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Character actor, dramatic leading man, or hilarious comic foil? With an astonishing range of roles already under his belt, John C. Reilly has played an eclectic host of rich characters to great effect over the years, from seedy ne'er-do-wells, to lovable, good-natured schlepps.
The fifth of six children, John Christopher Reilly was born in Chicago, to a father of mostly Irish descent, and a Lithuanian-American mother, and was brought up on Chicago's tough Southwest territory. His father, also named John, ran an industrial linen supply company business. On the amateur stage from age eight, Reilly trained at the Goodman School of Drama and eventually became a member of Chicago's renowned Steppenwolf Theatre.
His film break came with a small role in the Vietnam War drama Casualties of War (1989), wherein Brian De Palma liked his work so much during the early stages that he recast him in a major role by the start of shooting as a soldier bent on rape. Reilly gained momentum throughout the 1990s and showed his dazzling stretch of talent in such films as Days of Thunder (1990), Shadows and Fog (1991), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) and The River Wild (1994). He became a major stock player in director Paul Thomas Anderson's films, while finding some of his best roles in Hard Eight (1996) as a compulsive gambler, Boogie Nights (1997) in which he played a narcissistic porn star, and in Magnolia (1999) as a compassionate policeman. He went on to earn further critical points for his role of the soldier sent to the front lines in Terrence Malick's war epic The Thin Red Line (1998).
On stage, Reilly has wowed audiences in "The Grapes of Wrath" on Broadway, "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Othello" at Steppenwolf, and earned an Outer Critics Circle Award and Tony nomination for "True West" alongside another impeccable character player Philip Seymour Hoffman. Reilly finally received the film recognition he deserved in 2002 with a slew of choice, high-profile parts in The Hours (2002), The Good Girl (2002), Gangs of New York (2002), and especially Chicago (2002) as the put-upon husband, Amos Hart, who is played for a patsy by murderous wife Roxie (Renée Zellweger). For this last part, he received both Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.
Since then his stock has risen considerably, and he has further widened his cinematic repertoire, appearing in everything from dramatic roles - We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), The Aviator (2004) and Carnage (2011) - to broader comic turns - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Step Brothers (2008), Cyrus (2010) and Cedar Rapids (2011). Most recently, he has voiced the lead in Disney's animated smash Wreck-It Ralph (2012).
Reilly is married to producer Alison Dickey.- John Reilly was born on 11 November 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for General Hospital (1963), Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982) and Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998). He was married to Lily Beth (Liz) Janred and Donna Reilly . He died on 9 January 2021 in the USA.
- John R. Reilly was born on 9 September 1920 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Story of G.I. Joe (1945), Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) and The Well Groomed Bride (1946). He died on 19 July 2000 in La Mesa, California, USA.
- John Reilly was born on 25 November 1954 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963), Bewitched (1964) and The Andy Griffith Show (1960).
- John Reilly Sr. is known for The Geek Club (2009).
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John C. Reilly is known for Human Traffic (1999).- John A. Reilly is known for America's Court with Judge Ross (2010), Hotel Secrets & Legends (2014) and The Adams Chronicles (1976).
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John C. Reilly is known for Combat at Sea (1994).- Actor
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John Reilly Sackman is known for Forever Bound (2008), Blue (2008) and The Young & Rebellious (2011).- Director
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John Reilly is known for Godot in San Quentin (1988), Waiting for Beckett (1993) and American Experience (1987).- John Reilly is known for The Irish Tapes (1973) and The Coral Jungle (1976).
- John Reilly is known for The Dead (2010).
- John Reilly is known for End of the Line (1984).
- John Reilly is known for Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) and Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned (2009).
- John Reilly is known for Spyforce (1971).
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John Reilly Jr. is known for Researching Romance (2010), The Geek Club (2009) and The Mansfield Memoirs (2011).- John Reilly is known for Joyful Noise (2008).
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John Reilly is known for Bystander (2006).- Actor
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- John E. Reilly is known for The Block Box.