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Paul Newman, the 1960s heartthrob, and man credited with the bluest eyes in Hollywood, has successfully weathered more than 50 years in showbiz and, as an actor, has learnt to grow old gracefully.

Newman grew up in an affluent suburb of Cleveland, where his parents ran a sports supply shop. A bright, sporty boy at school, Newman was often involved in theatre productions. Upon graduation, Newman hoped to become a Navy pilot, but his blue eyes were actually blind to colour and, for the duration of WW2, he had to be content with being a radio operator.

Demobbed in 1946, Newman enrolled at Kenyon College and then at Yale Drama School, after a year of which he moved on to New York, to attended the New York Actors Studio which taught ‘method acting’, a new style of acting used by [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/719:0/Marlon_Brando.htm]Marlon Brando[/urlnew].

Classically handsome and witty, Newman had little trouble finding work in TV and on stage. In 1953, he was spotted by Warner Bros and made his debut in 'The Silver Chalice'. Newman was so appalled by his own performance in this costume epic, he took out a full page ad in a trade paper to apologise to any one unfortunate enough to see the flop.

Then, as boxer Rocky Graziano, in 'Somebody Up There Likes Me', Newman made the critics rave and stardom was assured. Film after film was a box office hit.

In 1968, Newman directed his wife Joanne Woodward in 'Rachel, Rachel' which was nominated for an Oscar. He won his own Oscar for best actor as an aging pool shark in 'The Colour of Money' (1986).

Although nearly 80, Newman continues to be cast as a lead actor.

In an alternative guise as a philanthropist, Newman founded a food production company which has earned more than $100 million, all of which has been donated to charity.

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Paul has his own food products, "Paul Newman's Own".

Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world in 1990.

He once said that he burned his tuxedo on his 75th birthday because he is through with formality!

He has a son and two girls with Jackie Witte; his only son, Scott Newman, died of a drug overdose in 1978.





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Cars (2005) (filming) (voice)
Empire Falls (2004) (TV) (post-production) .... Max Roby


Our Town (2003) (TV) .... Stage Manager
Road to Perdition (2002) .... John Rooney
Twister: A Musical Catastrophe (2000) (V) (archive footage) .... Applause
Where the Money Is (2000) .... Henry Manning
... aka Heißer Coup, Ein (2000) (Germany)


Message in a Bottle (1999) .... Dodge Blake
Twilight (1998) .... Harry Ross
Nobody's Fool (1994) .... Sully
Hudsucker Proxy, The (1994) .... Sidney J. Mussburger
... aka Hudsucker - Der große Sprung (1994) (Germany)
Classe américaine, La (1993) (archive footage) .... Dave
... aka Grand détournement, Le (1993) (France)
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990) .... Walter Bridge


Blaze (1989) .... Earl Long
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) .... Gen. Leslie R. Groves
... aka Shadow Makers (1989) (UK)
Color of Money, The (1986) .... Fast Eddie Felson
Harry and Son (1984) .... Harry Keach
Verdict, The (1982) .... Frank Galvin
Come Along with Me (1982) (TV)
Absence of Malice (1981) .... Michael Colin Gallagher
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981) .... Murphy
When Time Ran Out... (1980) .... Hank Henderson
... aka Day the World Ended, The (1980) (USA: video title)
... aka Earth's Final Fury (1980/II) (USA: TV title)


Quintet (1979) .... Essex
Slap Shot (1977) .... Reggie Dunlop
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) .... William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
... aka Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976)
Drowning Pool, The (1975) .... Lew Harper
Towering Inferno, The (1974) .... Doug Roberts
Sting, The (1973) .... Henry Gondorff
Mackintosh Man, The (1973) .... Joseph Rearden
Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, The (1972) .... Judge Roy Bean
Pocket Money (1972) .... Jim Kane
Sometimes a Great Notion (1971) .... Hank Stamper
... aka Never Give an Inch (1971) (UK)
WUSA (1970) .... Rheinhardt


Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) .... Butch Cassidy
Winning (1969) .... Frank Capua
Secret War of Harry Frigg, The (1968) .... Pvt. Harry Frigg
Cool Hand Luke (1967) .... Luke
Hombre (1967) .... John Russell
Torn Curtain (1966) .... Professor Michael Armstrong
Harper (1966) .... Lew Harper
... aka Moving Target, The (1966) (UK)
Lady L (1965) .... Armand
Outrage, The (1964) .... Juan Carrasco
What a Way to Go! (1964) .... Larry Flint
Prize, The (1963) .... Andrew Craig
New Kind of Love, A (1963) .... Steve Sherman
Hud (1963) .... Hud Bannon
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962) .... Ad Francis
... aka Adventures of a Young Man (1962) (UK)
... aka Ernest Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962) (USA: complete title)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) .... Chance Wayne
Paris Blues (1961) .... Ram Bowen
Hustler, The (1961) .... Eddie Felson
From the Terrace (1960) .... David Alfred Eaton
Exodus (1960) .... Ari Ben Canaan


Young Philadelphians, The (1959) .... Anthony Judson Lawrence/Narrator
... aka City Jungle, The (1959) (UK)
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958) .... Harry Bannerman
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) .... Brick Pollitt
Left Handed Gun, The (1958) .... William 'Billy the Kid' Bonney
Long, Hot Summer, The (1958) .... Ben Quick
Until They Sail (1957) .... Capt. Jack Harding
Helen Morgan Story, The (1957) .... Larry Maddux
... aka Both Ends of the Candle (1957) (UK)
... aka Why Was I Born? (1957) (USA)
Rack, The (1956) .... Capt. Edward Worthington Hall Jr.
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) .... Rocky Graziano (Rocco Barbella)
Silver Chalice, The (1954) .... Basil
"Aldrich Family, The" (1949) TV Series .... Occasional Cast Member (1952-53)
"Tales of Tomorrow" (1951) TV Series

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