Tobey Maguire Bio - Tobey Maguire Biography

Tobey Maguire: Biography

Tobey was born in Santa Monica, California to Vincent and Wendy Maguire in 1975. He got his start in the entertainment industry as a child actor. He's appeared in countless commercials, tv shows, and movies. His biggest role to date has been the lead in the "Spider-Man" franchise, for which he's getting paid quite handsomely. The third installment of "Spider-Man" will hit theatres sometime in 2007. In his free time, Tobey enjoys playing poker, and he has appeared in several televised celebrity poker matches.

Following his decision to cut out all animal products from his diet, Tobey went one step further and forbade guests to bring leather into his home, claiming the smell made him sick.(edit)
Tobey married Jennifer Meyer on September 3, 2007 in Hawaii. The couple are parents of a 9 month old daughter, Ruby.(edit)
Tobey's wife is daughter of Universal Studios executive Ron Meyer.(edit)
On October 27, 2004, Tobey won the Phil Hellmuth Poker Invitational at the Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles, taking a first prize of $95,480.(edit)
In May 2002, Tobey bought a $3.5 million mansion in Beverly Hills.(edit)
Tobey's wife, Jennifer Meyer, is a jewelry designer.(edit)
In 2002 Tobey was engaged to Rashida Jones.(edit)
At first, Tobey 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.(edit)
Tobey's mother was a secretary and his father was a cook.(edit)
Tobey's mother's name is Wendy, and his father's name is Vincent.(edit)
Tobey is 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 metres) tall.(edit)
Tobey has a fear of heights.(edit)
Tobey's fiancee, Jennifer Meyer, gave birth to a baby girl on November 11, 2006. Her name is Ruby Sweetheart Maguire.(edit)
Tobey enjoys going to Los Angeles Lakers basketball games with friend Leonard DiCaprio.(edit)
In 2005, Tobey was nominated for the Empire Award for Best Actor for: Spider-Man 2 (2004).(edit)
In 2003, Tobey was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actor for: Spider-Man.(edit)
In 2002, Tobey won the Teen Choice Award for Film - Choice Actor, Drama/Action Adventure for: Spider-Man.(edit)
In 2000, Tobey won the TFCA Award for Best Supporting Performance, Male for: Wonder Boys.(edit)
In 1999, Tobey won the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor/Actress on the film Pleasantville.(edit)
In 2005, Tobey won the Saturn Award for Best Actor for his work on Spider-Man 2.(edit)
Tobey enjoys playing chess.(edit)
Tobey started playing tournament poker in 2004, and enlisted Daniel Negreanu to tutor him.(edit)
Tobey and actress Kirsten Dunst have been romantically linked.(edit)
Tobey loves to play poker.(edit)
Tobey met his best friend Leonardo DiCaprio when they were both auditioning for Parenthood. Though Leo won the role, he and Tobey stayed friends, and Tobey guest-starred in several episodes.(edit)
Tobey is good friends with A-list actor Leonardo DiCaprio.(edit)
Though he goes by Tobey, his birthname is Tobias.(edit)
Tobey has purchased a $1.5 million two-bedroom apartment in the Panorama Towers, which overlook the Vegas strip. He's a frequent participant in the World Series of Poker.(edit)
Tobey has dated Nicole Richie and Rashida Jones. He is curently dating Jennifer Meyer, whose father is the President and CEO of Universal Studios. All three of the girls are friends.(edit)
Tobey's parents were just 18 and 20 when he was born.(edit)
Salary

Spider-Man 2 $17,000,000

Seabiscuit $12,500,000

Spider-Man $4,000,000(edit)
Tobey enjoys yoga and vegetarian cooking.(edit)
Tobey packed on several pounds to fit his role in Spider-man.(edit)
Tobey will receive $26 million for Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3.(edit)
Tobey lost 25 pounds to fit his role as Red Pollard in Seabiscuit.(edit)

Tobey: I don't want to give my personal life away to whoever decides to pick up a magazine. I'm not a zoo animal on display. Some people obviously welcome that, creating certain behaviour so that a particular type of press attention never fades. But it's not for me.(edit)
Tobey: (on attention-seeking celebrities) I look at people in gossip magazines and I can't imagine what it's like. It seems some of them bring it on themselves - it fuels them. I've always avoided things that would put me out there.(edit)
Lukas Haas: (on Tobey's new daughter) He's an amazing guy... He'll be an amazing dad in so many ways.(edit)
Tobey: (There's no place like home!) I'll go do films for three or four months and then I can't wait to go home to LA. And I complain about LA left and right, but then I always end up wanting to go home, you know?(edit)
Tobey: I started working around eighth grade. I remember doing a Doritos commercial where there were four days in a row of eating them, and I will tell you, I have not eaten many Doritos since.(edit)
Tobey: I know there's all this talk about my charisma deficit and I have to admit that I'm not a wild, in-your-face actor. It's not my nature to be flashy or extroverted and that's why I see it as a great challenge to me as an actor to be able to play against type and shake up people's perceptions of me.(edit)
Tobey: I have no illusions at all about being a sex symbol. None of my former girlfriends ever thought of me that way, and I don't have any packs of women chasing me down the street like a Brad Pitt or someone like that.(edit)
Tobey: 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.(edit)
Tobey: 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.(edit)
Tobey (On losing and gaining weight for roles) I put weight back on-I don't know exactly how much. I started putting it on the last couple of weeks of Seabiscuit. Gaining weight could sound like fun to some people, but it's not. I had to twice as much of the same special food, and it's stuff that I don't particularly enjoy-and then I had to work out all the time [to bulk up].(edit)
Tobey: [jokingly] I had to lose 15 pounds to be Spider-Man, had to pack on 25 for Seabiscuit and now I have to lose that for Spider-Man 2! Why can't I do a movie where I'm normal?(edit)
Tobey: I never read comic books. I was just never a comic book fan, so it's not like I ever dreamed about playing Spider Man.(edit)
Tobey: I don't like excessive vanity. I like a girl who looks good and has a decent sense of style, but who is comfortable with herself and isn't too caught up with her look.(edit)
Tobey: You're asking me to give insight into my personality or my philosophy of acting. I just don't think that deeply about it. What it means when I do this or that - I don't know. That's coming outside of myself. I prefer to live my life from inside of me, rather than come outside.(edit)
Tobey: 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.(edit)