 |  | | Full Name: | Tobias Vincent Maguire | | | Birthday: | 6/27/1975 | | | Sign: | Cancer | | | Eye Color: | Blue Height: 5' 8" | | | Hometown: | Santa Monica, CA | | | | | Relationship Status: | Engaged to Jennifer Meyer, a jewelry designer and daughter of Universal Studios president Ron Meyer – the couple is expecting a daughter in November or December. | | | Big Break: | Tobey’s first major success as a movie actor was in the Ang Lee film “The Ice Storm” (1997), where he played Maguire became a household name for his portrayal of Spiderman and his alter ego Peter Parker in the 2002 blockbuster film based on the Marvel Comics superhero. | | | Best Known For: | Tobey is best known for playing Spiderman, but says he has never read the original comic book! | | | Cool Facts: | Spiderman was originally scheduled for release in November 2001, but the opening had to be postponed because of the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11 of that year. In the movie’s original trailer, Spiderman trapped his adversaries in a web spun between the two towers. This scene and the poster that showed the Twin Towers in the gleam of Spiderman’s eye had to be pulled.
In the film, the spider that bit Peter Parker and made him a superhero was a steatoda grossa spider. The spider was anesthetized and painted red and blue so that it appeared to be an inspiration for Peter’s costume.
Peter’s upside-down kiss with Mary Jane after he saves her from certain death entered into popular culture as one of the great film moments.
In 2004, Tobey took up playing tournament poker. He hired a coach, Daniel Negreanu, who won the 1998 World Series of Poker, to teach him the ins and outs of the game. Tobey has now become a very good competitive poker player. | | | Quick Bio: | Tobey was born in 1975 to a construction worker/cook and his secretary girlfriend. His parents divorced within two years of his birth. As a child, he moved between his parents, grandparents and aunts. His mother gave him a $100 reward to choose acting instead of home economics as a school elective. With the encouragement of a neighbor who worked as an entertainment manager, Tobey began to appear in TV commercials. His first TV part was a small role in one of Rodney Dangerfield’s HBO specials. IN 1992, Tobey was chosen for the starring role in a Fox television series called “Great Scott!” While critics applauded his performance, the series lasted for only six episodes. Tobey made his feature film debut in “This Boy’s Life” a year later. His next film role was in a horror movie starring screen legend Mickey Rooney. His performance in “The Ice Storm” (1997) set Tobey on a path to stardom. Over the next three years, he starred in three important films: “Pleasantville” (1998), “The Cider House Rules” (1999) and “Wonder Boys” (2000). His earning from “Spiderman” (2002) allowed him to buy a $3.5 million dollar house in Beverly Hills. “Spiderman,” which earned over $400 million in North America, was the most successful movie of the year. The sequel, for which Maguire earned $17 million, was also a huge hit. Tobey went on a crash diet to lose 25 pounds for his role as a jockey in “Sea Biscuit” (2003). In his next film, “The Good German,” Tobey plays a villain for the first time. But he will be back as Spiderman in 2007. | | | Other Notes: | Want to have some fun with Tobey? Check out his word search puzzle! | | | |
