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"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'."
Stephen Colbert right before giving Giamatti his own wax statue (which is really just a statue of Zachary Taylor wearing a cardboard Giamatti mask), The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (born June 6, 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American actor best known for Sideways, John Adams, American Splendor, and a slew of roles in other films. His brother Marcus Giamatti is also an actor, and was a regular on Judging Amy. Their father, Angelo Bartlett "Bart" Giamatti, was the president of Yale University from 1978 to 1986 and became commissioner of Major League Baseball 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.


This actor provides examples of the following tropes:

  • The Danza:
    • Played a character named Paul Giamatti in Cold Souls.
    • His character in The Holdovers is named Paul Hunham, but is primarily referred to by his last name to avoid this trope being too prevalent.
  • Deadpan Snarker: His characters always have a dry remark and withering insult at the ready.
  • Large Ham: Has a tendency to play one of these. See John Adams, Shoot 'Em Up and Ironclad for just three examples.
  • The Napoleon: 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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