Paul Newman

Oscar Winning Actor - Eight Oscar Nominations!

His numerous acclaimed films include: "Cool Hand Luke," "Hud," "The Hustler," "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "The Sting," "The Verdict," "Absence of Malice," "The Verdict," and "The Color of Money" in which he finally won the Oscar on his seventh try. Paul Newman has managed to maintain his matinee-idol status for over 40 years. His famous baby blues were as striking at 70, when he collected his eighth Best Actor Oscar nomination, for 1994's Nobody's Fool, as they had been at 30, when he made his feature-film debut in 1954's The Chalice.

Newman was born in the brew-drenched burg of Cleveland, Ohio, the second and youngest child of German and Hungarian parents. His father was a partner in a successful sporting goods store, and thus Newman was raised in Cleveland's swanky Shaker Heights. suburb.
"The embarrassing thing is that the salad dressing is out-grossing my films."

In the twilight of his storied career, he became an ardent philanthropist; by the time the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored him with its Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1994, Newman had raised over $80 million in support of various charities. Proceeds from his "Newman's Own" line of food products go to charity.

Nominated for Best Actor 1958 : CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF

Nominated for Best Actor 1961 : THE HUSTLER

Nominated for Best Actor 1963 : HUD

Nominated for Actor 1967 : COOL HAND LUKE

Nominated for Best Picture 1968 : RACHEL, RACHEL, Producer

Nominated for Best Actor 1981 : ABSENCE OF MALICE

Nominated for Best Actor 1982 : THE VERDICT