63 years old (Born on October 03, 1961)
American, Actor; He is famous from Judging Amy.
Played the role of Marlowe, in Goldsmith`s "She Stoops To Conquer" at The Seattle Rep, The Guthrie and Long Wharf. He and his wife Bree have one child, a daughter: Ophelia Rosalee Giamatti. He is the older brother of Paul Giamatti. The original bass player for the Southern California jam band the Rebel Soul Band. Is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama.Marcus Giamatti's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Marcus Giamatti
Marcus was a bass student of Jim Stinnett, and The Stinnett School Of Music, an affiliate of The Berklee College of Music, in Boston.
Received the Carol Dye Award for Excellence in Acting upon his graduation from The Yale School Of Drama.
He has twice played in The Legends and Celebrity Softball Game as part of The Major League All Star Game, in both Pittsburgh (2006) and San Francisco (2007).
A huge Boston Red Sox fan, and Major League Bassball fan.
Marcus received his Actor`s Equity card at The Williamstown Theater Festival in 1987.
A long time student of the Japanease martial art Ninpo (Ninjutsu).
Brother-in-law of Elizabeth Giamatti.
At Bowdoin College Marcus received The Alice Merrill Mitchell Award for Acting, as a graduating senior.
His grandfather, Abram E. Smith, was the head football coach at Plainfield High School, in New Jersey, from 1943 to 1968. One of his players was Olympic Decathalon Champion Milton Campbell.
Commondore Brown also assisted Houdini, placing chains and locks on his truck, and then helping to lower him into one of Manhatten`s rivers. He was there as well to rescue Houdini, if he needed it.
Marcus` great grandfather, Commondore Alfred Brown, was the first and only man to swim the Panama Canal. This was accomplished with permission from President Teddy Roosevelt in 1913, before the canal was opened to commercial traffic.
He was the Captain of his high school varsity swimming team, as a senior, at Hopkins, in New Haven, Connecticut.
Threw out the ceremonial first pitch, before the start of Game 1 of the 1989 World Series, in Oakland, CA.
Has performed many of Shakespeare`s greates roles from Henry in "Henry V", to the tittle role in "Macbeth", to Bottom in a Midsummer Night`s Dream, and Silvius in "As You Like It".
His bass recording work includes sessions with such distinguished musicians as Doug Pettibone, Lucinda Williams, Don Heffington, Bob Dylan, Skip Edwards, Dwight Yoakum, James Brown and drummer Otis Hayes.
Plays the guitar.
His grandmother, Kathryn Brown Smith, won the silver medal at the Nationals, in 1927 and 1929, in the 10 meter platform high dive event.
Marcus was a member of the Bowdoin College Varsity Swimming Team. He specialized in the 50 and 100 yard Freestyle.
Son of Bart Giamatti, late president of Yale University, and the major league baseball commissioner who banished Pete Rose from baseball.