Editing David Paymer (section)

==Early life==
Paymer was born on August 30, 1954, in [[Oceanside, New York]], the son of Sylvia, a [[travel agent]], and Marvin Paymer, a [[pianist]] and musical director<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/74/David-Paymer.html|title=David Paymer Biography (1954-)}}</ref> who originally worked in the [[scrap metal]] business. They divorced in 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018798/bio|title=David Paymer Biography - Yahoo! Movies|access-date=October 6, 2018}}</ref> Paymer is [[Jew]]ish; his mother was born in [[Belgium]] and left for the United States to escape the [[Nazi]] occupation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=6275|title=Paymer's "State" - Arts|work=Jewish Journal}}</ref> 

Paymer has a brother, Steve, and graduated from the [[University of Michigan]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in theater and psychology. He is married to Liz Georges; they have two children.{{cn|date=May 2024}}