| TOBEY MAGUIRE |
| DATE OF BIRTH: JUNE 27, 1975 THIS CALIFORNIAN NATIVE ORIGINALLY WANTED TO BE A CHEF, BUT TURNED TO ACTING AFTER HIS MOTHER OFFERED HIM A HUNDRED BUCKS TO TAKE ACTING RATHER THAN HOME ECONOMICS IN HIGHSCHOOL. ONE OF TOBEY'S FIRST BIG BREAKS WAS LANDING THE LEAD ROLE IN THE SHORT-LIVED SITCOM GREAT SCOTT! WHEN HE WAS 17. HE THEN TOOK A BIG STEP AND LANDED A SMALL PART IN THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED THIS BOY'S LIFE, WHICH LAUNCHED THE CAREER OF HIS GOOD FRIEND, LEONARDO DICAPRIO. AFTER YEARS OF SMALL ROLES THAT GOT HIM NOWHERE, TOBEY WAS FINALLY CAST IN MOVIES WHERE HE COULD BE HIS AWKWARD SELF, AND THEY WORKED. HE GRABBED EVERYONES ATTENTION IN THE ICE STORM, DECONSTRUCTING HARRY, AND FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, AS WELL AS WIDENED HIS SCOPE IN HIS ABILITY TO ACT. IN 1998 HE GOT FREE PUBLICITY WHEN HE AND LEONARDO SUED R.D. ROBB FOR TRYING TO RELEASE DON'S PLUM - AND INDEPENDANT FILM THAT DEALT WITH UNCOMFORTABLE TOPICS, AND WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE RELEASED. THE SCANDAL SERVED TO PUT TOBEY MAGUIRE IN THE HEADLINES, AND ALSO LINKED HIM WITH LEONARDO AND HIS MULTITUDE OF FANS. TOBEY'S FIRST STARRING ROLE WAS IN 1998'S PLEASANTVILLE STARRING OPPOSITE REESE WITHERSPOON. WHEN NOT ON LOCATION THE TOFU-EATING, YOGA-EXCERCISING TOBEY, LIVES IN LOS ANGELAS. |
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