Tobey Maguire's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Great Scott! Scott Melrod

Main Movie Roles 2008 - Tropic Thunder 2007 - Spider-Man 3 2006 - The Good German 2004 - Spider-Man 2 2003 - Seabiscuit 2002 - Spider-Man 2001 - Cats & Dogs 2000 - Wonder Boys 1999 - Ride with the Devil 1999 - The Cider House Rules 1998 - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998 - Pleasantville 1997 - Joyride 1997 - The Ice Storm 1997 - Deconstructing Harry 1995 - Empire Records 1993 - This Boy's Life 1989 - The Wizard

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.


TRIVIA:

• Was engaged to 'Rashida Jones' (qv) (2002).
• Member of the AAs
• Packed on several pounds to fit his role in _Spider-Man (2002)_ (qv).
• Married Jennifer Meyer in a secret ceremony on Hawaii. The wedding was only attended by close friends.
• Often portrays heroes that are close to animals or creatures. In _Cats & Dogs (2001)_ (qv), he provided the voice of Lou the Beagle in which he saves the world from cats; in _Spider-Man (2002)_ (qv), he was bitten by a radioactive (genetically modified in the movies) spider that gave him superhuman abilities; in _Seabiscuit (2003)_ (qv), he played 'Red Pollard' (qv), a jockey who rode a winning horse to victory.
• He and his wife Jennifer welcomed their second child, a boy named Otis Tobias, on May 8, 2009.
• Made his movie debut in _This Boy's Life (1993)_ (qv).
• 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.