Perhaps best known for his role as Peter Parker in the "Spider-Man" series, Tobey Maguire began his acting career in the early 1990s with sporadic sitcom appearances. Maguire's film career began to gain momentum in the late 1990s...
Perhaps best known for his role as Peter Parker in the "Spider-Man" series, Tobey Maguire began his acting career in the early 1990s with sporadic sitcom appearances. Maguire's film career began to gain momentum in the late 1990s, however, with movies such as "The Ice Storm," "The Cider House Rules" and "Pleasantville."
In 2002, Maguire landed the leading role in "Spider-Man," bringing to end years of speculation regarding which actor would be cast as Peter Parker. Although several of Hollywood's top actors were attached to the project at one time or another, Maguire's bookish charm earned him the role of the troubled super-hero.
Actor Tobey Maguire speaks onstage during the AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Michael Douglas at Sony Pictures Studios on June 11, 2009 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI) *** Local Caption *** Tobey Maguire (Getty Images) more pics » Tobey Maguire landed the role of a lifetime when he played Peter Parker in Spider-Man, but apparently some people still don't recognize him. He said: "I'm been mistaken for so many different actors, it's just wild. I've gotten Jake Gyllenhaal a few times like, 'Loved you in Brokeback Mountain .' I've had that. I can't remember all of ...
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"Spider-Man" star Tobey Maguire says he had to shed a whopping 20 pounds in five weeks to play a kidnapped marine soldier in the new movie "Brothers". In the film, the actor will be seen as a marine who is captured during combat and the role required him to shed a huge amount of weight to represent the physical transformation of his character, reports accesshollywood.com. "I dropped a bunch of weight. Through shooting and a break, I had five weeks, and I lost about 20 pounds, which is a lot of weight considering where I started out at. "It was very intense. I just ...
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Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire tricked his wife into thinking he had spelled their baby son’s name wrong on his birth certificate – as a joke. Prankster Maguire left wife Jennifer Meyer stunned by giving her a fake copy of the birth certificate with son Otis’s name spelt Oatis. He filmed the moment to capture her shocked reaction – then shared the footage on a US chat show. Stunned Jennifer is seen telling Tobey: “O-A-T? It’s O-T-I-S. Are you crazy? O-A-T-I-S? You spelt his name wrong!” She puts her hand over her face in disbelief and asks: “You spell our child’s [ Read More ] ...
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Tobey Maguire is really looking at family since starring in the movie, Brothers , that comes out today. Tobey plays a Marine captain presumed dead after a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. When Maguire turns out to have survived, his return home becomes a devastating story of a family in crisis. And during this movie Tobey said he has really reevaluated his life. Parade caught up with Tobey and asked him about his character and how quality time is important to him. On connecting with the troubled dad he plays : “My character is a lot more at home with his military family than he ...
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The 34-year-old star – who is best known for his role as Peter Parker in the ‘Spider-Man’ films – believes he must have a familiar face because fans always get his name wrong, but he doesn’t mind because he just carries on the pretence. He said: “I’m been mistaken for so many different actors, it’s just wild. I’ve gotten Jake Gyllenhaal a few times like, ‘Loved you in ‘Brokeback Mountain’. I’ve had that. I can’t remember all of them, but Elijah Wood is another. “When people ask me for my autograph and say, ‘Oh you were so great in such and such,’ which I ...
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Tobey Maguire played a practical joke on his wife Jennifer Meyer when he went to register their baby's name. The couple struggled to choose a name for their second...
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There is nothing quite like the excitement of naming a newborn baby, and while some parents-to-be decide on their child’s moniker upon discovering that they are expecting, others opt to wait it out and meet the newest member of their family first.
During a Friday visit to The Ellen DeGeneres Show, actor Tobey [...]
TOBEY Maguire says he was a nightmare to live with while he prepared for his new movie Brothers.
The Spider-Man star had to lose 20lbs for his role in the flick — and his wife, Jennifer Meyer, had to put up with Tobey’s mood swings and bad temper.
“I had to lose 20lbs in five weeks,” Tobey [...]
Actor Tobey Maguire speaks onstage during the AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Michael Douglas at Sony Pictures Studios on June 11, 2009 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI) *** Local Caption *** Tobey Maguire (Getty Images)more pics »Tobey Maguire landed the role of a lifetime when he played Peter Parker in Spider-Man, but apparently some people still don't recognize him. He said: "I'm been mistaken...
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The end of the year is often a time for reflection, and Tobey Maguire says in a new interview that he’s been reflecting on what he can do to simplify his life. The 34-year-old actor tells PARADE that making a list of the various ways he spends his time has motivated him [...]
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Hollywood has finally realized that Tobey Maguire has grown up. The actor who gained fame as a teenager in the “Spider-Man” movies has embraced fatherhood and a new role as a soldier whose family is torn apart by war.
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
CNN - NEW YORK (AP) -- Tobey Maguire, star of "Spider-Man 3," isn't sure he'd play the superhero a fourth time. "I appreciate movies from a standpoint of entertainment and distr