Paul Newman's biography

Paul Leonard Newman is 83 years old film producer born at Shaker Heights. He was born on Monday 26th of January 1925. He is often nicknamed as King Cool, Pl. According to year of birth 1925 he belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 26th of January means he is Aquarius. Aquarius is an Airy sign. They are smart thinkers, social, communicative, independent and intelligent people.

He is native english speaker. Paul is white american. He is citizen of United States of America. Paul is jewish. Paul´s primary profession is to be film producer. You can know him also as television actor, film actor, film director, racing automobile driver, actor, entrepreneur, screenwriter, stage actor. Paul is recently known as voice actor.

Paul Newman's dad

Paul Newman's father's name is Arthur Newman. His father was born on Tuesday 29th of August 1893 in Cleveland. His father died on Sunday 14th of May 1950 in Shaker Heights. Arthur Newman was 25 years old, when this happened.

Paul Newman's mom

Paul Newman's mother's name is Theresa Fetzer. Paul´s mother was born on Wednesday 25th of July 1894 in Ptičie. Paul Newman was born when she was 31 years old. His mother died on Friday 13th of August 1982 in Riverside County. Theresa Fetzer was 57 years old, when this happened.

Paul Newman's family

Paul Newman's ex spouse

Joanne Woodward

Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward have been together since 1958 for 50 years. Joanne is known as television actor. Paul´s ex spouse was born on Thursday 27th of February 1930 in Thomasville.

Paul has 2 daughters.

Paul Newman's daughter: Nell Potts

Paul Newman's daughter's name is Nell Potts. She is known as actor. His daughter was born on Wednesday 8th of April 1959 in New York.

Paul Newman's daughter: Melissa Newman

Paul Newman's daughter's name is Melissa Newman. She is known as actor. Paul´s daughter was born on Sunday 17th of September 1961 in Hollywood.

Paul Newman's schools

We found 4 schools Paul attended. Complete list of schools: Kenyon College, Yale School of Drama, Ohio University, Shaker Heights High School.

Detailed informations about his schools

Paul studied high school - Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States (1943).

Paul studied university - Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, United States (Expelled), School of Drama, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Attended Postgraduate), B.A. Drama And Economics, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, United States (1949).

Paul Newman's career

His main focus is to be film producer. Paul is famous thanks to Brick Pollitt In 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof' (1958), Rocky Graziano In 'Somebody Up There Likes Me' (1956), Butch Cassidy In 'Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid' (1969).

Is Paul Newman gay ?

He is known to be bisexual.

How did Paul Newman die

He died on on Friday 26th of September 2008 when he was 83 years old at Westport. Paul Newmans death was caused by lung cancer. It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

Paul Newman's Awards

He and Frank Sinatra are the only people who were awarded a competitive Oscar, an Honorary Award and a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 1, 1994.
He was the first actor to receive an Academy Award nomination for his performance in a comic book adaptation, which he received for Road to Perdition (2002).
In the 1980 book "The Golden Turkey Awards" by Harry and Michael Medved, Paul won the award for "The Most Embarrassing Movie Debut of All Time" for his performance in the 1954 film "The Silver Chalice".

Paul Newman's Rankings

Ranked #19 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Premiere magazine ranked him as the #6 Greatest Movie Star of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005).
His performance as Frank Galvin in The Verdict (1982) is ranked #19 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
His performance as Fast Eddie Felson in The Hustler (1961) is ranked #64 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
His performance as Butch Cassidy in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) is ranked #20 on the American Film Institute's 100 Heroes & Villains. This is a ranking which he shares with Robert Redford, who played the Sundance Kid.
His performance as Luke Jackson in Cool Hand Luke (1967) is ranked #30 on the American Film Institute's 100 Heroes & Villains.
Ranked #19 in Empire magazine's 100 Sexiest Movie Stars of All Time (2007).

