Tobey Maguire

Tobias Vincent Maguire (born June 27, 1975 in Santa Monica, California) is an American film actor.

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June 27 - 1975 - Santa Monica - California - American - Film - Actor

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Working as a child actor since 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). Maguire gained significant attention for with his role in the 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 a variety of films such as Pleasantville, The Cider House Rules (film) and Wonder Boys.

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Commercials - Actor - Leonardo DiCaprio - The Ice Storm - Ang Lee - Pleasantville - The Cider House Rules (film) - Wonder Boys

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In 2002, he shot to stardom in the title role in Spider-Man, where he was praised for his performance of the troubled superhero. He further solidified his stardom in 2003 with a leading role as the jockey, John M. "Red" Pollard, in an acclaimed film Seabiscuit, about the famous American racehorse, Seabiscuit. Spider-Man 2, the sequel to the original blockbuster, was released in 2004. He will reprise the role of Spider-Man in 2007 with the third Spider-Man movie in the series.

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2002 - Spider-Man - Superhero - 2003 - John M. "Red" Pollard - Seabiscuit - Racehorse - Seabiscuit - Spider-Man 2 - 2004 - 2007 - Third ''Spider-Man'' movie in the series

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In 2004 Maguire also took up tournament poker. He has finished in the money in several events and has been tutored by poker pro Daniel Negreanu. He is also a vegetarian and practices yoga.

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Poker - In the money - Daniel Negreanu - Vegetarian - Yoga

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