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David Paymer Born August 30, 1954
Oceanside, New York, U.S.Occupation Actor, director Years active 1979–present David Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor and television director, seen in such films as Quiz Show, Searching for Bobby Fischer, City Slickers, Crazy People, State and Main, Payback, Get Shorty, Carpool, The American President, Ocean's Thirteen, and Drag Me to Hell. Paymer was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1992 for Mr. Saturday Night. He played the lead role as the Boss in Bartleby, an adaptation of Herman Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener." He played a mob boss in the short-lived series Line of Fire.
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Personal life
Paymer was born in Oceanside, New York, the son of Sylvia, a travel agent, and Marvin Paymer, a pianist and musical director[1] who originally worked in the scrap metal business. The two divorced in 1973.[2] Paymer is Jewish; his mother was born in Belgium and left for the United States because of the Nazi occupation.[3] Paymer has a brother, Steve, and graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in theater and psychology. Paymer is married to Liz Georges, with whom he has two children.
Career
Paymer's acting career began in 1979 with the film The In-Laws. Paymer has appeared in over 90 films in his career. He has also appeared in many popular television shows, including Taxi, Happy Days, L.A. Law, Ghost Whisperer, Law and Order: SVU and Entourage. He has had recurring roles on Cheers, Murphy Brown, and The Larry Sanders Show. He has also appeared in such films as Amistad, City Hall, RFK, and Into the West. Paymer has also dabbled into the world of animation, lending his voice to the character "Sheldon" in the Kids' WB cartoon series Channel Umptee-3.
Paymer has directed episodes of several popular television series, including Gilmore Girls, Grey's Anatomy, One Tree Hill, Melrose Place, and Everwood. He also appears in a cameo for an AT&T commercial in 2011.
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes 1979 The In-Laws Cab Driver 1981 This House Possessed Pasternak 1982 Airplane II: The Sequel Court Photographer 1983 Grace Kelly Jay Kanter 1984 Best Defense Kurly Irreconcilable Differences Alan Sluiser 1985 Perfect Managing Editor 1986 Howard the Duck Larry Night of the Creeps Young scientist 1987 No Way Out David 1988 Rock 'n' Roll Mom Boris 1989 No Holds Barred Unger 1989 The Lesser Evil (1998 film) George 1990 Crazy People George 1991 City Slickers Ira Shalowitz 1991-96 The Commish Arnie Metzger 1992 Mr. Saturday Night Stan Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture1993 Searching for Bobby Fischer Kalev Heart and Souls Hal 1994 City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold Ira Shalowitz "In Search of Dr. Seuss" Ad Man Quiz Show Dan Enright Cagney & Lacey: The Return Feldberg 1995 Cagney & Lacey: Together Again Feldberg Get Shorty Leo Devoe Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The American President Leon Kodak Nixon Ron Ziegler Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 1996 Unforgettable Curtis Avery City Hall Abe Goodman Carpool Daniel Miller Crime of the Century David Wilentz Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film 1997 The Sixth Man Pederson Gang Related Elliot Goff Amistad Forsyth Channel Umptee-3 Sheldon S. Cargo (voice) 1998 The Lesser Evil George Outside Ozona Alan Defaux Mighty Joe Young Dr. Harry Ruben 1999 Payback Stegman Chill Factor Dr. Richard Long Mumford Dr. Ernest Delbanco The Hurricane Myron Bedlock 2000 State and Main Marty Rossen Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast
National Board of Review Award for Best Cast
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best CastBait Agent Wooly For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story Embassy interviewer Partners Bob Bounce Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited) Enemies of Laughter Paul Halpern 2001 Focus Mr. Finkelstein Bartleby The Boss 2002 Joe & Max Joe Jacobs 2003 Alex & Emma John Shaw Line of Fire Jonah Malloy 13 episodes
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama2004 In Good Company Morty Spartan TV News Anchor (uncredited) 2005 School of Life Matt Warner Warm Springs Louis Howe Checking Out Ted Applebaum 2007 Resurrecting the Champ Whitley Ocean's Thirteen V.U.P. 2008 Redbelt Richard 2009 Drag Me to Hell Mr. Jacks 2011 Twixt Sam Malkin References
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Categories:- 1954 births
- Actors from New York
- American film actors
- American Jews
- American television actors
- American television directors
- American people of Belgian descent
- Jewish actors
- Living people
- People from Long Island
- University of Michigan alumni
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