Paul Newman Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Wife, Children, Bio & More

Paul Newman

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

Paul Leonard Newman

NICK NAMES

Paul

BIRTHDAY

January 25, 1925

BORN ON DAY

Sunday

BIRTHPLACE

Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States

DIED AT AGE

83 Years 8 Months 1 Days

DEATHDATE

September 26, 2008

DEATHPLACE

Westport, Connecticut, United States

NATIONALITY

American

PROFESSION

Movies (Actor)

ZODIAC

AQUARIUS

ALSO NOTED FOR

Film Director, Producer, IndyCar Driver, Entrepreneur, Activist

Physical Stats

CHEST

43 ''

BICEPS

15 ''

WAIST

34 ''

HEIGHT

5'9''(feet & inches)

1.7526 meters

175.26 cm

WEIGHT

82 kg

180.4 lbs

Paul Newman Family Members

Parents

MOTHER

Theresa Newman

FATHER

Arthur Sigmund Newman

BROTHER(S) NAME

Arthur Newman

CHILDHOOD IMAGE

Paul Newman Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE

Jackie Witte (1949-1958)

Child(ren) of Paul Newman and Jackie Witte

Scott Newman

Paul Newman daughter Susan Kendall Newman

Susan Kendall Newman (21 February, 1953) (Daughter)

Stephanie Newman ( 1951) (Daughter)

SPOUSE

Joanne Woodward (1958-2008)

Child(ren) of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward

Nell Newman (8 April, 1959) (Daughter)

Melissa Newman (27 September, 1961) (Daughter)

Claire Newman ( 1965) (Daughter)

Fame & Address

SIGNATURE

DEBUT

The Silver Chalice (Film 1954)

FAMOUS FROM/AS

The Color of Money (Film 1986)

Official Website

paulnewman.com

Education, Net Worth & More

SCHOOLING FROM

Yale School of Drama

COLLEGE

Kenyon College

QUALIFICATION

B.A.

FAVOURITE MOVIE

The Big Blue

NET WORTH

$80 Million

PAUL NEWMAN PICTURE

More Information

Career of Paul Newman

He put his legs into acting with the theatre. His Broadway performance was in the play "Picnic." He made his Hollywood debut in the film "The Silver Chalice." He played a starring role in the film "The Young Philadelphians." He also played lead roles in the films Exodus, The Towering Inferno, Slap Shot, Cool Hand Luke.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Paul Newman

Did Paul Newman takes alcohol? Yes.
Was Paul Newman in the habit of Smoking? Yes.
The actor burned his tuxedo on the occasion of his 75th birthday as he was getting sick of the formalities.
He was kind-hearted and owned a Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. This is a summer camp for children with cancer and other blood-related diseases in Ashford, Connecticut. He also ran a "Discovery" program for inner-city kids in Ashford.
Apart from acting, he owned a line of food products named 'Newman's Own." Mostly it features spaghetti sauces and salad dressings. He donated all the proceeds to charity.
He also co-owned an auto racing team called Champ Car.
Newman was inspired to become a pilot and also took training at the time he was serving in the United States Navy but came to know about his color blindness. Thus ended his dream.
He was among the only two actors who won an Academy Award for acting, a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and an Honorary Academy Award which he won for lifetime achievement. The other actor being Frank Sinatra.
The actor was so resembling the actor Marlon Brando that he stated that he signed about 500 autographs on behalf of Marlon Brando.
He got a role in "Exodus" just for the reason that the makers wanted a person who belongs to a Jewish family but doesn't look Jewish.
He was set to perform a lead role along with daughter Nell Potts in the film "Paper Moon" but was replaced after the change in director. Initially, the film was directed by John Huston but was replaced by Peter Bogdanovich.
Newman got the part of Rocky Graziano in "Somebody Up There Likes Me" after James Dean's untimely death. The role was initially intended to be played by Dean. Another role signed by Dean of Billy the Kid in "The Left-Handed Gun" was also gone to Newman. Newman also auditioned for the role in "East of Eden" in which James Dean beat him and won the role.
Newman declined to play the role of father to Michelle Pfeiffer's character in the drama "A Thousand Acres" which was ultimately played by Jason Robards.
The actor doesn't know how to play pool before filming "The Hustler" but became so confident after that he bet co-star Jackie Gleason for 50 Dollars of the game. As Gleason was an excellent player, he won the game. Newman gave the amount in pennies for Gleason after losing the bet instead of giving the money in the dollar.
The actor was a supporter of the same s*x marriages.
He believed in the control of guns and was a part of Handgun Control Inc.
He refused for the part of Judah Ben-Hur in "Ben-Hur" as he doesn't want to wear a tunic. However, agreed to play the part declined by Elvis Presley in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Sweet Bird of Youth.
Newman did a voice role in the animated film "Cars." Also, his unused recordings were used in "Cars 3" which was released nine years after his death.