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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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| 9 | !!This actor provides examples of the following tropes: |
| 10 | |
| 11 | * TheDanza: |
| 12 | ** Played a character named Paul Giamatti in ''Film/ColdSouls''. |
| 13 | ** 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. |
| 14 | * DeadpanSnarker: His characters always have a dry remark and withering insult at the ready. |
| 15 | * LargeHam: Has a tendency to play one of these. See ''Series/JohnAdams'', ''Film/ShootEmUp'' and ''Film/{{Ironclad}}'' for just three examples. |
| 16 | * 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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| 18 | ---- |
| 19 | !! Partial filmography: |
| 20 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 21 | |
| 22 | [[folder:Film roles]] |
| 23 | * ''Film/{{Singles}}'' (1992) |
| 24 | * ''Film/MightyAphrodite'' (1995) |
| 25 | * ''Film/{{Sabrina|1995}}'' (1995) |
| 26 | * ''Film/DonnieBrasco'' (1997) |
| 27 | * ''Literature/PrivateParts'' (1997) |
| 28 | * ''Film/MyBestFriendsWedding'' (1997) |
| 29 | * ''Film/DeconstructingHarry'' (1997) |
| 30 | * ''Film/TheTrumanShow'' (1998) |
| 31 | * ''Film/DrDolittle'' (1998) |
| 32 | * ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' (1998) |
| 33 | * ''Film/TheNegotiator'' (1998) |
| 34 | * ''Film/ManOnTheMoon'' (1999) |
| 35 | * ''Film/IfTheseWallsCouldTalk2'' (2000) |
| 36 | * ''Film/BigMommasHouse'' (2000) |
| 37 | * ''Film/{{Duets}}'' (2000) |
| 38 | * ''Film/{{Storytelling}}'' (2001) |
| 39 | * ''Film/{{Planet of the Apes|2001}}'' (2001) |
| 40 | * ''Film/BigFatLiar'' (2002) |
| 41 | * ''Film/{{Thunderpants}}'' (2002) |
| 42 | * ''Film/{{Confidence}}'' (2003) |
| 43 | * ''ComicBook/AmericanSplendor'' (2003) |
| 44 | * ''Film/{{Paycheck}}'' (2003) |
| 45 | * ''Film/{{Sideways}}'' (2004) |
| 46 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}'' (2005) (voice) |
| 47 | * ''Film/CinderellaMan'' (2005) |
| 48 | * ''Film/{{The Illusionist|2006}}'' (2006) |
| 49 | * ''Film/LadyInTheWater'' (2006) |
| 50 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAntBully'' (2006) (voice) |
| 51 | * ''Film/ShootEmUp'' (2007) |
| 52 | * ''Film/TheNannyDiaries'' (2007) |
| 53 | * ''Film/FredClaus'' (2007) |
| 54 | * ''Film/{{Duplicity}}'' (2009) |
| 55 | * ''Film/ColdSouls'' (2009) |
| 56 | * ''Film/BarneysVersion'' (2010) |
| 57 | * ''Film/WinWin'' (2011) |
| 58 | * ''Film/{{Ironclad}}'' (2011) |
| 59 | * ''Film/TheHangover Part II'' (2011) |
| 60 | * ''Film/TooBigToFail'' (2011) |
| 61 | * ''Film/TheIdesOfMarch'' (2011) |
| 62 | * ''Film/JohnDiesAtTheEnd'' (2012) |
| 63 | * ''Film/{{Cosmopolis}}'' (2012) |
| 64 | * ''Film/RockOfAges'' (2012) |
| 65 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Turbo}}'' (2013) (voice) |
| 66 | * ''Film/TheCongress'' (2013) |
| 67 | * ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'' (2013) |
| 68 | * ''Film/{{Parkland}}'' (2013) |
| 69 | * ''Film/RomeoAndJuliet2013'' (2013) |
| 70 | * ''Film/SavingMrBanks'' (2013) |
| 71 | * ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' (2014) |
| 72 | * ''Literature/MadameBovary'' (2014) |
| 73 | * ''Film/LoveAndMercy'' (2014) |
| 74 | * ''Film/SanAndreas'' (2015) |
| 75 | * ''WesternAnimation/AprilAndTheExtraordinaryWorld'' (2015) (voice, English dub) |
| 76 | * ''Film/StraightOuttaCompton'' (2015) |
| 77 | * ''WesternAnimation/RatchetAndClank'' (2016) (voice) |
| 78 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Prince|2015}}'' (2015) (voice) |
| 79 | * ''Film/{{Morgan}}'' (2016) |
| 80 | * ''Film/TheCatcherWasASpy'' (2018) |
| 81 | * ''Film/IThinkWereAloneNow'' (2018) |
| 82 | * ''Film/GunpowderMilkshake'' (2021) |
| 83 | * ''Film/JungleCruise'' (2021) |
| 84 | * ''Film/TheHoldovers'' (2023) |
| 85 | [[/folder]] |
| 86 | |
| 87 | [[folder:Television roles]] |
| 88 | * ''Series/NYPDBlue'' (1 episode, 1994) |
| 89 | * ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' (1 episode, 1998) |
| 90 | * ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' (1 episode, 2001) (voice) |
| 91 | * ''Series/JohnAdams'' (2008) |
| 92 | * ''Series/ThirtyRock'' (1 episode, 2010) |
| 93 | * ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' (1 episode, 2013) |
| 94 | * ''Series/InsideAmySchumer'' (2 episodes, 2014–15) |
| 95 | * ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' (1 episode, 2017) (voice) |
| 96 | * ''Series/{{Billions}}'' (2016–) |
| 97 | * ''Series/Lodge49'' (2019) |
| 98 | * ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' (1 episode, 2020) (voice) |
| 99 | * ''WesternAnimation/BigMouth'' (1 episode, 2020) (voice) |
| 100 | [[/folder]] |
| 101 | |
| 102 | [[folder:Video game roles]] |
| 103 | * ''VideoGame/{{Ripper}}'' (1996) |
| 104 | [[/folder]] |
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