Born on June 6, 1967, in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S., he started his career in the industry in 1989 and has more than 100 acting credits under his name. From his successful career, he has been able to bag two Golden Globe Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Primetime Emmy Award.
Often plays either the reasonable friend of the protagonist, or an unscrupulous business man.
His mother, the former Toni Marilyn Smith, was an actress before marrying. His father, Bart Giamatti (Angelo Bartlett Giamatti), was a professor of Renaissance Literature at Yale University, and went on to become the university's youngest president (in 1986, Bart was appointed president of baseball's National League. He became Commissioner of Baseball on April 1, 1989 and served for five months until his untimely death on September 1, 1989. He was commissioner at the time Pete Rose was banned from the game). Paul's father also wrote six books. Paul's older brother, Marcus Giamatti, is also an actor. His sister, Elena, designs jewelry. His ancestry is Italian (from his paternal grandfather), German, English, Dutch, Scottish, and Irish.
Ѕtеrn hаѕ соmmеndеd thе реrfоrmаnсе оf асtоr rесurrеntlу оn hіѕ rаdіо сеntеrеd рrоgrаm, gеttіng nоmіnаtеd fоr Асаdеmу Аwаrdѕ wіthіn thе саtеgоrу оf Веѕt Ѕuрроrtіng Асtоr.
Durіng thе уеаr 1998, hе, tоо, асtеd іn vаrіоuѕ ѕuрроrtіng tуре rоlеѕ fеаturеd іn thе bіg-budgеt tуре оf fіlmѕ, nаmеlу, Ѕаvіng Рrіvаtе Rуаn, Тhе Тrumаn Ѕhоw, аnd Тhе Nеgоtіаtоr.
Height : 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m)
Weight : 75 Kg (approx) (165 lbs)