Tobey Maguire

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Tobey Maguire

Tobias Vincent "Tobey" Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor and producer. He began his career in the 1980s, and has since become best known for his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the 2002 - 2007 Spider-Man films.

Early life

Maguire was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Wendy (née Brown), a secretary turned screenwriter and producer, and Vincent Maguire, a construction worker and cook. He has four half-brothers. His parents, 18 and 20 years old, were unmarried at the time of his birth; the two married and subsequently divorced when Maguire was two. Maguire spent much of his childhood moving from town to town, living with each parent and other family members. During his childhood, Maguire entertained the idea of becoming a chef and to that end wanted to enroll in a home economics class as a sixth grader. His mother offered him US$100 to take a drama class instead, and Tobey agreed.

The nomadic nature of his school-age years began to take a toll on Maguire emotionally, and finally, after a relocation to yet another school, Maguire dropped out of high school his freshman year and never returned so he could focus on his acting career. By 2000, Maguire had obtained his GED to officially graduate from high school, noting that during his school days as a child, he'd reached a point where "I wasn't doing school. I was showing up, but...not really giving myself."

Career

Maguire's first appearance in a feature film was in 1989's The Wizard. He plays one of Lucas Barton's goons (one of three competitors at a video game competition) and had no lines. Maguire initially worked as a child actor in the early 1990s, often playing roles much younger than his chronological age; as late as 2002, Maguire was still playing teenagers while in his mid-20s. He appeared in a variety of commercials and TV and movie roles, working opposite such actors as Chuck Norris (Walker, Texas Ranger), Roseanne Barr (Roseanne), and Tracey Ullman (Tracey Takes On...). Eventually, Maguire was cast as the lead in the FOX TV series Great Scott, which was cancelled five weeks later.

During many of his auditions, Maguire found himself auditioning for roles opposite another rising actor, Leonardo DiCaprio. The pair struck up a fast friendship and made an informal pact to help each other get parts in their movies/TV shows/other projects. For example, both auditioned for the same part in the 1990 TV series based on the 1989 comedy Parenthood. DiCaprio got the part, and Maguire later got a guest role at least partially due to DiCaprio's recommendation. The same scenario played itself out during casting for the 1993 movie This Boy's Life (featuring Robert De Niro as the lead); DiCaprio got the main teen role (coincidentally, the character was named "Toby") and Maguire got a part as one of Toby's friends.

By the mid 1990s, Maguire was steadily working but becoming caught up in the hard-partying lifestyle of some of his fellow teen actors. In 1995, Maguire requested director Allan Moyle to release him from his part in the movie Empire Records. Moyle agreed, and all of Maguire's scenes were deleted from the final film. Maguire then sought help for an underaged drinking problem from Alcoholics Anonymous; he has been sober ever since.

As part of his recovery from alcohol and learning to deal with his self-described "addictive and compulsive nature",Maguire changed his career path slightly in order to obtain roles where he and DiCaprio would not always be in competition for the same part, and the move paid off when he got the role of Paul Hood, a teenage boarding school student whose narration anchors the action in Ang Lee's 1997 film, The Ice Storm. This soon led to a variety of lead roles where he played a thoughtful boy coming of age, in films such as Pleasantville, The Cider House Rules, and Wonder Boys.

In the 1998 film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas he portrayed a hitchhiker who met Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo during their drive to Las Vegas.

In Ride with the Devil (1999), Maguire performed as Jakob Roedel, opposite Jewel Kilcher. Here he played the son of a unionist German immigrant who joins his southern friends in the Missouri riders, avenging the atrocities committed against Missourians by Kansas Jayhawkers and redleggers.

In 2001, Maguire took a role that featured his youthful-sounding voice, a beagle puppy named Lou, in the family movie Cats & Dogs.

Spiderman

In 2002, Maguire starred in Spider-Man, based on the popular Marvel comic book character. He reprised his role in the sequels Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007) and has vocally reprised his role as Spider-Man in the video game adaptations of the films. Due to script complications, and failure to comply with later release dates, a proposed 4th installment was laid to rest as well as Maguire's involvement, along with director Sam Raimi. It was confirmed by Sony executives that the franchise will be rebooted for a 2012 release, and will capture the story of young Peter Parker as he is still in high school.

Maguire's performance as Spider-Man initially earned him some glowing reviews. For instance, Mark Caro of the Chicago Tribune felt that "with his big, round, soulful eyes, Maguire always has been able to convey a sense of wonder, and his instinct for understatement also serves him well here".

