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Paul Leonard Newman

Mini Bio

Screen legend, super star, and the man with the most famous blue eyes in movie history (take that, John Travolta!), Paul Newman was born in 1925 in Cleveland, OHIO, the son of a successful sporting goods store owner. He acted in grade school and high school plays and after being disharged from the navy in 1946 he enrolled at Kenyon College. After graduation he spent a year at the Yale Drama School and then headed to New York where he attended the famed New York Actors Studio. Classically handsome and with a super abundance of sex appeal, television parts came easily to Paul and after his first broadway appearance in Picnic (1953) he was offered a film contract by Warner Brothers. His first film Silver Chalice, The (1954) was nearly his last. He considered his performance in this costume epic to be so bad that he took out a full page ad in a trade paper apologizing for it to movie goers. He fared much better in his next effort, Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) in which he portrayed boxer Rocky Graziano and drew raves from the critics for his brilliant performance. He went on to become one of the top box office draws of the 1960s starring in such superior films as Hustler, The (1961); Prize, The (1963); Hud (1963); Cool Hand Luke (1967); and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). He also produced and directed many quality films including Rachel, Rachel (1968) in which he directed wife Joanne Woodward and which received an Oscar nomination for best picture. Nominated 9 times in his career for a best actor Oscar, Paul won the coveted honor for his performance as an aging pool shark in Color of Money, The (1986). Though well into his 70s as the century draws to a close, Paul Newman still commands lead roles in films such as Message in a Bottle (1999). He lives with his wife former actress Joanne Woodward in Westport, Ct. A caring and supremely generous man, he is the founder of "Newman's Own" a successful line of food products that has earned in excess of $100 million, every penny of which the philanthropic movie icon has donated to charity. Renowned for his sense of humor, in 1998 he quipped that he was a little embarrassed to see his salad dressing grossing more than his movies.


Facts and Stats

  • He is 5'9"
  • Says the sound he loves most is that of a V-8 engine.
  • Is color-blind.
  • Owns The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp, a summer camp for children with cancer and other blood-related diesases (and their siblings) in Ashford, Connecticut, and also runs a fall "Discovery" program for inner city kids, also in Ashford.
  • (October 1997) Ranked #19 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
  • Lives in Connecticut; has been known to race at The Lime Rock Road Circuit.
  • Has his own food products: "Paul Newman's Own"
  • Owns half of the Indy Car (motor racing) team Newman-Haas.
  • Awarded an honourary Oscar in 1994 in recognition of his charity work.
  • Father, with Joanne Woodward, of actress Lissy Newman and two other daughters.
  • A son and two girls with Jackie Witte; his only son Scott Newman died of a drug overdose in 1978;
  • Before he became an actor, Newman ran the family sporting goods store in Cleveland, Ohio.
  • (1990) Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world
  • Paul was the visual inspiration for the original illustrations of superhero Green Lantern/Hal Jordan.


    Stars

    Paul Newman was born on January 26, 1925. He is an Aquarius/Ox.

    Traits of the Aquarius/Ox:
    vision ¤ originality ¤ charity ¤ tolerance ¤ independence ¤ individuality ¤ eccentricity ¤ separateness ¤ neurosis ¤ disobedience (mmm hmm) ¤ thoughtlessness ¤ cruelty ¤ stubbornness¤ strength of purpose ¤ eloquence ¤ standoffishness ¤ innovation ¤ vindictiveness ¤ integrity ¤ bigotry ¤ diligence ¤ bias ¤ stability

    Professions that appeal to an Aquarius/Ox: farmer, boat builder, cabinetmaker, nursery school teacher, physical therapist ("Yes, I need some physical therapy, Mr. Newman!"), TV repairman, professor, counselor, activist.

    He is most compatible with: Aries, Gemini, Libra or Sagittarius/Snakes. Also Gemini, Libra and Sagittarius/Roosters.
    However, he should stay clear of: Taurus, Leo and Scorpio/Dragons, Leo and Scorpio/Goats, Scorpio/Monkeys, and Taurus/Horses.


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