Samuel Paul Giamatti is a celebrity kid in Hollywood. What is funny about him is that he has the same name as his father, Paul Giamatti. Samuel is now a young adult, and people are interested to know what is he doing in his life. Has he finished his education? What is his next career move? Let’s talk about it.
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Who is his celebrity father?
Born Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti in June 1967, he is an American actor, comedian, and film producer. Paul got his first taste of success with the breakout role in Private Parts, portraying Kenny Pig Vomit Rushton. From there, he continued having successful roles in Man on the Moon, Private Ryan, Big Momma’s House, and Big Fat Liar.
Some of his biggest leading roles include Harvey Pekar in American Splendor, Miles Raymond in Sideways, and Mike Flaherty in Win Win. But more often than not, he is known as the star of supporting roles. His credits as a supporting actor include Joe Gould in Cinderella Man, Chief Inspector Uhl in The Illusionist, Nicholas Nick Claus in Fred Claus, Tom Duffy in Ides of March, and more.
For his performance in Cinderella Man, he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In John Adams, an HBO project, he played the titular character and won a Golden Globe Award.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, he is the youngest of three children. His father, Angelo Bartlett Giamatti, was a Yale University professor who became the president of the university. And his mother was a housewife.
His paternal grandfather’s family were Italian emigrants. Their family name was originally spelled Giammattei, before immigrating to the United States. He also has heritage from Germany, The Netherlands, England, France, and Scotland. His brother Marcus Giamatti is also an actor, while his sister Elena is a jewelry designer.
He began his education at The Foote School, before graduating from Choate Rosemary Hall in 1985. From there, he enrolled at Yale, where he was active in the undergraduate theater scene and worked with fellow students Ron Livingston and Edward Norton.
In 1989, Paul graduated from Yale with a Bachelor’s degree in English. From there, he got a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama.
He landed his first high-profile role in 1997, portraying Kenny Pig Vomit Rushton in the film adaptation of Howard Stern’s Private Parts. Even Stern praised Paul’s performance on his radio show. He called for him to be nominated for an Academy Award.
In 2003, he earned critical acclaim for his role in the movie American Splendor and then got mainstream recognition for his performance in the romantic comedy Sideways.
In 2010, he won his second Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, after appearing in Barney’s Version.
In 2012, he became the voiceover actor for Liberty Mutual Insurance commercials. In 2013, he returned to Yale University, performing the title role in Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
He has even played some villains over the course of his career. In The Amazing Spider Man 2, he played the villain The Rhino.
As of June 2023, he lives in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. He was married to Elizabeth Cohen from 1997 to sometime during the 2000s. While he is not religious, he once said, “My wife is Jewish. And I am fine with my son being raised as a Jew”.
While he is an atheist, he also said, “Religion features more now in my life than it did when I was a kid”.
Quick Bio
Now let’s talk about Paul’s son, Samuel Paul Giamatti. Born in New York City in October 2001, he lives in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, with his father. As we said before, his parents are the famous American actor Paul Giamatti and Elizabeth Cohen. His parents got divorced in the 2000s, but they didn’t disclose the exact date.
Regarding his education, Samuel Giamatti attended Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn. Per some reports, he is now studying at Brown University. He is trying to get his BA in Political Science and Government. The young celebrity kid is a multi-linguist, speaking Italian, Greek, Spanish, French, and Japanese besides English.
He is 22 years old as of June 2023. His grandfather, Bart Giamatti, was the former commissioner of Major League Baseball. And his uncle, Marcus, is also an actor. His mother Elizabeth Cohen is a producer and director, famous for her work on A Woman Like Me, Three Girls and Their Brother, and Gold Souls.
Here is a fun fact. During his time at Saint Ann’s School, he was included in activities like a chamber of an orchestra, technical theater, varsity fencing team, and varsity baseball. Who knows, maybe he will get into the theater world, but on the technical side, for example, lighting design and sound design.
Career
There are not many details about Samuel’s career journey. There were some reports that he had experience as an actor and producer. But there are no confirmed details about it.
What we do know from his LinkedIn profile is that he worked as a freelance journalist for The Provincetown Independent, a news publication in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Before that, he also worked as an Outreach Intern at the Rhode Island General Treasurer’s Office in Province, of Rhode Island. As things are looking right now, Samuel Paul Giamatti will take on a career path in journalism and politics.
His latest job, from May 2023 onward, is an Internship at Clubbed Thumb.
Is he on social media?
The young son of Paul Giamatti tries to keep personal information about his life private thing. He doesn’t share much about his life online. We do not know whether he is in a relationship or not. His life is mostly private.
He does have a private Instagram account with around 1,000 followers. Fun fact: His father is not a fan of social media as well.
If you want to find Samuel on social media, you can have more success by looking at his LinkedIn account.
Net worth
As of June 2023, we can say that Samuel Paul Giamatti is only beginning his career. As things stand right now, he is focused on carving a career path in politics and journalism. But he is still working as an intern. It might take some time before he takes on a real job, one that is paid a regular salary.
That being said, we have no information on his net worth and salary. We do know that his father is a wealthy man. Thanks to his roles in Hollywood, Paul Giamatti has a net worth of more than $25 million. How much will his son earn in the future? We will have to wait and see.
