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'<gallery> <gallery> File:Example.jpg|Caption1 File:Example.jpg|Caption2 </gallery> <gallery> http://iv1.lisimg.com/image/1234884/600full-david-paymer.jpg </gallery> </gallery> --~~~~ <gallery> File:http://iv1.lisimg.com/image/1234884/600full-david-paymer.jpg|Caption1 File:Example.jpg|Caption2 </gallery> {{Infobox person | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|8|30|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Oceanside, New York]], [[United States|U.S.]] | alma_mater = [[University of Michigan]] | occupation = Actor, director | years_active = 1979–present | spouse = Liz Georges (1988-present; 2 children) }} '''David Paymer''' (born August 30, 1954) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] and [[television director]], seen in such films as ''[[Quiz Show (1994 film)|Quiz Show]]'', ''[[Searching for Bobby Fischer]]'', ''[[City Slickers]]'', ''[[Cяazy People|Crazy People]]'', ''[[State and Main]]'', ''[[Payback (1999 film)|Payback]]'', ''[[Get Shorty]]'', ''[[Carpool (film)|Carpool]]'', ''[[The American President (film)|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 (2001 film)|Bartleby]]'', an adaptation of [[Herman Melville]]'s "[[Bartleby, the Scrivener]]." He played a [[Mafia|mob]] boss in the short-lived series ''[[Line of Fire (2003 TV series)|Line of Fire]]''. ==Personal life== Paymer was born in [[Oceanside, New York]], the son of Sylvia, a [[travel agent]], and Marvin Paymer, a [[pianist]] and musical director<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/74/David-Paymer.html David Paymer Biography (1954-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> who originally worked in the [[scrap metal]] business. The two divorced in 1973.<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018798/bio David Paymer Biography - Yahoo! Movies<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Paymer is [[Jew]]ish; his mother was born in [[Belgium]] and left for the United States because of the [[Nazi]] occupation.<ref>[http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=6275 JewishJournal.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Paymer has a brother, Steve, and graduated from the [[University of Michigan]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts|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 (1979 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 (TV series)|Taxi]]'', ''[[Happy Days]]'', ''[[L.A. Law]]'', ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' and ''[[Entourage (TV series)|Entourage]]''. He has had recurring roles on ''[[Cheers]]'', ''[[Murphy Brown]]'', and ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]''. He has also appeared in such films as ''[[Amistad (1997 film)|Amistad]]'', ''[[City Hall (film)|City Hall]]'', ''[[RFK (film)|RFK]]'', and ''[[Into the West (miniseries)|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 (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'', ''[[Melrose Place (2009 TV series)|Melrose Place]]'', ''[[Everwood]]'', ''[[Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters]]'', and ''[[Bunheads]]''. He also appears in a cameo for an AT&T commercial in 2011. ==Filmography== {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f9f9f9; |- align="center" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- |1979 |''[[The In-Laws (1979 film)|The In-Laws]]'' |Cab Driver | |- |1981 |''This House Possessed'' |Pasternak | |- |1982 |''[[Airplane II: The Sequel]]'' |Court Photographer | |- |1982 |''[[Fame (1982 TV series)|Fame]]'' |The Salesman |episode 6 |- |1983 |''[[Grace Kelly (TV movie)|Grace Kelly]]'' |Jay Kanter | |- |rowspan=2|1984 |''[[Best Defense]]'' |Kurly | |- |''[[Irreconcilable Differences]]'' |Alan Sluiser | |- |1985 |''Perfect'' |Managing Editor | |- |rowspan=3|1986 |''[[Downtown (1986 TV series)|Downtown]]'' |Captain David Kiner | |- |''[[Howard the Duck (film)|Howard the Duck]]'' |Larry | |- |''[[Night of the Creeps]]'' |Young scientist | |- |1987 |''[[No Way Out (1987 film)|No Way Out]]'' |David | |- |1988 |''Rock 'n' Roll Mom'' |Boris | |- |1989 |''[[No Holds Barred (1989 film)|No Holds Barred]]'' |Unger | |- |1990 |''[[Cяazy People|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]]<br>Nominated — [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]] |- |rowspan=2|1993 |''[[Searching for Bobby Fischer]]'' |Kalev | |- |''[[Heart and Souls]]'' |Hal | |- |rowspan=4|1994 |''[[City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold]]'' |Ira Shalowitz | |- |"[[In Search of Dr. Seuss]]" |Ad Man | |- |''[[Quiz Show (1994 film)|Quiz Show]]'' |[[Dan Enright]] | |- |''Cagney & Lacey: The Return'' |Feldberg | |- |rowspan=4|1995 |''Cagney & Lacey: Together Again'' |Feldberg | |- |''[[Get Shorty (film)|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 (film)|Nixon]]'' |[[Ron Ziegler]] |Nominated — [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] |- |rowspan=4|1996 |''[[Unforgettable (film)|Unforgettable]]'' |Curtis Avery | |- |''[[City Hall (film)|City Hall]]'' |Abe Goodman | |- |''[[Carpool (film)|Carpool]]'' |Daniel Miller | |- |''[[Crime of the Century (TV film)|Crime of the Century]]'' |[[David Wilentz]] |Nominated — [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] |- |rowspan=4|1997 |''[[The Sixth Man]]'' |Pederson | |- |''[[Gang Related]]'' |Elliot Goff | |- |''[[Amistad (film)|Amistad]]'' |Forsyth | |- |''[[Channel Umptee-3]]'' |Sheldon S. Cargo (voice) | |- |rowspan=3|1998 |''The Lesser Evil'' |George | |- |''[[Outside Ozona]]'' |Alan Defaux | |- |''[[Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'' |Dr. Harry Ruben | |- |rowspan=4|1999 |''[[Payback (1999 film)|Payback]]'' |Stegman | |- |''[[Chill Factor (film)|Chill Factor]]'' |Dr. Richard Long | |- |''[[Mumford (film)|Mumford]]'' |Dr. Ernest Delbanco | |- |''[[The Hurricane (1999 film)|The Hurricane]]'' |Myron Bedlock | |- |rowspan=6|2000 |''[[State and Main]]'' |Marty Rossen |[[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast]]<br>[[National Board of Review Award for Best Cast]]<br>[[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast]] |- |''[[Bait (2000 film)|Bait]]'' |Agent Wooly | |- |''[[For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story]]'' |Embassy interviewer | |- |''Partners'' |Bob | |- |''[[Bounce (film)|Bounce]]'' |Prosecuting Attorney Mandel |(uncredited) |- |''[[Enemies of Laughter]]'' |Paul Halpern | |- |rowspan=2|2001 |''[[Focus (2001 film)|Focus]]'' |Mr. Finkelstein | |- |''[[Bartleby (2001 film)|Bartleby]]'' |The Boss | |- |2002 |''[[Joe and Max]]'' |Joe Jacobs | |- |rowspan=2|2003 |''[[Alex & Emma]]'' |John Shaw | |- |''[[Line of Fire (2003 TV series)|Line of Fire]]'' |Jonah Malloy |13 episodes<br>Nominated — [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama]] |- |rowspan=2|2004 |''[[In Good Company (2004 film)|In Good Company]]'' |Morty | |- |''[[Spartan (film)|Spartan]]'' |TV News Anchor |(uncredited) |- |rowspan=3|2005 |''[[School of Life]]'' |Matt Warner | |- |''[[Warm Springs (film)|Warm Springs]]'' |[[Louis Howe]] | |- |''[[Checking Out (2005 film)|Checking Out]]'' |Ted Applebaum | |- |2006 |''[[Ghost Whisperer]] |Adam Godfrey |Episode: "A Grave Matter" |- |rowspan=2|2007 |''[[Resurrecting the Champ]]'' |Whitley | |- |''[[Ocean's Thirteen]]'' |V.U.P. | |- |2008 |''[[Redbelt]]'' |Richard | |- |2009 |''[[Drag Me to Hell]]'' |Mr. Jacks | |- |2009-2012 |''[[The Good Wife]]'' |Judge Richard Cuesta |5 episodes |- |2011 |''[[Twixt (film)|Twixt]]'' |Sam Malkin | |- |2012 |''[[The Five-Year Engagement]]'' |Pete Solomon | |- |2014 |''[[Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit]]'' |Dixon Lewis<ref>http://www.dailyblam.com/news/2012/10/25/david-paymer-to-play-an-american-diplomat-in-kenneth-branaghs-jack-ryan</ref> | |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|1601}} {{Authority control|VIAF=11898331}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Persondata |NAME= Paymer, David |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actor, Director |DATE OF BIRTH= 1954-08-30 |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Oceanside, New York]] |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Paymer, David}} [[Category:1954 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Male actors from New York]] [[Category:American male film actors]] [[Category:American male television actors]] [[Category:American television directors]] [[Category:American people of Belgian-Jewish descent]] [[Category:Jewish American male actors]] [[Category:People from Long Island]] [[Category:University of Michigan alumni]] [[Category:20th-century American male actors]] [[Category:21st-century American male actors]]'