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David Paymer

David Paymer
David Paymer
Born: Aug 30, 1954 in Long Island, New York
Occupation: Actor, Director,
Active: '80s-2000s
Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
Career Highlights: For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story, Bounce, Quiz Show
First Major Screen Credit: Perfect (1985)
40 Videos for David Paymer
Drag Me to Hell (2009) The Hurricane (1999) Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
Redbelt (2008) Outside Ozona (1998) City Slickers (1991)
Ocean's Thirteen (2007) Amistad (1997) Crazy People (1990)
Resurrecting the Champ (2006) Gang Related (1997) No Holds Barred (1989)
Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005) The Long Way Home (1997) No Way Out (1987)
In Good Company (2004) The Long Way Home (1997) Howard the Duck (1986)
Alex & Emma (2003) Carpool (1996) Night of the Creeps (1986)
Bait (2000) City Hall (1996) Night of the Creeps (1986)
Enemies of Laughter (2000) Unforgettable (1996) Perfect (1985)
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000) Get Shorty (1995) Best Defense (1984)
Partners (2000) The American President (1995) Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
State and Main (2000) City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Chill Factor (1999) Heart and Souls (1993) The In-Laws (1979)
Payback (1999)
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Biography:

A former theatre and psychology major at the University of Michigan, actor David Paymer's first Broadway success was in the long-running musical {~Grease}. He tentatively launched his film career in the tiny but telling role of a cabbie in 1979's The In-Laws, then returned to working live as a performer and writer for The Comedy Store.

A character actor even in his early twenties, Paymer displayed his versatility in a wealth of TV supporting roles on such weeklies as Cagney and Lacey, Diff'rent Strokes, The Commish and Downtown. Billy Crystal was so impressed with Paymer's work as ice-cream entrepreneur Ira Shalowitz in City Slickers (1991) that Crystal assigned him the plum role of Stan Yankelman, long-suffering brother and business manager of Berle-like comedian Buddy Young Jr., in Mister Saturday Night (1992).

Convincingly playing an age range from 20 to 75, Paymer was honored with an Oscar nomination. Dividing his time between working in films and teaching classes at the Film Actor's Workshop, David Paymer has recently been seen as the angelic Hal in Heart and Souls (1993) and real-life TV producer Dan Enright in Robert Redford's Quiz Show (1994).

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.