Marcus Giamatti

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Marcus Giamatti
Born
Marcus Bartlett Giamatti

(1961-10-03) October 3, 1961 (age 63)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Education Bowdoin College (BA)
Yale University (MFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
Children3
Father Bart Giamatti
Relatives Paul Giamatti (brother)

Marcus Bartlett Giamatti [1] [2] (born October 3, 1961) is an American actor, musician, writer and director. He is best known for being a regular member of the cast of the CBS drama series Judging Amy . He is a graduate of The Yale School of Drama, receiving the Carole Dye Award for Excellence in Performance.

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Early life

Giamatti was born on October 3, 1961, in New Haven, Connecticut, and is the son of Toni Marilyn (née Smith) and former Yale University president and Major League Baseball commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti, and older brother of actor Paul Giamatti. [3] He attended Foote School, Hopkins School, Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, where he was a member of the Delta Sigma fraternity, and Yale University in New Haven.

Career

Giamatti started his career on the soap opera One Life to Live , but is likely best known for his series regular role on the CBS drama series Judging Amy , where he played the title character's older brother Peter Gray throughout the series' six season run (1999-2005). He has also guest-starred on a number of popular series, such as The X-Files , Homicide: Life on the Street , Monk , The Mentalist , House M.D. and Criminal Minds . He has less frequently appeared in films, which include Mr. and Mrs. Bridge , Necessary Roughness , and the television docudrama Pirates of Silicon Valley . [4]

Personal life

Marcus is married to singer/songwriter Bree Olivea Giamatti (Olivea Watson). Together they have three daughters: Ophelia Rosalee (born in 2009), Floralina Delilah (born in 2012), and Magnolia Pearl (born in 2015).

An accomplished musician, Giamatti plays bass guitar in several bands in Los Angeles, including the alternative folk-rock group Olivea, and the psychedelic jam band Rebel Soul. He is also a session musician and a member of Musicians Local 47.

Giamatti tossed the ceremonial first pitch at the 1989 World Series opener, played in Oakland, California.

From 2010–14, he has guest starred on series including Fringe , The Closer , Revenge , Bones and NCIS: Los Angeles .

He is an associate professor of theatre (tenure track) and head of directing at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he teaches acting and directing and regularly directs Temple Theaters productions.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Mr. & Mrs. Bridge Gil Davis
1991 Necessary Roughness Sargie 'Fumblina' Wilkinson
1994 Jimmy Hollywood BMW Preppie
1994 3 Ninjas Kick Back Announcer
1999 Judy Berlin Eddie Dillon
2001 The Business of Strangers Robert
2007 On the Doll Uncle Lou
2010 The Chosen One Freddy
2011Playing DoctorSpencerShort film
2014 The Curse of Downers Grove Rich

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Guiding Light ReverendEpisode dated 7 March 1986
1989 Another World Jeff9 episodes
1991 Hunter Jack Kane1 episode: "Fatal Obsession: Part 1"
1991Aftermath: The Test of LoveLukeTV movie
1992 Quantum Leap Rick Upfield1 episode: "Roberto!"
1992–1993 Flying Blind Ted SharpersonMain cast
22 episodes
1993 Living Single Jack Peabody1 episode: "Full Court Press"
1994 Monty Principal Newell1 episode: "The Principal's Interest"
1996 Dream On Salesman1 episode: "Hey Diddle Diddle"
1997Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing"Agent AtkinsonTV movie
1998 Cosby Doctor1 episode: "The Episode Episode"
1999 Homicide: Life on the Street Bernard Abrams1 episode: "Sideshow: Part 2"
1999 Pirates of Silicon Valley Daniel Kottke TV movie
1999–2005 Judging Amy Peter GrayMain cast
138 episodes
2000 Hamlet GuildensternTV movie
2002 The X-Files John Gillnitz 1 episode: "Jump the Shark"
2005 Criminal Minds Dr. Barry Landman1 episode: "L.D.S.K."
2007 Crossing Jordan Donald Hagen1 episode: "Night of the Living Dead"
2007 Cold Case Larry Kenick1 episode: "The Good Death"
2007 Tell Me You Love Me Jeff3 episodes: "Episode #1.3", "Episode #1.7", "Episode #1.8"
2008 Life Dave Harris1 episode: "Black Friday"
2009 Monk John Keyes1 episode: "Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door"
2009 The Mentalist Gabriel Fanning1 episode: "A Dozen Red Roses"
2009 Medium Lane Pauling1 episode: "The Medium is the Message"
2009 House Keener1 episode: "Known Unknowns"
2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Chevy Cigs1 episode: "Lover's Lanes"
2010 NCIS Victor Tillman1 episode: "Ignition"
2010 Lie to Me Fentris1 episode: "Darkness and Light"
2010 Fringe Ray Duffy1 episode: Do Shapeshifters Dream of Electric Sheep?"
2010 Look: The Series LennyMain cast
3 episodes
2010 The Defenders Lawyer #21 episode: "Las Vegas vs. Johnson"
2011 Detroit 1-8-7 Vaughn Prince1 episode: "Ice Man/Malibu"
2011 CSI: Miami Hugh Parker1 episode: "Blood Lust"
2011 The Closer Glen Lynch1 episode: "Under Control"
2011 The Young and the Restless Dr. Felix3 episodes: "Episode #1.9750", "Episode #1.9752", "Episode #1.9755"
2012 Revenge Dr. Ray Clemons1 episode: "Grief"
2012 Common Law Derek Winfield1 episode: "Ride-Along"
2012 Blue Lagoon: The Awakening Principal ThomasTV movie
2012 Vegas Scotty Garrity1 episode: "All That Glitters"
2012–2013 NCIS: Los Angeles CIA Agent Michael Snyder2 episodes: "Rude Awakenings: Part 2", "Wanted"
2013 Bunheads Mr. Cramer1 episode: "Channing Tatum Is a Fine Actor"
2013 Franklin & Bash Golf Club Owner1 episode: "Out of the Blue"
2014 Mighty Med Sonic Shriek1 episode: "Fantasy League of Superheroes"
2014 Bones Forrest Wakefield1 episode: "The Master in the Slop"
2014 Perception Joel1 episode: "Curveball"
2014 Mind Games Jim McKenna1 episode: "Cauliflower Man"
2014 Starving in Suburbia MichaelTV movie
2015 Big Time in Hollywood, FL Detective Jim Zdorkin2 episodes: "Episode #1.2", "Art Imitates Death"
2015–2016 CSI: Cyber Artie Sneed3 episodes: "Hack E.R.", "Gone In 6 Seconds", "404: Flight Not Found"
2017 S.W.A.T Professor Marc Lasky1 episode :Radical
2022 Bosch: Legacy Simon Wakefield4 episodes: "Pumped", "Message in a Bottle", "Horseshoes and Hand Grenades", "Plan B"

References

  1. ↑ news.google.com
  2. ↑ "Kathryn H. Meisle and Marcus B. Giamatti Wed". New York Times. 1990-07-01. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
  3. ↑ "Marcus Giamatti". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
  4. ↑ "Marcus Giamatti". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
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