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John C. Reilly
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May 24, 1965 in Chicago, IL
Biography:One of the screen's most versatile and woefully under-appreciated character actors, "John C. Reilly" has appeared in a series of films united only in their complete lack of similarity. To date, he has been used most intelligently by director "Paul Thomas Anderson", who has cast him in "Hard Eight", "Boogie Nights", and "Magnolia".

A native of Chicago, where he was born May 24, 1965, Reilly broke into film in 1989, the year he starred in "Casualties of War" and "We're No Angels", both of which featured "Sean Penn" and a less than stellar reception. Reilly subsequently spent the early '90s appearing in films of every conceivable genre, from the "Tom Cruise" testosterone extravaganza "Days of Thunder" (1990) to "Woody Allen"'s "Shadows and Fog" (1992) to "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993). Thanks to his unglamorous appearance, Reilly also did an obligatory turn as a backwoods psycho, popping up... Full Biography

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Will Ferrell, left, and John C. Reilly are shown in a scene from, "Step Brothers".
John C. Reilly, right and Will Ferrell pose in Beverly Hills, Calif., on July 17, 2008.
Actors Will Ferrell, left, and John C. Reilly sing karaoke at MTV Studio's in Times Square for MTV's...
From left, actors John C. Reilly, Woody Harrelson and Kevin Kline, on the set of the movie "A...
John C. Reilly as Dewey Cox in "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" (Sony Pictures)
A spoof album cover featuring John C. Reilly as Dewey Cox in "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" (Sony...
A spoof album cover featuring John C. Reilly as Dewey Cox in "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" (Sony...
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