Spider-man Lead Actor
Tobias Vincent "Tobey" Maguire who is an American Actor born on June 27, 1975 is best known for his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Spider-Man films. He began his career in the 1980s.
Maguire was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Wendy (née Brown), a secretary turned screenwriter and producer, and Vincent Maguire, a construction worker and cook. His parents got divorced when Maguire was two. Maguire spent much of his childhood moving from town to town, living with each
parent and other family members.During his childhood, Maguire entertained the idea of becoming a chef and to that end wanted to enroll in a home economics class as a sixth grader. His mother offered him US$100 to take a drama class instead, and Tobey agreed.
In 2002, Maguire shot to superstardom as the web-slinging superhero Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man, based on the popular Marvel comic book character. He reprised his role in the sequels Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007).
Maguire's performance as Spider-Man initially earned him some glowing reviews. For instance, Mark Caro of the Chicago Tribune felt that "with his big, round, soulful eyes, Maguire always has been able to convey a sense of wonder, and his instinct for understatement also serves him well here".Towards the third part of the franchise the actor experienced some backlash in the media. "For his part Mr. Maguire needs to stop relying on those great big peepers of his: simply widening your eyes to attract attention does not cut it when you're over 30", remarked Manohla Dargis of the New York Times in her review of Spider-Man-3.
Maguire married Jennifer Meyer on September 3, 2007, in Kona, Hawaii. They have 2 kids, thier daughter Ruby Sweetheart Maguire was born November 10, 2006. Ruby's middle name comes from a childhood
nickname of Meyer's given to her by her grandmother, who died a few months before Ruby's birth. Their second child, son Otis Tobias Maguire, was born on May 8, 2009.
Maguire has been a vegetarian since 1992 and in 2009 became a vegan. He frequently makes changes in his diet to either gain or lose weight for movie roles; for example, he dramatically decreased his calorie intake for Seabiscuit followed by a rapid increase to regain weight for Spider-Man 2.
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