Paul Dano

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Paul Dano
Born	Paul Franklin Dano June 19, 1984 (1984-06-19) (age 23) Wilton, Connecticut, U.S.
Awards won Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Cast - Motion Picture 2006 Little Miss Sunshine

Paul Franklin Dano (born June 19, 1984) is a BAFTA Award-nominated American actor and producer.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Awards and nominations 4.1 Wins 4.2 Nominations 5 Filmography 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Early life

Dano was born in Wilton, Connecticut.^[1] He spent the first few years of his childhood in New York City and initially attended the Browning School while his father worked as a businessman in New York.^{[2] [3]}

While still a child, the Dano family moved from New York to New Canaan, Connecticut, finally settling in Wilton, Connecticut,^[2] where Dano continued his education at Wilton High School, graduating in 2002.^[4]

As a child he was involved in community theatre, and while performing in New Canaan his parents were encouraged to take him to New York City for an audition after he was talent-spotted.^[2] He was quickly scouted for roles in plays on Broadway, before being put forward, at the age of 15, for the role of Howie in L.I.E.^[5]

[edit] Career

Dano is best known for playing Dwayne in the feature film Little Miss Sunshine, Howie Blitzer in the independent film L.I.E., Eli and Paul Sunday in Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood, and for his work in several other, mostly independent, films. In the film Little Miss Sunshine, he played Dwayne, a teenager who took a vow of silence until he could accomplish his dream of being a test pilot. He said in an interview that it took days to practice his vow of silence. There Will Be Blood landed him on a BAFTA award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, but lost to Javier Bardem for No Country for Old Men. There Will Be Blood brought him rave reviews, with Texas Monthly saying that his performance is "so electric that the movie sags whenever he's not around."^[6] and Peter Travers remarking "All praise to the baby-faced Dano...for bringing sly cunning and unexpected ferocity to Plainview's most formidable opponent."^[7] He is also active on stage, and has appeared in several Broadway productions including A Christmas Carol, Ragtime, Inherit the Wind, A Month in the Country, A Thousand Clowns at the Roundabout Theatre and the Ethan Hawke directorial debut Things We Want during its 2007 off-Broadway run.^[8] As a side project, he also provides vocals and lead guitar for the band Mook.

Rolling Stone magazine included Dano on its Hot List '07 under Hotcoming Attractions, calling his performance style "Daniel Day-Lewis + Billy Crudup x Johnny Depp."^[9]

He is rumored to be appearing in the next Todd Solondz film Life During Wartime,^[10] as well as a film version of the Stanford Prison Experiment.^[11]

[edit] Personal life

Dano resides in New York City. He attends Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, studying literature. He also attended Pace University in Downtown Manhattan, studying English and Literature.

[edit] Awards and nominations

[edit] Wins

• L.A. Outfest (2001, Grand Jury Award as Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film for L.I.E. (2001), tied with Kett Turton for Gypsy 83 (2001))
• Stockholm Film Festival (2001, Best Actor for L.I.E.)
• Independent Spirit Awards (2002, Best Debut Performance for L.I.E.)
• Fantasporto (2003, "Directors' Week Award" as Best Actor for L.I.E.)
• Screen Actors Guild Awards (2007, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Little Miss Sunshine, shared with Kinnear, Collette, Carell, Breslin and Arkin)
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2007, as Best Young Actor for Little Miss Sunshine^[12])
• Chlotrudis Awards (2008, as Best Supporting Actor for There Will Be Blood^[13])

[edit] Nominations

• Gotham Awards (2006, nominated, Best Ensemble Cast for Little Miss Sunshine; shared with Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin)
• Independent Spirit Awards (2007, nominated, as Best Supporting Male for Little Miss Sunshine)
• Empire Film Awards (UK) (2007, nominated as Best Male Newcomer for Little Miss Sunshine)
• Detroit Film Critics Society (2007, nominated, as Best Supporting Actor for There Will Be Blood)
• BAFTA Awards (2008, nominated, as Best Supporting Actor for There Will Be Blood)

[edit] Filmography

• Where the Wild Things Are (2009) (voice) - Alexander
• Gigantic (2008)^[14] - Brian (also executive producer)
• The Good Heart (2008) ^[15] - Lukas
• Explicit Ills (2008) - Rocco
• There Will Be Blood (2007) - Eli Sunday and Paul Sunday
• Weapons (2006) - Chris
• Little Miss Sunshine (2006) - Dwayne Hoover
• Fast Food Nation (2006) - Brian
• The King (2005) - Paul Sandow
• The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005) - Thaddius
• Taking Lives (2004) - Young Asher
• The Girl Next Door (2004) - Klitz
• Light and the Sufferer (2004) - Don (aka: Light)
• The Emperor's Club (2002) - Martin Blythe
• Too Young to Be a Dad (2002) (TV) (credited as Paul Franklin Dano) - Matt Freeman
• L.I.E. (2001) (credited as Paul Franklin Dano) - Howie Blitzer
• The Newcomers (2000) - Joel

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Paul Dano at the Internet Movie Database
• Paul Dano comprehensive profile
• Reverbnation.com/mook - Information about Paul's band Mook
• Mook at MySpace

Persondata
NAME	Dano, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Dano, Paul Franklin
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	1984-6-19
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wilton, Connecticut, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH