Birth Name: Tobias Vincent Maguire Birthdate: June 27, 1975 Birthplace: Santa Monica, CA Occupation: Actor Quote: "I think fame is a really complicated thing. It can be a great challenge to handle the difficult parts of it and strengthen your character so you don't get affected in a negative way by it. And I'm scared and excited and hesitant and anxious. I'm conflicted about it, truly." --Interview, October 1999

Claim to Fame: Played Paul Hood, the love-struck but comparably clearheaded narrator of Ang Lee's Nixon-era drama, The Ice Storm (1997)

Family:
Father: Vincent Maguire, construction worker, cook; married Maguire's mother 1977; divorced shortly thereafter
Mother: Wendy Maguire, part-time secretary; divorced
Half-brother: Vincent; born 1972
Half-sister: Sara; born 1979
Half-brother: Timothy; born 1984

Biography
An attractive dark-haired player with playful good looks who has begun to make the transition from child performer to young adult actor, Tobey Maguire may be remembered as the lead in the short-lived sitcom "Great Scott!" (Fox, 1992). As the teenaged protagonist whose fantasies were more lively than his real life, Maguire charmed the critics but failed to impress the viewing audiences. The California native entered show business at the urging of a neighbor, an entertainment manager. In 1987, Maguire began studying acting and began appearing in various TV commercials (e.g., Atari and McDonald's) before landing his first small role in the HBO special "On Location: Rodney Dangerfield 'Opening Night at Rodney's Place'" (1989). Episodic guest appearances on such shows as "Eerie, Indiana", "Roseanne" and "Jake and the Fatman" followed. He has appeared in a few TV-movies, notably as Kate Nelligan's confused teenaged son in "Spoils of War" (ABC, 1994) and as Ann-Margret's stepson in "Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story" (NBC, 1996). 5In 1993, Maguire segued to the big screen in a featured role in "This Boy's Life". He had his first screen lead as Mickey Rooney's grandson in the mediocre horror film "The Adventures of the Red Baron" (1994). After a turn in "SFW" (1994), he played a self-conscious youth attending a party with a variety of popular singers in Griffin Dunne's Oscar-nominated short film "The Duke of Groove" (1995). Maguire had his best screen role to date as the confused son of Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver in Ang Lee's "The Ice Storm" (1997). He subsequently landed a role as one of the author's fictional alter egos in Woody Allen's "Deconstructing Harry" (also 1997).

Filmography
Spider-Man (2002) as Peter Parker / Spiderman
Cats and Dogs (2001) as Lou (voice)
Wonder Boys (2000) as James Leer
Cider House Rules, The (1999) as Homer Wells
Ride with the Devil (1999) as Jack Roedel
Don's Plum (1998)
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (1998) as Hitchhiker
Pleasantville (1998) as David / Bud Parker
Deconstructing Harry (1997) as Harvey Stern
Ice Storm, The (1997) as Paul Hood
Joyride (1996) as J.T.
S.F.W. (1994) as Al
This Boy's Life (1993) as Chuck Bolger

Factoids:
Maguire originally wanted to be a chef, but turned to acting after his mother offered him $100 to take drama rather than home economics in high school