After Spiderman

Maguire solidified his stardom in 2003 with a leading role as the jockey John M. "Red" Pollard in the acclaimed film Seabiscuit, about the famous racehorse Seabiscuit. In 2006, Maguire starred in his first villainous role as Corporal Patrick Tully opposite George Clooney and Cate Blanchett in Steven Soderbergh's The Good German, based on the Joseph Kanon novel of the same name.

Maguire had also moved into producing. His production credits include 25th Hour (2002), Whatever We Do (2003), and Seabiscuit (2003), for which he served as executive producer.

As of November 2007, Warner Bros. has plans to fast-track a movie based on 1980s anime series, Robotech. Maguire is producing the film through his Maguire Entertainment banner and is eying the lead role in what the studio plans on being a tentpole sci-fi franchise. "We are very excited to bring 'Robotech' to the big screen", Maguire said. "There is a rich mythology that will be a great foundation for a sophisticated, smart and entertaining film...". The decision was said to have been made due to the enormous success of the Transformers film adaptation, which grossed $690 million during the summer of 2007.[11]

Maguire is attached to produce Afterburn, a science fiction movie based on the Red 4 comic book by Paul Ens and Scott Chitwood. Neal Moritz's Original Films is also producing and Relativity is in talks to board the post-apocalyptic project, whose story is set one year after a solar flare burns half of Earth, leaving what life remains mutated from radiation and nuclear fallout. Treasure hunters then go back to the scorched portion of the planet to retrieve valuable artifacts while facing rival hunters, mutants and pirates along the way. It has been announced that Gerard Butler is in negotiations to star in the film while Antoine Fuqua in talks to direct.[12]

Maguire's company is also co-producing an adaptation of a mystery novel by Isaac Adamson called Tokyo Suckerpunch with Sony Pictures. The film, scheduled to be released in 2011, will star Maguire in the role of American reporter Billy Chaka, who investigates the murder of a Japanese friend in Tokyo.

In 2008, Maguire took on a cameo role in the action comedy film Tropic Thunder as a gay 18th century[13] monk with his eye on Father O'Malley (Kirk Lazarus, the character played by Robert Downey, Jr. in Tropic Thunder) in the faux trailer for Satan's Alley. Near the end of the film, it is revealed that Maguire's character has been nominated for a Best Actor Oscar, which he loses. Maguire did the role as a favor to his old friend Downey in what Downey describes as "a kind of a karmic payback for he and I in Wonder Boys.[14]

In 2009, he starred in the Jim Sheridan-directed Brothers as Sam Cahill, a prisoner of war who returns from Afghanistan to discover his wife has become romantically involved with his brother. He received a Golden Globe nomination for the role. Of the nomination, Tobey Maguire said "I had no expectation about getting a nomination, but I was watching nonetheless. My wife and my son got really excited. I was sort of surprised — I was like, 'Oh, wow.' And I couldn't hear the latter part of my name."

It is reported that Maguire is attached to star as Nick Carraway in an adaption of The Great Gatsby along with Leonardo Dicaprio to be directed by Baz Luhrmann.

Also, Maguire is also going to voice the character of Grinch in the upcoming video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

It was announced on June 13, 2011 that Maguire will be the new face of Prada menswear for the fall/winter 2011 season.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobey_Maguire

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Out and about with his family. Kids Ruby and Otis and wife Jennifer Meyer AUGUST 9 2010

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Out with the fam in Brentwood August 30, 2010

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I love how Tobey is a sweet guy and care so much for his family! Such a great guy, lovely!!!

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I love his face,very childish face

He looks younger,than he really is and that's great!

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Snuggle up!

Ruby Sweetheart Maguire, 4, lives up to her middle name, rocking heart-shaped frames as dad Tobey Maguire gives her a lift after Mother’s Day brunch on Sunday.

The actor, 35, and wife Jennifer Meyer Maguire are also parents to son Otis Tobias, 2.

http://babyblissblog.com/spotted-tobey-mag..._medium=twitter

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''The Cider House Ruless''

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(Tobey and Charlize Theron)

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Tobey out to dinner with his wife and Good friend Kevin Connolly

It was a family affair at Italian Eatery “Il Sole” on Sunset Blvd. Friday night, Cause Tobey Maguire, Mr. Spider-Man himself, brought out the Mrs., Jennifer Meyers, and childhood buddy, Entourage star Kevin Connolly

http://sunofhollywood.com/blogfiles/2011/0...kevin-connolly/

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Tobey Maguire Poses For Prada

Peter Parker Tobey Maguire has traded in his Spider-Man suit for a few Prada suits. The actor was personally selected by Miuccia Prada to appear in the latest ad campaign for Prada that was shot by photographer David Simms.

