John C. Reilly
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| - | '''''Boogie Nights''''' is a [[1997 in film|1997]] [[film]] [[screenplay|written]], [[film producer|co-produced]] and [[film director|directed]] by [[Paul Thomas Anderson]]. It stars [[Mark Wahlberg]], [[Burt Reynolds]], [[William H. Macy]], [[Julianne Moore]], [[John C. Reilly]] and [[Heather Graham]]. | ||
| - | The film follows a young [[porn star]] as he enters the industry in the late [[1970s]] in [[California]], and deals with the highs and lows of success into the [[1980s]]. It also follows several other characters involved in the industry, and their downfalls. | + | '''John Christopher Reilly''' (born May 24, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, musician, and producer. After his film debut ''[[Casualties of War]]'' (1989), he gained exposure through his supporting roles in ''[[Days of Thunder]]'' (1990), ''[[What's Eating Gilbert Grape]]'' (1993) and ''[[The River Wild]]'' (1994). He also starred in [[Paul Thomas Anderson]]'s films ''[[Hard Eight (film)|Hard Eight]]'' (1996), ''[[Boogie Nights]]'' (1997) and ''[[Magnolia (film)|Magnolia]]'' (1999), as well as [[Terrence Malick]]'s ''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]'' (1998). For his performance in ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'' (2002), Reilly was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] and the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|corresponding Golden Globe Award]]. He worked with director [[Martin Scorsese]] on both ''[[Gangs of New York]]'' (2002) and ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'' (2004). |
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| - | ''[[Boogie Nights]]'' (1997). Features [[Mark Wahlberg]], [[Julianne Moore]], [[Heather Graham]], and others in numerous nude scenes, some feature simulated sex and, most famously, a thirteen-inch prosthetic penis. | + | 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: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby]]'' (2006) and ''[[Step Brothers (film)|Step Brothers]]'' (2008). He voiced the title character in the commercially successful [[Wreck-It Ralph (franchise)|''Wreck It Ralph'' film series]] (2012–2018), and appeared in the superhero film ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' (2014), as well as ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' (2017). Reilly continued to act in independent films such as ''[[Cyrus (2010 film)|Cyrus]]'', ''[[We Need to Talk About Kevin (film)|We Need to Talk About Kevin]]'', and ''[[Carnage (2011 film)|Carnage]]'' (all in 2011), as well as [[Yorgos Lanthimos]]' ''[[The Lobster]]'' (2015), and ''[[The Sisters Brothers (film)|The Sisters Brothers]]'' (2018). In 2018 he starred as the comedian [[Oliver Hardy]] in the biopic [[Stan & Ollie|''Stan and Ollie'']]. The role earned him a [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination as well as a [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards|Critics' Choice Award]] nomination. In 2020, he created and starred in a [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] comedy series ''[[Moonbase 8]]''. |
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| + | Reilly performs with his band John Reilly and Friends and worked as a stage actor in ''[[True West (play)|True West]]'' (2000) opposite [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]], for which he was nominated for the [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play]]. | ||
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John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, musician, and producer. After his film debut Casualties of War (1989), he gained exposure through his supporting roles in Days of Thunder (1990), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) and The River Wild (1994). He also starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's films Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997) and Magnolia (1999), as well as Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line (1998). 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: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) and Step Brothers (2008). He voiced the title character in the commercially successful Wreck It Ralph film series (2012–2018), and appeared in the superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), as well as Kong: Skull Island (2017). Reilly continued to act in independent films such as Cyrus, We Need to Talk About Kevin, and Carnage (all in 2011), as well as Yorgos Lanthimos' The Lobster (2015), and The Sisters Brothers (2018). In 2018 he starred as the comedian Oliver Hardy in the biopic Stan and Ollie. The role earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination as well as a Critics' Choice Award nomination. In 2020, he created and starred in a Showtime comedy series Moonbase 8.
Reilly performs with his band John Reilly and Friends and worked as a stage actor in True West (2000) opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
