John C. Reilly
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 Reilly in June 2009 |
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| Born | John Christopher Reilly May 24, 1965 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse | Alison Dickey (m. 1992) |
John Christopher Reilly, Jr. (born May 24, 1965) is an American film and theater actor, singer, and comedian. Debuting in Casualties of War in 1989, he is one of several actors whose careers were launched by Brian De Palma. To date, he has appeared in more than fifty films, including three separate films in 2002 that were all nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. He has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Chicago and a Grammy Award for the song "Walk Hard", which he performed in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.
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[edit] Early life
Reilly was born in Chicago, Illinois, the fifth of six children of an Irish American father and a Lithuanian American mother.[1][2] His father, John Reilly, Sr.,[3] ran an industrial linen supply company.[4] Reilly was raised Roman Catholic[5][6] and attended Brother Rice High School, a Catholic school.[7][8] He is an alumnus of DePaul University in Chicago.
[edit] Film career
Reilly made his film debut in the Brian De Palma film Casualties of War (1989) as P.F.C. Herbert Hatcher.[9] Although the role of Hatcher was written as a small one, De Palma liked Reilly's performance so much that the role was significantly expanded. Also notable in his film work throughout the 1990s was his supporting role alongside Mark Wahlberg in Paul Thomas Anderson's 1997 film Boogie Nights, in which he played the pornographic film star Reed Rothchild.
He appeared in Days of Thunder (1990) as stock car crew member “Buck Brotherton” – in 2006 he revisited this film’s subject matter as the character of race car driver “Cal Naughton, Jr.” in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
His profile as a film actor was significantly raised in 2002 when he appeared in three of the year's Academy Award for Best Picture nominees – Chicago, Gangs of New York and The Hours. The three movies were nominated for a total of thirty-two Oscars, including one for Best Supporting Actor for Reilly's performance as Renée Zellweger's trusting husband in Chicago. Ultimately, Chicago won six, The Hours won one, and Gangs of New York won none.
Reilly appeared in Martin Scorsese's 2004 Howard Hughes biopic, The Aviator, as Hughes' (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) trusted business partner, Noah Dietrich. Of the role Reilly said, “Noah was almost a father figure to Hughes... Howard would have a scheme, and it was Noah who had to say, ‘We don’t have the money.’ He was one of his few friends.”[10] He reportedly quit the 2005 film "Manderlay" to protest the on-set killing of a donkey. He appeared in Adam McKay's Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby in 2006, as Cal Naughton, Jr., the title character's best friend, alongside Will Ferrell. He also starred alongside Woody Harrelson, Meryl Streep, and Lindsay Lohan among others in the Robert Altman film A Prairie Home Companion. In 2007, Reilly starred as the title character in parody bio-pic Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, singing various songs parodying Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, and others. The next year, Reilly reunited with Ferrell to star in Step Brothers.
In 2008, he was among the many notable actors to perform in the online political musical, Proposition 8 - The Musical.
Then in 2009, he played the role of Larten Crepsley from the motion picture Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant and provided the voice of "5" in 9. Reilly also appeared in the 2010 film Cyrus.
Reilly has stated that he would be very determined to play the lead role of Nathan Detroit if a revival of the musical Guys and Dolls were to occur.[11]
[edit] Personal life
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Reilly married Alison Dickey, an independent film producer, in 1992. The couple met in Thailand on the set of the Brian De Palma film Casualties of War.
[edit] Music
Reilly performed on two tracks of the 2006 compilation Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys: “Fathom the Bowl” and “My Son John”.[12]
In 2007, Reilly starred in the biopic parody Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. In addition to his acting role, he also performed as a vocalist and songwriter on the movie's soundtrack, for which he was nominated for a Grammy.[13] Reilly went on a concert performance tour in the US, performing as his character Dewey Cox in the Cox Across America 2007 Tour.[14]
In 2011, he recorded two songs produced by Jack White and released as singles by White's Third Man Records: The Delmore Brothers' "Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar," performed with Tom Brosseau, and Ray Price's "I'll Be There If You Want," performed with Becky Stark. He also appeared as "future Mike D" in the Beastie Boys' video "Make Some Noise."
[edit] Television
Reilly provided the voice of himself in The Simpsons episode “Any Given Sundance”. He also frequently appeared on Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Dr. Steve Brule spawning a spin-off series, Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule.
[edit] Filmography
During the production of the 2005 Lars von Trier film Manderlay, a donkey was slaughtered for "dramatic purposes". Because of this, Reilly quit his role. The scene was then cut from the film before it was released.[15]
[edit] References
- ^ Interview: John C. Reilly. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ Life of Reilly. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ Tucker, Reed (June 26, 2011). "Life of Reilly". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/life_of_reilly_INwQVwj9NbAAQiAAX3iNRJ.
- ^ http://moviedriver.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/interview-john-c-reilly-his-joy-of-acting/
- ^ Goldman, Andrew (November 6, 2007). "Mr. Wise Guy". Elle. http://www.elle.com/Pop-Culture/Celebrity-Spotlight/Mr.-Wise-Guy. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
- ^ Carty, Ciaran (August 15, 2010). "Life of Reilly". Sunday Tribune. http://www.tribune.ie/article/2010/aug/15/life-of-reilly/. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
- ^ Nick Allen (2010-06-24). "TSR Exclusive … ‘Cyrus’ – Interview with actor John C. Reilly — The Scorecard Review". Thescorecardreview.com. http://thescorecardreview.com/articles/interviews/2010/06/24/tsr-exclusive-cyrus-interview-with-actor-john-c-reilly/11371. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ Steinberg, Jacques (July 23, 2006). "One of These Days Audiences May Remember John C. Reilly’s Name". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/23/movies/23stei.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
- ^ John C. Reilly at IMDB. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ "In Step With: John C. Reilly". Parade Magazine. August 29, 2004. http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2004/edition_08-29-2004/in_step_with_0.
- ^ "Zimbio Interview: John C. Reilly". Zimbio. June 25, 2010. http://www.zimbio.com/John+C.+Reilly/articles/KzOSIDRwMCm/Zimbio+Interview+John+C+Reilly.
- ^ Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, & Chanteys. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ Columbia puts 'Dewey' on tour duty. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ "Cruelty to Animals in the Entertainment Business : Cruel Camera - Cruelty on Film : the fifth estate : CBC News". CBC News. http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/cruelcamera/cruelty.html.
[edit] External links
- John C. Reilly at the Internet Movie Database
- John C. Reilly at the Internet Broadway Database
- John C. Reilly at the TCM Movie Database
- John C. Reilly at AllRovi
- New York Times profile on John C. Reilly
- In the Driver's Seat (Moving Pictures Magazine interview)
- Interpreting Tennessee Williams – Working in the Theatre Seminar video at American Theatre Wing.org, April 2005
- John C. Reilly's Producer Profile on The 1 Second Film
- Alison Dickey at the Internet Movie Database
- John C Reilly on his children in People.com
- 1965 births
- Actors from Chicago, Illinois
- American comedians
- American film actors
- American stage actors
- American television actors
- American vegetarians
- DePaul University alumni
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Lithuanian descent
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners
- Living people
- People from Fire Island, New York