Paul Newman's Nominations

He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for work Road to Perdition in 2002
Paul was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
Paul was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
Paul was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
Paul was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
Paul was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
Paul was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
Paul was nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture

What else you don't know about Paul Newman ?

Paul´s middle name is Leonard. He likes to spend time in: Monaco, Rome, Los Angeles, Ohio, Cleveland.

What Paul Newman has done for a first time

The GI Bill got him through his first three months at Yale University. To pay tuition for the rest of his time there, he sold Encyclopedia Britannica. He claims he was very good at it.
Got two roles which were first offered to Elvis Presley but which were turned down by Presley's manager: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) and Sweet Bird of Youth (1962).
He was director William Friedkin's first choice for the lead role of Popeye Doyle in The French Connection (1971), but he was deemed too expensive. The role went to Newman's good friend Gene Hackman.
Like his dear friend Robert Redford, both men had firstborn sons named Scott who predeceased their fathers.
He was the first actor to receive an Academy Award nomination for his performance in a comic book adaptation, which he received for Road to Perdition (2002).
In 1952 he lived with his first family in the Ambassador Apartments at 30 Daniel Low Terrace in St. George, Staten Island, New York.

Paul Newman's Donations

Had his own line of food products, "Newman's Own", featuring mainly spaghetti sauces and salad dressings. The company made more than $100 million in profits over the years, all of which he donated to various charities.
Donated between $150 million-$175 million to charity since the 1980s.
Donated $1 million to "The Nation" magazine in order to keep it going.

Paul Newman's quotes

[responding to an interviewer's question as to why he was never "tempted" by the many beautiful Hollywood actresses he worked with] Why fool around with hamburger when you have steak at home?
[in response to radio interviewer who asked if he would co-star with Robert Redford in a sequel to Indecent Proposal (1993)] Like a rocket! I'd shack up with anyone for a million dollars. I'd shack up with a gorilla for a million, plus 10%.
[1974, on the success of his collaborations with wife Joanne Woodward] You should see us when we get back to the bedroom.
[1982] Acting is like letting your pants down - you're exposed.
The embarrassing thing is that my salad dressing is out-grossing my films.
[on philanthropy] You can only put away so much stuff in your closet.
I really just can't watch myself. I see all the machinery at work and it just drives me nuts.
If I ever feel like I'm doing something I've done before, I scrap it and start over again.
[on Alfred Hitchcock] I think Hitch and I could have really hit it off, but the script kept getting in the way.
You can't be as old as I am without waking up with a surprised look on your face every morning: "Holy Christ, whaddya know - I'm still around!" It's absolutely amazing that I survived all the booze and smoking and the cars and the career.
I was always a character actor. I just looked like Little Red Riding Hood.
If you're playing a poker game and you look around the table and can't tell who the sucker is, it's you.
Every time I get a script it's a matter of trying to know what I could do with it. I see colors, imagery. It has to have a smell. It's like falling in love. You can't give a reason why.
For those of you who like to scarf your popcorn in the sack, the good news is that Newman's Own contains an aphrodisiac.
Being on [President Richard Nixon's] enemies list was the highest single honor I've ever received. Who knows who's listening to me now and what government list I'm on?
I started my career giving a clinic in bad acting in the film, The Silver Chalice (1954) and now I'm playing a crusty old man who's an animated automobile [in Cars (2006)]. That's a creative arc for you, isn't it?
I've been accused of being aloof. I'm not. I'm just wary.
[what wife Joanne Woodward thinks of his love for racing] She thinks competitive driving is the silliest thing in the world. It is also very scary for her, and she doesn't much care for it.
I had no natural gift to be anything--not an athlete, not an actor, not a writer, not a director, a painter of garden porches--not anything. So I've worked really hard, because nothing ever came easily to me.
[on why he decided to stay in Connecticut] Better than Montana... and my wife and I found a nice cemetery here.
[on winning his first Oscar after so many losses] It's like chasing a beautiful woman for 80 years. Finally, she relents and you say, "I'm terribly sorry. I'm tired".
[on his long marriage to Joanne Woodward] We are very, very different people and yet somehow we fed off those varied differences and instead of separating us, it has made the whole bond a lot stronger.
I picture my epitaph: "Here lies Paul Newman, who died a failure because his eyes turned brown."
[1970s] I think I get a very unfortunate view of the press. I think of what is written about me, about 5% of it is accurate. I'm not comfortable with them, they're not comfortable with me. I certainly am not comfortable with photographers.
I will continue to get behind the wheel of a racing car as long as I am able. But that could all end tomorrow...
In the early days of films, the movie star in this country replaced royalty. They've been demoted since then but they're still treated as beings larger than life.
A man can only be judged by his actions, and not by his good intentions or his beliefs.
Acting is a question of absorbing other people's personalities and adding some of your own experiences.
Almost everything I learned about being an actor came from those early years at the Actor's Studio.
I would like it if people would think that beyond Newman, there's a spirit that takes action, a heart, and a talent that doesn't come from my blue eyes.
I don't think there's anything exceptional or noble in being philanthropic. It's the other attitude that confuses me.
A man with no enemies is a man with no character.
Men experience many passions in a lifetime. One passion drives away the one before it.
Once I started taking drama classes, I asked myself why I had ever wasted so much time on a football team.
As long as my heart continues to beat, I think I will continue.
Acting isn't really a creative process, it's an interpretative one.
The characters I have the least in common with are the ones I have the greatest success with. The further a role is from my own experience, the more I try to deepen it.
To be an actor, you have to be a child.
[Joanne Woodward] has always given me unconditional support in all my choices and endeavors, and that includes my race car driving, which she deplores. To me, that's love.
You can't stop being a citizen just because you have a Screen Actors' Guild card.
Ever since Slap Shot (1977), I've been swearing more. I knew I had a problem one day when I turned to my daughter and said, "Would you please pass the fucking salt?".
I wasn't driven to acting by an inner compulsion. I was running away from the sporting goods business.
[asked why he thought he became so successful as an actor] I have a face that does not belong to a thief.
[2007] I have an extraordinary attention span. I manage to juggle two or three different ideas at the same time, and that's probably, if I have a gift, that's probably the best gift that's given me.
[on a $10-million donation he made to his alma mater] I owe Kenyon College a great deal. I even started my first business, a laundry service, there, and I depended on the extra $60 a week.
[on Dame Julie Andrews] The last of the really great dames.
[on Tom Cruise] He's got a lot of actor's courage. He doesn't mind climbing up there and jumping off. It's nice to watch that.
Once you've seen your face on a bottle of salad dressing, it's hard to take yourself seriously.
[1994] I'm not mellower, I'm not less angry, I'm not less self-critical, I'm not less tenacious. Maybe the best part is that your liver can't handle those beers at noon anymore.
If anyone had ever told me 20 years ago I'd be sitting in a room with peach walls, I would have told them to take a nap in a urinal.
I have no natural gift to be anything - not an athlete, not an actor, not a writer, not a director, a painter of garden porches - not anything. So I've worked really hard, because nothing ever came easily to me.
I can say fairly safely that I didn't really know much about acting until I got to be in my fifties.
I felt guilty as hell about leaving my wife and children, and I will carry that guilt for the rest of my life. But the fact that Joanne and I are still together after all those years proves I took the right decision.
Acting is a question of absorbing other people's personalities and adding some of your own experiences.
[on his salad dressing franchise] I've had more fun doing this than anything else I've done in a long time. But remember: it's really my way of telling Ronald Reagan that his salad days are over.
[If fans asked him to take off his sunglasses so they could see his blue eyes] Is that all you think of me?

Paul Newman's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Paul Newman looks. We will focus on Paul´s height, body shape, eye color and hair color. Paul is tall as 5' 9½" (177 cm). Body build is athletic. His eyes are tinted blue. His hair is shade of brown - light.

Paul Newman