Who is actor Paul Giamatti's father?

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Who is actor Paul Giamatti's father?
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Actor Paul Giamatti is the son of Angelo Bartlett Giamatti.

Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti is one of the most popular American television and movie actors in Hollywood. The actor has earned various awards including one Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globes. The actor was also nominated for two Academy Awards and one British Academy Film Award.

Born on June 6, 1967, Paul Giamatti started his career in small television drama roles such as She'll Take Romance, Singles, and Mighty Aphrodite, among many others. Around this time the actor was also seen taking part in Broadway with his debut in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia portraying Ezra Chater. Paul started his journey in the big leagues in 2003 with his first big movie, American Splendor. Around this time he was also seen in the movie Sideways.

Who is actor Paul Giamatti's father?

As mentioned earlier, Paul Giamatti is the son of Angelo Bartlett Giamatti. The actor's father is quite a remarkable and renowned person in his locality, as when the actor was a child, he was an accomplished professor at Yale University. From being a professor, his father then became the commissioner of Major League Baseball.

Who is actor Paul Giamatti's father?
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It was reported that Paul's father had a lifelong interest in baseball, and during the period he was a professor, he was selected as a candidate for the presidency of Yale. But Angelo Bartlett Giamatti deflected that offer by stating that "The only thing I ever wanted to be president of was the American League." Bartlett was named the commissioner in the year 1986 and during his time at service, he had suspended player Pete Rose for 30 games when he shoved umpire Dave Pallone on April 30, 1988. Another instance where Giamatti brought justice to the game was when he suspended Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jay Howell for 3 days during the National League Championship Series. The reason for this was that Howell was caught using pine tar during the game.

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Is Paul Giamatti's father alive?

Sadly, Paul Giamatti's father Angelo Bartlett Giamatti is no more. Being a heavy smoker, for many years, the baseball commissioner died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 51. Bartlett was on leave at the time at his vacation house in Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard, when the incident had taken place. Angelo Bartlett Giamatti was the second baseball commissioner to die while on duty, the first being Kenesaw Mountain Landis in 1944.

FAQs on actor Paul Giamatti's father

A. Angelo Bartlett Giamatti was born on April 4th, 1938.

A. Angelo Bartlett Giamatti was married to Toni Marilyn Smith in the year 1960.

A. Angelo Bartlett Giamatti served as President of the University of Yale from December 20, 1978 to June 10, 1986.

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