American actor Toby Maguire is known all over the world. On his account more than 100 works in various film projects as an actor. He also tried his hand as a producer. The most famous of his work, of course, is the role of Spider-Man in the eponymous superhero tape.
Actor Toby Maguire: biography
The future world famous actor of Hollywood was born on 06/27/1975 in the city of Santa Monica, which is located in California, USA. His father was a cook by profession, so in his youth Toby also intended to build a career in the craft of cooking.
However, at the age of thirteen, Toby Maguire dropped out of school and began to develop in acting. At first, he was interrupted by temporary part-time jobs in commercials.
His first appearance on TV happened back in 1989. It was an episode of the show General Hospital. Then he began to participate in the filming of several other series, where he once met Leonardo DiCaprio, who then was also a novice actor.
Movie debut
He began his career in the big movie Toby Maguire in the film "The Life of this guy", where his colleagues on the set were Robert de Niro and Ellen Barkin, who were involved in the main roles. The picture was published in 1993.
However, the fame did not come to Toby Maguire immediately. After several minor roles, he was not yet invited to work in large projects. He began to be noticed when in 1997 the film "Ice Wind" was directed by Ang Lee, where he showed himself exclusively from the positive side, demonstrating his professionalism and outstanding acting skills.
The following year, he starred in an episode of the cult film "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." Although these works did not become outstanding, they paved the way for the further development of Maguire's acting career.
The young actor seized on the opportunity and began to rapidly develop his career. Soon, his efforts were rewarded, and he achieved worldwide popularity.
Career development
In 1998, he starred in the movie "Pleasantville." Then there were the "Rules of winemakers" and "Geeks." Before shooting in the role of Peter Parker, which brought him worldwide fame, he managed to participate in several more films.
Among them are the film "Cafe" Don Plum "and the family film" Cats Against Dogs ", where he acted as a voice actor. In parallel with the filming, he begins to try himself as a producer.
Today, he is developing in the direction of production no less actively than in the acting path. In this field, he was equally successful. Toby has already produced 17 films, many of which have been successful.
Spider-Man Trilogy
The role of Spider-Man in the eponymous superhero tape was played by the actor in 2002. By that time, he was already a pretty sought after young actor. Therefore, his fee amounted to 4 million dollars, which for a start of zero was a very impressive amount.
The film was very successful at the box office, collecting more than 800 billion with a budget of less than 200 million. Therefore, the continuation was not long in coming.
Already in 2004, a sequel was released, for which Toby Maguire received 17.5 million US dollars. The third part started in the project in 2007. The tape fees amounted to almost 900 million dollars, but the studio did not begin to shoot a new sequel.
Toby himself does not believe that the trilogy about a superhero in a spider suit is his main achievement in his career. Now he is actively getting rid of this image, participating in the filming of serious dramatic films, where there is an opportunity to reveal all his acting potential.
Toby Maguire: filmography
In addition to the superhero paintings by Marvel comics, the actor actively starred and continues to act in other films. To date, his track record has 127 film works as an actor and producer. Given that he is only 43 years old, this is a very good result, since not everyone is able to register in so many paintings.
Significant paintings include: “Favorite” (2003), “Details” (2011), “The Great Gatsby” (2013) and the biographical tape “Sacrificing a Pawn” (2014). At the moment, he is involved in the films "Crusaders" and "Tikhonya", which are due to be published soon.
Toby Maguire (photo above) is now a sought-after Hollywood actor who receives many professional offers. But due to the heavy workload, he cannot take part in all projects.
Personal life
Toby Maguire in real life was married to Jennifer Meyer, who is known as a jewelry designer. She is also the daughter of a Universal Studios producer named Ron Meyer.
The future couple got engaged in 2006, and a year later they got married in the Hawaiian Islands. However, after 9 years, they still divorced.
The former spouses have two children: a daughter named Ruby (born in November 2006) and a son named Otis (born in September 2007). Toby is a caring and loving father, which characterizes him on the positive side.
At the end of 2016, the media began to talk about the romance of Toby Maguire and the famous American actress Demi Moore. Even before the marriage of the actor, Toby and Demi had already met. Their romance happened in 2002.
Awards
Toby Maguire for the roles that he played in various films, has repeatedly been nominated for prestigious film awards. In his piggy bank of awards there are two prizes of the Saturn film award for the paintings Spider-Man 2 and Pleasantville. He also holds an MTV movie award for Spider-Man and a prize from the Toronto Film Critics Society, which he was awarded for his role in the film Geeks.
In addition, he has several more nominations, among which there is a Golden Globe. His numerous awards and nominations speak of his unconditional talent and huge contribution to the development of the film industry.
Fans of the actor are sure that he will be awarded prizes of influential cinema prizes more than once.
Contribution to Culture
Toby Maguire is known not only in the homeland, but far beyond its borders. Today he is one of the most recognizable actors in the world. He is popular and in demand, and his fan base has millions of fans in different parts of the world.
Undoubtedly, he has already had a tremendous impact on modern mass culture, especially on the film industry. He also influenced the popularization of the image of Spider-Man and film comics in general.
In addition, he starred and produced a total of more than a hundred paintings, many of which are now considered cult. Moreover, he continues to be actively filming now, so there is a high probability that his contribution to cinema will be much greater.
Among his works are both light comedic roles and serious dramatic roles, which indicates the universality of the actor. He is able to equally well embody completely diverse characters on the screen, demonstrating all the subtleties of their characters. Such a talent is far from every actor of our time. Therefore, Toby Maguire and the roles that he performed are so very popular in wide audience.
Conclusion
Thanks to perseverance, hard work and constant work on himself, actor Toby Maguire managed to achieve incredible results. He gained worldwide fame, becoming a role model for millions of people across the globe.
The participation of a famous actor in the film automatically increases her chances of success. Therefore, filmmakers of America and Europe constantly send him invitations to shoot in their projects.