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Tobias Vincent Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Spider-Man film series.

Biography

Early life

Maguire was born in Santa Monica, California. His father, Vincent Maguire, was a construction worker and a cook. His mother, Wendy Brown, is a secretary turned screenwriter and producer who in 2006 became involved in making a film on child sex trade and prostitution in Asia.

Early career

Maguire initially worked as a child actor, beginning in his early teens. He appeared in a variety of commercials and TV and movie roles. He auditioned for a part in the series Parenthood, where he met best friend actor Leonardo DiCaprio (DiCaprio got the part although Maguire would appear as a guest star in later episodes). He then had a small role in This Boy's Life which had DiCaprio in the main role. Maguire gained attention with his role in the 1997 film The Ice Storm, directed by Ang Lee. This soon was parlayed in 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.

Spider-Man role

In 2002, Maguire shot to superstardom in the title role in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man alongside Kirsten Dunst and Willem Dafoe which was based on the popular Marvel comics superhero, where he was praised for his performance as the web-slinging superhero and his alter-ego Peter Parker. He reprised his superhero role in Spider-Man 2, the Academy Award-winning sequel to the original blockbuster, which was released in 2004. He will reprise the role of Spider-Man in 2007 with Spider-Man 3.

After Spider-Man

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

Personal life

Maguire has been engaged to jewellery maker Jennifer Meyer, daughter of Universal Studios executive Ron Meyer, since April 2006, after dating for three years. They recently had their first child, a daughter named Ruby Jane Maguire, on November 10, 2006.[1]

In 2004, Maguire took up tournament poker. He has finished in the money in several events and has been tutored by poker professional Daniel Negreanu. Maguire can be seen on ESPN's coverage of the 2005 and 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event Championship.

Selected filmography

• Tokyo Suckerpunch (2008) Billy Chaka
• Quiet Type (2007)
• Spider-Man 3 (2007) Peter Parker/Spider-Man
• The Good German (2006) Lt. Patrick Tully
• Spider-Man 2 (2004) Peter Parker/Spider-Man
• Seabiscuit (2003) Red Pollard
• Spider-Man (2002) Peter Parker/Spider-Man
• Cats & Dogs (2001) Lou the Beagle (voice)
• Don's Plum (2001) (shot 1995-1996, premiere 2001, blocked in U.S. and Canada by DiCaprio and Maguire, black and white) Ian
• Wonder Boys (2000) James Leer
• The Cider House Rules (1999) Homer Wells
• Ride With The Devil (1999) Jake Roedel
• Pleasantville (1998) David
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) Hitchhiker
• Deconstructing Harry (1997) Harvey Stern/Harry's Character
• The Ice Storm (1997) Paul Hood
• Joyride (1996) J.T
• Empire Records (1995) (scenes deleted) Andre
• Revenge of the Red Baron (1994) Jimmy Spencer
• Healer (1994) Teenager
• This Boy's Life (1993) Chuck Bolger
• Great Scott! (1992) (TV series) Scott Melrod
• The Wizard (1989) (uncredited) Lucas' goon at Video Armageddon

References

Note

Spider-Girl #82 has Peter seeing Reilly Tyne/Darkdevil for the first time. While Reilly greatly resembles a younger Peter Parker, Peter himself mistakes Reilly as a dead ringer for Tobey Maguire.

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