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ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
HBO2eTue, Jul 7, 1:45 PMThe VerdictBuy
USAWed, Jul 8, 2:00 AMTwilightBuy
SPIKEMon, Jul 13, 1:00 AMThe Color of MoneyBuy
DISXDMon, Jul 13, 5:00 PMCarsBuy
DISXDTue, Jul 14, 10:00 AMCarsBuy

Paul Newman Biography

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  • Birth Name: Paul Leonard Newman
  • Birth Place: Shaker Heights, OH
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/26/1925, Aquarius
  • Date of Death: 09/26/2008
  • Profession: Actor; producer; director; entrepreneur; race-car driver
Paul Newman Fast Facts:
  • Served in the Navy during World War II and wanted to be a pilot, but couldn't due to being color-blind.
  • Made his Broadway debut in 1953 in Picnic.
  • Was so embarrassed by his big-screen debut in 1954's The Silver Chalice that he took out an ad in Variety to apologize for the performance.
  • His roles of boxer Rocky Graziano in Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) and Billy the Kid in The Left Handed Gun (1958) were originally to be played by James Dean. Newman took over the roles after Dean's death.
  • Received an honorary Oscar in 1985 and a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1993. Was nominated six times for the Best Actor Oscar before winning for The Color of Money (1986).
  • Has a line of food products, Newman's Own, and donates all the proceeds to charity.
    Paul Newman Relationships:
  • Arthur S. Newman - Father
  • Arthur S. Newman Jr. - Brother
  • Claire (Clea) Olivia Newman - Daughter
  • Jacqueline Witte - Ex-wife
  • Joanne Woodward - Wife
  • Melissa Newman - Daughter
  • Nell Newman - Daughter
  • Scott Newman - Son
  • Stephanie Newman - Daughter
  • Susan Kendall Newman - Daughter
  • Theresa Fetzko Newman - Mother

  • Paul Newman Awards:
  • 2005 Emmy: Outstanding Miniseries - Nominee
  • 1969 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 2005 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Winner
  • 1968 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 1958 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1961 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1963 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1967 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1981 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1982 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1986 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1994 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 2002 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 2003 Tony: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play - Nominee
  • 1985 Oscar: Honorary Award - Winner
  • 1993 Oscar: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award - Winner
  • 1962 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1963 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1964 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1968 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1983 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1987 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1995 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1963 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2006 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
  • 1984 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
  • 1964 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
  • 1966 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
  • 1957 Golden Globe: New Star of the Year - Actor - Winner
  • 1981 Emmy: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special - Nominee
  • 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee

  • College:
  • Attended Ohio University, Athens, OH; Kenyon College, Gambier, OH (BA in Economics, 1949)
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