Editing David Paymer (section)

{{short description|American actor and director (born 1954)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name         = David Paymer
| image        = 
| birth_name   = David Emmanuel Paymer
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1954|8|30}}
| birth_place  = [[Oceanside, New York]], U.S.
| alma_mater   = [[University of Michigan]]
| occupation   = {{csv|Actor|director|comedian}}
| years_active = 1979–present
| spouse       = {{marriage|Liz Georges|1988}}
| children     = 2
}}

'''David Emmanuel Paymer''' (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor and television director. He has been in films such as ''[[Mr. Saturday Night]]'', ''[[Quiz Show (film)|Quiz Show]]'', ''[[Searching for Bobby Fischer]]'', ''[[City Slickers]]'', ''[[Crazy People]]'', ''[[State and Main]]'', ''[[Payback (1999 film)|Payback]]'', ''[[Get Shorty (film)|Get Shorty]]'', ''[[Carpool (1996 film)|Carpool]]'', ''[[The American President]]'', ''[[The Hurricane (1999 film)|The Hurricane]]'', ''[[Ocean's Thirteen]]'', and ''[[Drag Me to Hell]]''. He was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his role in 1992's ''[[Mr. Saturday Night]].''