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I like to work - I probably work too much.

Paul Giamatti

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Paul Giamatti
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: June 6
Actor
Character Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
New Haven
Connecticut
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti
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I was the youngest child and got a lot more freedom than my brother and sister. I used to wander, doing my own thing under the radar, but I didn't get in bad, bad trouble.
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I married a Jewish lady, and we're raising our son Jewish, and since I'm not Jewish the whole thing is just a mystery to me. I leave it to her, actually, because it's just a great mystery.
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And I asked my mother 'can I touch the lady in the water? And she said yes I could, but I had to touch Mommy first. And then I asked, 'Mom, can I date the lady in the water?' and she said smiling 'sure, but you gotta date me first.' And yesterday I said 'Mom, may I marry the lady in the water?' and she said o.k., but you'll have to marry me first.
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