Tobey Maguire

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.

In 2002, Maguire shot to superstardom in the title role in Sam Raimi'sSpider-Man alongside Kristen Dunst and William 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 reprises his superhero role in Spider-Man 2, the Academy Award-winning sequel to the original blockbuster, was released in 2004. He will reprised the role of Spider-Man in 2007 with Spider-Man 3.

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 starred 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.

Tobey married Jennifer Meyer on September 3, 2007. Their daughter Ruby was born November 10, 2006. Maguire and Meyer are expecting their second child in the spring of 2009.

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