Tobey Maguire – Biography, Career, Movies & TV Shows, Net Worth

Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire, who was born Tobias Vincent ‘Tobey’ Maguire, is an American actor and film and television producer. Popularly known for the portrayal of Peter Parker aka Spider-Man in the maiden movie adaptation of Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man titled the same, Maguire received several accolades while he was associated with theSpider-Man (2002) franchise until 2007. The Cider House Rules (1999), Wonder Boys (2000), Seabiscuit (2003), and Brothers (2009) are just some of the memorable roles that he has played.

Real Name/Full NameTobias Vincent Maguire
Date Of Birth27 June 1975
Age49 years old
BirthplaceSanta Monica, California, United States.
NationalityAmerican
Religion Christianity
Zodiac signCancer
Height5 feet 7 inch
Weight70 kg
FatherVincent Maguire
MotherWendy Brown
SpouseJennifer Meyer ​(Divorce)
ChildrenRuby Sweetheart Maguire, and Otis Tobias Maguire.
SiblingsWeston Epp, Timothy Maguire, Jopaul Van Epp, Sara Maguire, Vincent Maguire Jr.
ProfessionActor, producer
Net worth$75 million.

Biography

Santa Monica, California, United States was the location of Tobey Maguire’s birth on June 27, 1975. A middle-class family was where he was born. Vincent Maguire, a construction worker, is the father of Maguire and Wendy Brown is his mother.

The family included Weston Epp, Timothy Maguire, Jopaul Van Epp, Sara Maguire, and Vincent Maguire Jr.

His childhood spent moving around caused him to feel emotionally affected as well. Eventually, after he relocated for his freshman year, Maguire quit schooling and decided to pursue a career in acting.

Personal Life

During the shooting of Seabiscuit in 2003, he met Jennifer Meyer, a jewelry designer. Ruby Sweetheart Maguire was born in November 2006 after the couple got engaged in 2006. The following, on September 3, 2007, Meyer and Maguire got married and a couple of years later, in 2009, their second child, a son, Otis Tobias Maguire was born in 2009. The couple separated on October 18th, 2016 after 9 years of marriage.

Career

When he was 14, Maguire debuted as an actor in ‘The Wizard’ (1989). Before being cast as the lead in the television series ‘Great Scott!’ (1992), he appeared in commercials and television shows. ‘The Ice Storm’ (1997) was where he got his first major lead role in a film. Other lead roles were secured for him in ‘Pleasantville’ (1998), ‘The Cider House Rules’ (1999), and ‘Wonder Boys’ (2000). In 2001, he voiced the animated film ‘Cats and Dogs’.

He has received two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture for Cider House Rules (1999) and Seabiscut (2003) as well as a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for Brothers (2009). Maguire created his own production company, Material Pictures, in 2012 and was involved in the production of Good People (2012) and Pawn Sacrifice (2014).

Material Pictures, Maguire’s production company, was established in 2012. Among the movies they have produced are Good People (2013), Pawn Sacrifice (2015), Z for Zachariah (2015), and The 5th Wave (2016). Maguire was previously employed as a producer on movies like Country Strong (2010), Seeking Justice (2011), and Rock of Ages (2012) before establishing the production house. He was given credit as an executive producer for the 2003 movie Seabiscuit.

Tobey Maguire Movies & TV Shows

Movies & TV ShowsYear
The Wizard1989
Great Scott!1992
This Boy’s Life1993
Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series)1993
In Spite of Love1994
Revenge of the Red Baron1994
A Child’s Cry for Help 1994
Healer1994
S.F.W.1994
Empire Records1995
Duke of Groove1995
Tracey Takes On… (TV Series)1996
Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story (TV Series)1996
Joyride1997
Deconstructing Harry1997
The Ice Storm1997
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas1998
Pleasantville1998
Ride with the Devil1999
The Cider House Rules1999
Wonder Boys2000
Cats & Dogs (voice)2001
Don’s Plum2001
Jack Black: Spider-Man2002
Spider-Man2002
Seabiscuit2003
Spider-Man 22004
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri2004
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell – Volume 22004
The Good German2006
Spider-Man 32007
In Search of Steve Ditko2007
Beyond All Boundaries2009
Brothers2009
The Details2011
The Frame (TV Series)2013
The Great Gatsby2013
Labor Day2013
The Spoils of Babylon (TV Series)2014
Pawn Sacrifice2014
The Boss Baby (voice)2017
Spider-Man: No Way Home2021
Babylon2022
Extrapolations (TV Series)2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse2023

Net Worth

The net worth of Tobey Maguire is $75 million, an actor and film producer from the United States. Tobey Maguire is most famous for portraying Spider-Man in three blockbuster films. The current trend of blockbuster films based on superhero comic book characters was brought into existence by Sam Raimi’s three Spider-Man films.

Conclusion

In the early part of his career, he primarily played teenage characters. At a critical point in his career, Maguire suffered from alcohol abuse. He had to pull out of a film in which he was supposed to be the lead role due to his drinking problem. The filmmakers welcomed him back to acting. His biggest breakthrough came in 2002 when he played the eponymous character in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man. Maguire starred in the sequels to ‘Spider-Man’, which achieved equal success after the success of ‘Spider-Man’.

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