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John Christopher Reilly

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Birthplace: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Son of John Reilly and <Private> Reilly
Husband of Private

Occupation: Television Actor, Film Actor, Singer, Film Producer, Voice Actor, Screenwriter, Character Actor, Stage Actor
Managed by: Private User
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About John C. Reilly

John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965)[1][2] is an American actor, comedian, singer, screenwriter, and producer. He made his film debut in Brian De Palma's war film Casualties of War (1989). He then gained exposure through his supporting roles in Days of Thunder (1990), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), and The River Wild (1994). Reilly collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson on the crime thriller Hard Eight (1996), and the dramas Boogie Nights (1997) and Magnolia (1999). For his performance in Chicago (2002), Reilly was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award. He worked with director Martin Scorsese on both Gangs of New York (2002) and The Aviator (2004).

In 2007, he starred in the comedy Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, garnering him a Grammy Award nomination and a second Golden Globe Award nomination for the song performed in the film, "Walk Hard". Reilly starred with Will Ferrell in the Adam McKay-directed comedies Talladega Nights (2006) and Step Brothers (2008). He voiced the title character in the commercially successful animated film Wreck-It Ralph (2012), and appeared in the superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), as well as Sing (2016), and Kong: Skull Island (2017). Since 2010, Reilly has been starring in the television series Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule,[3] playing the titular character that originated on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!.

Reilly performs with his band John Reilly and Friends and worked as a stage actor in True West (2000), for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.

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1965
May 24, 1965
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States