Overview
Paul Newman
Known For
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to...
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
Screen icon Charlotte Rampling has fascinated the world of cinema,...
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé
A retrospective of director Roland Joffé’s first four films.
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
An illuminating portrait of Jay Sebring — the long-forgotten artist,...
Biography
Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver, auto racing team owner, and auto racing enthusiast. He won numerous awards, including an Academy Award for best actor for his performance in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money and eight other nominations, three Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, an Emmy award, and many honorary awards. He also won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing, and his race teams won several championships in open wheel IndyCar racing. Newman was a co-founder of Newman's Own, a food company from which Newman donated all post-tax profits and royalties to charity.