their father, Angelo Bartlett "Bart" Giamatti, was the president of [[UsefulNotes/IvyLeague Yale University]] from 1978 to 1986 and became commissioner of UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball about five months before dying in 1989; his death came only eight days after he permanently banned Pete Rose from MLB for having gambled on games while managing the Cincinnati Reds. |
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8 | !! Partial filmography: |
9 | [[foldercontrol]] |
10 | |
11 | [[folder:Film roles]] |
12 | * ''Film/{{Singles}}'' (1992) |
13 | * ''Film/MightyAphrodite'' (1995) |
14 | * ''Film/{{Sabrina|1995}}'' (1995) |
15 | * ''Film/DonnieBrasco'' (1997) |
16 | * ''Literature/PrivateParts'' (1997) |
17 | * ''Film/MyBestFriendsWedding'' (1997) |
18 | * ''Film/DeconstructingHarry'' (1997) |
19 | * ''Film/TheTrumanShow'' (1998) |
20 | * ''Film/DrDolittle'' (1998) |
21 | * ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' (1998) |
22 | * ''Film/TheNegotiator'' (1998) |
23 | * ''Film/ManOnTheMoon'' (1999) |
24 | * ''Film/IfTheseWallsCouldTalk2'' (2000) |
25 | * ''Film/BigMommasHouse'' (2000) |
26 | * ''Film/{{Duets}}'' (2000) |
27 | * ''Film/{{Storytelling}}'' (2001) |
28 | * ''Film/{{Planet of the Apes|2001}}'' (2001) |
29 | * ''Film/BigFatLiar'' (2002) |
30 | * ''Film/{{Thunderpants}}'' (2002) |
31 | * ''Film/{{Confidence}}'' (2003) |
32 | * ''ComicBook/AmericanSplendor'' (2003) |
33 | * ''Film/{{Paycheck}}'' (2003) |
34 | * ''Film/{{Sideways}}'' (2004) |
35 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}'' (2005) (voice) |
36 | * ''Film/CinderellaMan'' (2005) |
37 | * ''Film/{{The Illusionist|2006}}'' (2006) |
38 | * ''Film/LadyInTheWater'' (2006) |
39 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAntBully'' (2006) (voice) |
40 | * ''Film/ShootEmUp'' (2007) |
41 | * ''Film/TheNannyDiaries'' (2007) |
42 | * ''Film/FredClaus'' (2007) |
43 | * ''Film/{{Duplicity}}'' (2009) |
44 | * ''Film/ColdSouls'' (2009) |
45 | * ''Film/BarneysVersion'' (2010) |
46 | * ''Film/WinWin'' (2011) |
47 | * ''Film/{{Ironclad}}'' (2011) |
48 | * ''Film/TheHangover Part II'' (2011) |
49 | * ''Film/TooBigToFail'' (2011) |
50 | * ''Film/TheIdesOfMarch'' (2011) |
51 | * ''Film/JohnDiesAtTheEnd'' (2012) |
52 | * ''Film/{{Cosmopolis}}'' (2012) |
53 | * ''Film/RockOfAges'' (2012) |
54 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Turbo}}'' (2013) (voice) |
55 | * ''Film/TheCongress'' (2013) |
56 | * ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'' (2013) |
57 | * ''Film/{{Parkland}}'' (2013) |
58 | * ''Film/RomeoAndJuliet2013'' (2013) |
59 | * ''Film/SavingMrBanks'' (2013) |
60 | * ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' (2014) |
61 | * ''Literature/MadameBovary'' (2014) |
62 | * ''Film/LoveAndMercy'' (2014) |
63 | * ''Film/SanAndreas'' (2015) |
64 | * ''WesternAnimation/AprilAndTheExtraordinaryWorld'' (2015) (voice, English dub) |
65 | * ''Film/StraightOuttaCompton'' (2015) |
66 | * ''WesternAnimation/RatchetAndClank'' (2016) (voice) |
67 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Prince|2015}}'' (2015) (voice) |
68 | * ''Film/{{Morgan}}'' (2016) |
69 | * ''Film/TheCatcherWasASpy'' (2018) |
70 | * ''Film/IThinkWereAloneNow'' (2018) |
71 | * ''Film/GunpowderMilkshake'' (2021) |
72 | * ''Film/JungleCruise'' (2021) |
73 | * ''Film/TheHoldovers'' (2023) |
74 | [[/folder]] |
75 | |
76 | [[folder:Television roles]] |
77 | * ''Series/NYPDBlue'' (1 episode, 1994) |
78 | * ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' (1 episode, 1998) |
79 | * ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' (1 episode, 2001) (voice) |
80 | * ''Series/JohnAdams'' (2008) |
81 | * ''Series/ThirtyRock'' (1 episode, 2010) |
82 | * ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' (1 episode, 2013) |
83 | * ''Series/InsideAmySchumer'' (2 episodes, 2014–15) |
84 | * ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' (1 episode, 2017) (voice) |
85 | * ''Series/{{Billions}}'' (2016–) |
86 | * ''Series/Lodge49'' (2019) |
87 | * ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' (1 episode, 2020) (voice) |
88 | * ''WesternAnimation/BigMouth'' (1 episode, 2020) (voice) |
89 | [[/folder]] |
90 | |
91 | [[folder:Video game roles]] |
92 | * ''VideoGame/{{Ripper}}'' (1996) |
93 | [[/folder]] |
94 | |
95 | ---- |
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97 | !!This actor provides examples of the following tropes: |
98 | |
99 | * TheDanza: |
100 | ** Played a character named Paul Giamatti in ''Film/ColdSouls''. |
101 | ** His character in ''Film/TheHoldovers'' is named Paul Hunham, but is primarily referred to by his last name to avoid this trope being too prevalent. |
102 | * DeadpanSnarker: His characters always have a dry remark and withering insult at the ready. |
103 | * LargeHam: Has a tendency to play one of these. See ''Series/JohnAdams'', ''Film/ShootEmUp'' and ''Film/{{Ironclad}}'' for just three examples. |
104 | * TheNapoleon: He's of average height (5'9") but has been made to look shorter and bent in several roles, especially the less heroic ones. |
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