Real Name: Paul Leonard Newman
Birthdate: January 26,1925
Birthplace: Shaker Heights, Ohio
Wives:
Jackie Witte (1949 - 1958)
Joanne Woodward (29 January 1958 - present)
Height: 5'9"
Says the sound he loves most is that of a V-8 engine.
Owns The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp, a summer camp for children with cancer and other blood-related diesases (and their siblings) in Ashford, Connecticut, and also runs a fall "Discovery" program for inner city kids, also in Ashford.
Ranked #19 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Lives in Connecticut; has been known to race at The Lime Rock Road Circuit.
Has his own food products: "Paul Newman's Own".
Owns half of the Indy Car (motor racing) team Newman-Haas.
Awarded an honourary Oscar in 1994 in recognition of his charity work.
Father, with Joanne Woodward, of actress Melissa Newman (II) and Nell Potts.
A son and two girls with Jackie Witte; his only son Scott Newman died of a drug overdose in 1978.
Before he became an actor, Newman ran the family sporting goods store in Cleveland, Ohio.
Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1990]
Paul was the visual inspiration for the original illustrations of superhero Green Lantern/Hal Jordan.
Finished 2nd in the 1979 Le Mans 24hr race in a Porsche 935.
Scheduled to return to live for first time in 35 years, in "Our Town" June 2002. Westport Country Playhouse, near Newman home in Connecticut, will stage the classic Thornton Wilder play; theater's artistic director is Newman's wife, Joanne.
After the Watergate precedings wrapped up, was discovered as one of many famous names on Richard Nixon's "Enemies List".
Was training to be a pilot while in the navy, but was unable to complete, due to color blindness.
