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Paul Dano
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Biography:Paul Dano first caught major attention in 2006, when he played the grumpy, nihilistic teenager Dwayne in the sleeper hit Little Miss Sunshine. Dano had actually been paying his dues in the industry for five years when the indie comedy put him on the map, first starring in the tense 2001 drama L.I.E. at the age of 17, when he performed under the name Paul Franklin Dano. Even before that, young Dano appeared in several Broadway productions including A Christmas Carol and Ragtime. He went on to appear in the crime thriller Taking Lives as well as the critically acclaimed The Ballad of Jack & Rose. Then, in 2006, Dano took the infamous role in Little Miss Sunshine of a surly teenage brother who's taken a vow of silence. He immediately followed it with the subversive Fast Food Nation before signing on to re-team with his Ballad of Jack & Rose co-star Daniel Day-Lewis in the Paul Thomas Anderson historical... Full Biography
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Actor Paul Dano arrives for the 80th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 24, 2008.
Paul Dano promotes the movie "There Will Be Blood" in Los Angeles on Nov. 13, 2007.
Paul Dano promotes the movie "There Will Be Blood" in Los Angeles on Nov. 13, 2007.
Paul Dano and his girlfriend Zoe Kazan attend the 20th annual Palm Springs International Film...
Paul Dano attends the 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on Jan. 7, 2008.
Paul Dano attends the Sundance Film Festival in support of his movie "Little Miss Sunshine". January...
Paul Dano attends the premiere of "The Ballad of Jack and Rose" at the Chelsea West Theater in New...
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