David Paymer

• Birthplace: Long Island, New York, USA
• Birthday: August 30, 1954

For years, character actor David Paymer appeared in a multitude of film and television projects, though his name remained unrecognizable to most. But that all began to change with his breakthrough supporting performance in “Mr. Saturday Night” (1992), which earned his first Academy Award nomination. Ever since that time, Paymer delivered noted turns in several prominent features, including “Quiz Show” (1994), for which he earned perhaps his greatest critical acclaim and showed filmmakers the depths he could take a performance, particula…more