Paul Newman
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Born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, Newman showed an interest in theater as a child and at age 10 performed in a stage production of ''Saint George and the Dragon'' at the Cleveland Play House. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in drama and economics from Kenyon College in 1949. After touring with several summer stock companies including the Belfry Players, Newman attended the Yale School of Drama for a year before studying at the Actors Studio under Lee Strasberg. His first starring Broadway role was in William Inge's ''Picnic'' in 1953.
Newman won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''The Color of Money'' (1986). His Oscar-nominated performances were in ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' (1958), ''The Hustler'' (1961), ''Hud'' (1963), ''Cool Hand Luke'' (1967), ''Absence of Malice'' (1981), ''The Verdict'' (1982), ''Nobody's Fool'' (1994), and ''Road to Perdition'' (2002). He also starred in such films as ''Harper'' (1966), ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' (1969), ''The Sting'' (1973), ''The Towering Inferno'' (1974), ''Slap Shot'' (1977), and ''Fort Apache, The Bronx'' (1981). He also voiced of Doc Hudson in ''Cars'' (2006).
Newman won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing. He was a co-founder of Newman's Own, a food company from which he donated all post-tax profits and royalties to charity. As of May 2021, these donations have totaled over US$570 million. Newman continued to found such charitable organizations such as the SeriousFun Children's Network in 1988 and the Safe Water Network in 2006. Newman was married twice and fathered six children. He was the husband of the actress Joanne Woodward. Provided by Wikipedia
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