giamatti and son

was i the last to know that paul giamatti (most well known for his perfect portrayal of an orangutan in planet of the apes) is the son of a. bartlett giamatti (most well known for his portrayal of the tubby ball buster that gave pete rose something to bitch about on the radio for the last 16 years)?

its funny, but now that i know, i want to pen a script for the pete rose story and cast paul to play the role of his father. i wonder if he'd sign on or if he'd think my writing included too many dick jokes. who should i approach to play the hit king?