Marcus Giamatti (born October 3, 1961 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American actor. He is the son of former Yale University president and Major League Baseball commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti and older brother of actor Paul Giamatti who attended Choate Rosemary Hall and then Yale University. He is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama, where he received the Carole Dye Award for Excellence in Acting. October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... City nickname: The Elm City Location in the state of Connecticut Founded April 24, 1638 County New Haven County Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. ... For other uses, see Yale (disambiguation). ... MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... Angelo Bartlett Bart Giamatti (April 4, 1938 - September 1, 1989) was the President of Yale University, and later, the 7th commissioner of Major League Baseball in the United States. ... Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti, (born June 6, 1967) is an American actor. ... Choate Rosemary Hall Pond view, Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Connecticut. ... For other uses, see Yale (disambiguation). ... Yale School of Drama traces its roots to the Yale Dramatic Association, the second oldest college theatre association in the country, founded in 1900. ...

Giamatti started his career on the soap opera One Life To Live, but is best known for his role on Judging Amy. He has also guest-starred on a number of popular series, such as The X-Files and Homicide: Life on the Street. The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... One Life to Live is a soap opera which has been broadcast on the American ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... Judging Amy was a television program that aired from September 19, 1999 until May 3, 2005 on CBS for 138 episodes. ... The X-Files was a popular American television series created by Chris Carter. ... Homicide: Life on the Street is an American television drama series chronicling the life of a fictional Baltimore police homicide unit. ...

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 is a member of Musicians Local 47. Image:Fender vintage precision bass. ... The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ángeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ...

External Links

• Marcus Giamatti at the Internet Movie Database