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Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (/ˌdʒiːəˈmɑːti/JEE-ə-MAH-tee; born June 6, 1967) is an American actor. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, three Golden Globes, and nominations for two Academy Awards and a British Academy Film Award. After studying acting at the Yale School of Drama, he performed in numerous theatrical productions. Giamatti debuted on Broadway, portraying Ezra Chater in the Tom Stoppard play Arcadia (1995). Later that year, he played the Rev. Donald "Streaky" Bacon in the David Hare play Racing Demon (1995). He returned to theatre in the revivals of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters (1997) and Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh (1999). Giamatti's breakout film role was in Private Parts (1997), followed by roles in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and Man on the Moon (1999). He won acclaim for his leading roles in American Splendor (2003), Sideways (2004), Win Win (2011), and Private Life (2018). He has also acted in Planet of the Apes (2001), The Illusionist (2006), Fred Claus (2007), The Ides of March (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Love & Mercy (2014), and Straight Outta Compton (2015). He has earned Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor for portraying Joe Gould in Cinderella Man (2005) and Best Actor for playing a disgruntled teacher in The Holdovers (2023). On television, Giamatti played the role in the HBO miniseries John Adams (2008), earning him acclaim and several awards, including a Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe. He starred as U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades Jr. in the Showtime television series Billions (2016–2023). He earned Emmy nominations for his roles as Ben Bernanke in the HBO film Too Big to Fail (2011) and Harold Levinson in the ITV series Downton Abbey (2013). In the Netflix anthology series Black Mirror episode Eulogy (2025), he played a grieving lover. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Giamatti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Hike of Everest is a 2024 action adventure film written and directed by Denis Villeneuve. It stars Kyle Chandler, Anne Hathaway, Daniel Kaluuya, Emma Roberts, Peter Stormare, Alfre Woodard, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe, Paul Giamatti, Melissa McBride, Laurence Fishburne, and Michael Caine. The film follows a young girl whose uncle volunteers to take her with him on his journey to Mt. Everest despite her father’s reluctance. They recruit several other hikers on their journey and begin their adventure in the Himalayas. The Hike of Everest was released on January 25th, 2024; the film became a critical and commercial success, receiving praise for its direction, visual style, musical score, performances, action sequences, screenplay, ambition, modernization, themes, and emotional weight. It grossed $2.21 billion worldwide, becoming the highest grossing film of 2024. Hathaway’s performance was widely acclaimed and lauded, and she was awarded a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Leading Role. A sequel is in development with Hathaway set to reprise her role and Villeneuve returning as the director.
