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Paul Franklin Dano (/ ˈ d eɪ n oʊ /; born June 19, 1984) is an American actor. He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance for his role in L.I.E. (2001) and gained wider recognition for playing a troubled teenager in Little Miss Sunshine (2006).
His first major role was as Howie Blitzer, a trouble teenager who gets involved with an older man, played by Brian Cox, in the controversial and acclaimed L.I.E. (2001). For the role, Dano was awarded an Independent Spirit Award in the Best Debut Performance category, along with some other awards from Indie cinema.
Paul Franklin Dano was born on 19 June, 1984 in New York City, the son of Gladys (Pipp) and Paul Dano. He is of Rusyn, Slovenian/Czech, and Swedish descent. At an early age he was already appearing in community plays and by his early teens he got his first TV appearance on an episode of Smart Guy (1998).
Having started his career on stage and screen as a child actor, Paul Dano quickly rose to stardom channeling the frustrations of adolescent awkwardness in a number of supporting turns before...
Paul Franklin Dano (born June 19, 1984) is an American actor. He began his career on Broadway before making his film debut in The Newcomers (2000). He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance for his role in L.I.E. (2001) and received accolades for his role as Dwayne Hoover in Little Miss Sunshine (2006).
Oct 17, 2022 · Paul Dano’s midlife catharsis. He spent years playing oddballs and outsiders, thoughtfully keeping Hollywood at bay. Now, with star-making roles in The Batman and a buzzy new Spielberg film...
Mar 1, 2024 · Paul Dano has done it all, including voicing an alien spider in this week's Netflix film Spaceman. As he considers the launch of the next phase of his career, he's ready for new challenges, and considering the many roles that art plays in life, including just giving people a break from it.
Mar 2, 2024 · The scene-stealing star of ‘There Will Be Blood’, ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ and ‘The Batman’ speaks to Adam White about voicing an enormous CGI spider in the Adam Sandler Netflix film ...
Mar 2, 2022 · In pursuit of his art, Paul Dano wrapped his head in Saran wrap last year. This was not, it turned out, the healthiest idea. Dano was meticulously crafting his character for The Batman, the...
Dec 17, 2022 · Brian Tyree Henry and Paul Dano started in theater —— which will come as no surprise to anyone who sees them in their latest films, playing characters with carefully crafted backstories.
