Paul Newman

Movie Actor
BIRTHDAY
January 26,1925
Birthplace
Shaker Heights, OH
Age
Sep 26,2008,age 83
Birth Sign
Aquarius
BIRTHDAY
January 26,1925 (age Sep 26,2008,age 83)
Birthplace
Shaker Heights, OH

About

Larger-than-life actor who won an Academy Award for his role in The Color of Money. His other memorable film roles include Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Hud, and Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man. He also voiced the character Doc Hudson in the animated film Cars.

Before Fame

He made his acting debut at age seven in a school production of Robin Hood.

Trivia

After a single appearance on Broadway, he was offered a movie contract with Warner Brothers.

Family Life

After filming The Long, Hot Summer in 1958, he divorced his first wife and married co-star Joanne Woodward. They remained together until his death in 2008. He had a total of six children, three with his first wife and three with his second.

Associated With

He starred in the 1986 film The Color of Money, directed by Martin Scorsese.