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I saw Paul Giamatti at Circuit City over the weekend. As celebrities go, he's in that unique category where he's A-List (Oscar nominee, critically acclaimed, etc.) yet never tabloid fodder. Not really someone that gets many heads turning in Circuit City, or winds up on Gawker's Stalker map.

Although what is A-List, really? Maybe my criteria is off. Is A-List just reserved for those that are known by the mass market? The first-name onlys - Tom, Brad, Julia, etc.? But I think that for the roles he's suited for, i.e., the coach (or "couch" as the brilliant imdb.com calls him) in "Cinderella Man" or the inspector in "The Illusionist," Paul Giamatti is likely on the first page of the wish list.