'It's a background I understand': Paul Giamatti used academic upbringing to prepare for The Holdovers
Paul Giamatti drew on his academic upbringing for his role in 'The Holdovers'. The 56-year-old star plays grumpy history teacher Paul Hunham in the 1970s-set film and he used his family background in the profession to help him bring the character to life. Paul told Parade magazine: "My father was a professor and President of Yale University. "My mother was a teacher and my grandparents were all teachers. Everyone in my family is a teacher or academic so it's a background I understand." Giamatti attended elite schools like the students in the movie and used his experiences as preparation for th...