"A great supporter of the arts, Miuccia Prada has inspired a culture of creativity that is woven through every aspect of her company, from her collections and campaigns to every design detail in her stores. I have such admiration for her artistry and I'm thrilled to be a part of Prada's fall campaign." - Tobey Maguire

Here's a look at Tobey's 2011 fall/winter Prada ad campaign.

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New Details About What Happened At That Beverly Hills Hedge Fund Manager's Celebrity Poker Games

New details have emerged about the celebrity poker games attended by Beverly Hills hedge fund manager Brad Ruderman.

Background: Ruderman (who is now in jail) has been accused of paying poker debts to celebrities like Tobey Maguire using investors' money from his hedge fund. Ruderman allegedly attended celebrity poker games, lost money, and paid debts using investors money. Maguire is now dealing with a lawsuit dealt by Ruderman's former clients, who are trying to recoup the losses they incurred by being invested in Ruderman's hedge fund.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon are also referenced as celebs who attended the games, but there's no allegation of their getting paid in money from Ruderman's investors.

The basic plot line goes like this: Ruderman was a hedge fund manager, he got an invite to celebrity poker games, he lost money, and now his investors are suing because they allege that more than $300,000 that Ruderman lost to Tobey Maguire should be paid back to them.

When the first details of the lawsuit were published earlier this week, it was interesting, but of course everyone was left wondering about what transpired in the poker games. Well now, thanks to gossip sites like RadarOnline and Perez Hilton, we have some information about what happened during the games.

Radar says the celebs played no-limit Texas Hold ‘Em games which had a buy-in of $100,000.

The games were played in private rooms at the posh Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills and at the Viper Room on Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles. And as armed guards stood watch, millions of dollars would change hands.

Perez Hilton says that Maguire was making upwards of $1 million per month.

Also: cocaine and hookers were allegedly at the games.

Someone told Star: “It was known to a handful of us that one player would keep two hookers down the hall of the hotel in another room... He would disppear for 30-minutes at a time, leaving the main players in the game frustrated. In reality, he was getting to do blow (in a room with) two hookers.”

Maguire is now working with lawyers to dispute charges that the games were illegal, according to Perez Hilton.

http://www.businessinsider.com/new-details...er-games-2011-6

hope everything will last good for Tobey

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.Tobey Maguire, Sally Field Pay Tribute to Laura Ziskin at Memorial Service

Laura Ziskin, who died from complications of cancer on June 12, didn’t want a memorial that was somber and dreary, her daughter Julia Barry told the late producer’s many friends and colleagues who gathered to celebrate her life Tuesday evening at Sony Pictures.

While Stone’s remarks drew laughter, Tobey Maguire, who starred in the first three Spider-Man movies, had the crowd misty-eyed as he read a letter from a young cancer researcher who testified about how Ziskin’s efforts have changed the whole field of cancer research, although the changes came too late to save her.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tobe...ield-pay-206981

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Tobey Maguire Denies Playing in Illegal Poker Games

Tobey Maguire has just filed legal papers, claiming he did NOT play in illegal high-stakes poker games.

As you’ll recall, last week the Spider-Man star was named in a lawsuit against a hedge fund manager named Bradley Ruderman, who’s currently in prison for defrauding investors out of more than $50 million in a Ponzi scheme.

Basically, creditors of Ruderman’s now bankrupt company sought to have Maguire pony up the more than $300,000 he took in winnings from the hedge funder in what were termed “illegal” poker games.

But in Maguire’s court filing today, he says the games were not “illegal.” The games were just pals playing poker — and there was NO “house” taking a cut.

Gossip Cop also hears that though Ruderman’s creditors claim Maguire made more than $300,000 off the hedge funder, in actuality the actor wrote checks in losses to him to the tune of around $168,000.

And, an important point to be made, we’re told Maguire denies he tried, in any way, to defraud anyone — and he always paid taxes on his winnings.

Maguire further asked that the suit against him be dismissed.

http://www.gossipcop.com/tobey-maguire-ill...man-bankruptcy/