Tobey Maguire Biography

Date of Birth
27 June 1975, Santa Monica, California, USA

Birth Name
Tobias Vincent Maguire

Height
5' 8½" (1.74 m)

Mini Biography

Tobey Maguire's parents were 18 and 20 - and unwed - when he was born. His father, Vincent Maguire, was a cook and sometime construction worker. His mother, Wendy Brown, was a secretary and aspiring screenwriter. They split two years after his birth. This resulted in moving constantly as a youth, spending time in California, Oregon, and Washington. He quit school in the ninth grade and pursued acting roles. He did several commercials and bit roles on various TV shows before landing a starring role on the Fox comedy "Great Scott!" (1992). That role lasted nine weeks before the show was canceled. Although avoiding drugs and alcohol, he still is known for running with the party set, including Leonardo DiCaprio's group. Tobey is a vegetarian and studies yoga.
IMDb Mini Biography By: John Sacksteder

Spouse
Jennifer Meyer-Maguire (3 September 2007 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Has been a vegan/vegetarian since 1992.

Enjoys yoga and cooking.

Originally wanted to be a chef, but he turned to acting after his mother offered him $100 to take drama rather than home economics in high school.

He will get $26 million for the two sequels to Spider-Man (2002).

Packed on several pounds to fit his role in Spider-Man (2002).

May, 2002: Bought a $3.5 million Beverly Hills mansion with his Spider-Man (2002) earnings.

Lost 25 pounds to fit his role as Red Pollard in Seabiscuit (2003).

Has four half brothers: 2 on his dad's side: Vincent Jr. (born 1973) and Timothy (born 1984); and two on his mother's side: Jopaul Epp (born 1991), and Weston Epp (born 1994).

Often portrays heroes that are close to animals or creatures. In Cats & Dogs (2001), he provided the voice of Lou the Beagle in which he saves the world from cats; in Spider-Man (2002), he was bitten by a radioactive (genetically modified in the movies) spider that gave him superhuman abilities; in Seabiscuit (2003), he played Red Pollard, a jockey who rode a winning horse to victory.

During the Australian release period of Spider-Man (2002), he appeared on an Australian late-night variety show with his co-star Willem Dafoe. During this interview, when asked if he was a fan of the comic book, he claimed that he had never touched a Spider-Man comic book before and that he never wanted to read them.

Is good friends with his Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), and Spider-Man 3 (2007) co-star Kirsten Dunst.

He was originally set to play the role of Jake Hoyt in Training Day (2001), opposite Denzel Washington. He had even gone through two months of training with narcotic officers, weapons training, and put on a lot of muscle but the role was later given to the producer's first choice, Ethan Hawke, and Tobey went on to star in Spider-Man (2002) instead.

He played in the World Series of Poker. On October 27, 2004, he won the Phil Hellmuth Poker Invitational at the Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles, taking a first prize of $95,480.

Enjoys playing chess.

Member of the AAs

Was engaged to Rashida Jones (2002).

He and his fiancée, Jennifer Meyer, announced their engagement in April. Jennifer is a jewelry designer [June 12, 2006].

Close friend of Leonardo DiCaprio

Considered for the role of Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).

Tobey and his fiancée, Jennifer Meyer, are the parents of a girl, Ruby Sweetheart Maguire, born at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on November 10, 2006.

While promoting The Good German (2006) on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992), he revealed the baby's name, Ruby Sweetheart.

Almost couldn't do Spider-Man 2 (2004) after having severe back pains at the end of shooting Seabiscuit (2003), Jake Gyllenhaal was already in talks to replace him and had already begun preparation.

Was originally cast as Alex Chance Browning in Final Destination (2000).

Married Jennifer Meyer in a secret ceremony on Hawaii. The wedding was only attended by close friends.

He and his best friend, Leonardo DiCaprio, were both in movie directed by Sam Raimi. DiCaprio was in The Quick and the Dead (1995) and Tobey was in Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007).

He and his wife are very close to Sara Gilbert.

Made his movie debut in This Boy's Life (1993).

He and his wife Jennifer welcomed their second child, a boy named Otis Tobias, on May 8, 2009.

Personal Quotes

All the people throughout my life who were naysayers pissed me off. But they've all given me a fervor; an angry ambition that cannot be stopped - and I look forward to finding a therapist and working on that.

I think fame is a really complicated thing. It can be a great challenge to handle the difficult parts of it and strengthen your character so you don't get affected in a negative way by it. And I'm scared and excited and hesitant and anxious. I'm conflicted about it, truly.

[On ending the Spider-Man film series with the third installment] "To me it seems like this is a natural point for the team to break up because we have a lot of story conclusions that were going along for the main characters for the first two movies and we kind of tie almost everything up for the third movie. It feels like a trilogy to me and it feels like the end."

I was pretty ambitious. I felt like I had a good imagination and vision for my life. And I had people telling me 'You are driving the vehicle of your life here. You are the master of your own destiny in a sense. Do whatever you want to do.'

Every actor has to establish a presence that not only fits the overall needs of the story but allows him to interact with other actors in a credible and meaningful way. Every actor wants to work under conditions and with material that enables them to create and use their craft.

I'm close to being a vegan, but I'm not one, technically. I don't eat eggs, or nearly any dairy - no cheese or milk. I do eat honey, and a piece of milk chocolate here and there. It's never really been that hard for me. I've never had any desire to eat meat. In fact, when I was a kid I would have a really difficult time eating meat at all. It had to be the perfect bite, with no fat or gristle or bone or anything like that. I don't judge people who eat meat - that's not for me to say - but the whole thing just sort of bums me out.

Salary
Spider-Man 2 (2004) $17,000,000
Seabiscuit (2003) $12,500,000
Spider-Man (2002) $4,000,000

Where Are They Now

(June 2006) Filming Spider-Man 3 (2007) in New York.