Balthazar Getty

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birthname = Paul Balthazar Getty
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birthplace = Los Angeles, California
United States
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occupation = Actor
yearsactive = 1990–present
spouse = Rosetta Millington (2000–present, separated)
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Paul Balthazar Getty (born January 22, 1975) is an American film actor and member of the band Ringside. His great grandfather was billionaire Jean Paul Getty, his grandfather Sir Paul Getty, and his father John Paul Getty III. His family's fortune is based on the oil business.

Biography

Getty was born in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California and raised in San Francisco, the son of Jean Paul Getty III and his wife, the former Gisela Zacher. His German mother is a professional photographer and documentary filmmaker known as Gisela Getty; she is now divorced. Getty has a sister, Anna. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030622/ai_n12741212]

He entered the movie business in 1987 when he auditioned for the lead role in the movie "Lord of the Flies" after being spotted by a talent scout in his art class at school. During the course of the 1990s and early 2000s, he has appeared in films such as "Young Guns II", "Natural Born Killers", "Judge Dredd", "White Squall", "Lost Highway", "Big City Blues", "MacArthur Park", "The Center of the World", "Deuces Wild", "Ladder 49", "Feast" and the television series "Traffic".

Getty guest-starred on the television series "Charmed" as Richard Montana, a male witch who at one point was romantically linked with Paige Matthews. He appeared in the fifth season of the hit show "Alias" as Agent Thomas Grace. He currently stars, alongside "Alias" costar Ron Rifkin, in the ABC prime time drama "Brothers & Sisters", which first aired in September 2006. Getty plays the role of Thomas "Tommy" Walker, one of the five Walker siblings.

His great-grandfather is the late multi-billionaire Jean Paul Getty, founder of the Getty Oil Company, and at one time one of the richest men in the world. His father is John Paul Getty III.

Personal life

Getty has been romantically linked with Drew Barrymore, Lala Sloatman – whom he moved in with when he was 15 and had a three-year relationship – and Milla Jovovich, with whom he appeared in a "Seventeen" magazine photo shoot in 1989. [http://www.millaj.com/pics/seventeen7895.jpg]

He is married to fashion designer Rosetta Millington and has four children: Cassius Paul (born July 17, 2000), Grace (born 2001), Violet (born 2003), and June Catherine (born October 2, 2007 in Los Angeles, California). [ [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20151053,00.html Balthazar Getty and His Wife Welcome a Girl - Birth, Balthazar Getty : People.com ] ]

His aunt Aileen Getty is HIV-positive and is an activist against AIDS; she was formerly married to Elizabeth Taylor's son Michael Wilding.

In July 2008, Getty was photographed kissing a topless Sienna Miller aboard a boat and on a hotel balcony in Italy. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/29/sienna-miller-and-married_n_109809.html "Sienna Miller And (Married) Balthazar Getty In Secret Romance: Report" HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Accessed: 2008-07-16] Getty and Miller have reportedly been dating since May 2008, shortly after his wife Rosetta Millington had a baby. [cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212915,00.html|title=Balthazar Getty's Wife 'Humiliated' by His Affair with Sienna Miller|date=2008-07-17|publisher="People"|accessdate=2008-07-18] On July 21, 2008, Getty released a statement confirming that, as a consequence of the media breaking out the story of his affair, he and his wife had separated. [cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213879,00.html|title=Balthazar Getty: Yes, My Wife and I Have Separated|date=2008-07-21|publisher=people.com|accessdate=2008-07-22]

Filmography

*"Lord of the Flies" (1990)
*"Young Guns II" (1990)
*"My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys"* (1991)
*"December" (1991)
*"Where the Day Takes You" (1992)
*"Natural Born Killers" (1994)
*"Judge Dredd " (1995)
*"White Squall" (1996)
*"Habitat" (1997)
*"Lost Highway" (1997)
*"Big City Blues" (1999)
*"Shadow Hours" (2000)
*"Sol Goode" (2001)
*"Deuces Wild" (2002)
*"Charmed" (2003-2004) (TV series)
*"Ladder 49" (2004)
*"Traffic" (2004) (Mini-series)
*"Into the West" (2005) (Mini-series)
*"Alias" (2005-2006) (TV series)
*"Feast" (2006)
*"Brothers & Sisters" (2006-) (TV series)
*"Slingshot" (2007)

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0001267|name=Balthazar Getty
* [http://www.balthazar-getty.net Balthazar Getty Online]

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DATE OF BIRTH= January 22, 1975
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United States
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