Coordinates	20°53′31″N156°30′8″N
birth name	John Christopher Reilly
birth date	May 24, 1965
birth place	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
occupation	Actor/Comedian
years active	1989–present
spouse	Alison Dickey (1992-present) }}

John Christopher Reilly, Jr. (born May 24, 1965) is an American film and theater actor, singer, and comedian. Debuting in ''Casualties of War'' in 1989, he is one of several actors whose careers were launched by Brian De Palma. To date, he has appeared in more than fifty films, including three separate films in 2002, each of which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. He has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''Chicago'' and a Grammy Award for the song "Walk Hard", which he performed in ''Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story''.

Early life

Reilly was born in Chicago, Illinois, the fifth of six children of an Irish father and a Lithuanian mother. His father, John Reilly, Sr., ran an industrial linen supply company. Reilly was raised Roman Catholic and attended Brother Rice High School, a Catholic school. He is an alumnus of DePaul University in Chicago.

Film career

Reilly made his film debut in the Brian De Palma film ''Casualties of War'' (1989) as P.F.C. Herbert Hatcher. Although the role of Hatcher was written as a small one, De Palma liked Reilly's performance so much that the role was significantly expanded. Also notable in his film work throughout the 1990s was his supporting role alongside Mark Wahlberg in Paul Thomas Anderson's 1997 film Boogie Nights, in which he played the pornographic film star Reed Rothchild.

He appeared in ''Days of Thunder'' (1990) as private school race car driver “Buck Bretherton” – in 2006 he revisited this film’s subject matter as the character of public school race car driver “Cal Naughton, Jr.” in ''Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby''.

His profile as a film actor was significantly raised in 2002 when he appeared in three of the year's Academy Award for Best Picture nominees – ''Chicago'', ''Gangs of New York'' and ''The Hours''. The three movies were nominated for a total of thirty-two Oscars, including one for Best Supporting Actor for Reilly's performance as Renée Zellweger's trusting husband in ''Chicago''. Ultimately, ''Chicago'' won six, ''The Hours'' won one, and ''Gangs of New York'' won none.

Reilly appeared in Martin Scorsese's 2004 Howard Hughes biopic, ''The Aviator'', as Hughes' (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) trusted business partner, Noah Dietrich. Of the role Reilly said, “Noah was almost a father figure to Hughes... Howard would have a scheme, and it was Noah who had to say, ‘We don’t have the money.’ He was one of his few friends.” He appeared in Adam McKay's ''Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'' in 2006, as Cal Naughton, Jr., the title character's best friend, alongside Will Ferrell. He also starred alongside Woody Harrelson, Meryl Streep, and Lindsay Lohan among others in the Robert Altman film ''A Prairie Home Companion''. In 2007, Reilly starred as the title character in parody bio-pic ''Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'', singing various songs parodying Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, and others. The next year, Reilly reunited with Ferrell to star in ''Step Brothers''.

In 2008 he was among the many notable actors to perform in the online political musical, ''Proposition 8 - The Musical''.

Then in 2009 he played the role of Larten Crepsley from the motion picture ''Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant'' and provided the voice of "5" in ''9''. Reilly also appeared in the 2010 film ''Cyrus''.

Reilly has stated that he would be very determined to play the lead role of Nathan Detroit if a revival of the musical ''Guys and Dolls'' were to occur.

Personal life

Reilly married Alison Dickey, an independent film producer, in 1992. The couple met in Thailand on the set of the Brian De Palma film ''Casualties of War''.

Music

Reilly performed on two tracks of the 2006 compilation ''Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys'': “Fathom the Bowl” and “My Son John”.

In 2007, Reilly starred in the biopic parody ''Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story''. In addition to his acting role, he also performed as a vocalist and songwriter on the movie's soundtrack, for which he was nominated for a Grammy. Reilly went on a concert performance tour in the US, performing as his character ''Dewey Cox'' in the ''Cox Across America 2007 Tour''. Reilly played the role of future Mike D of the Beastie Boys for their full-length music video for the song Make Some Noise.

Television

Reilly provided the voice of himself in ''The Simpsons'' episode “Any Given Sundance”. He also frequently appeared on ''Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!'' as Dr. Steve Brule spawning a spin-off series, ''Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule''.

Filmography

! Year	! Film	! Role	! Notes
	''Casualties of War''	PFC. Herbert Hatcher
	Young Monk
	''Days of Thunder''	Buck Bretherton
	Stevie McGuire
	''Shadows and Fog''	Cop at Police Station
	Jim Jr.
''Hoffa''	Pete Connelly
1993	''What's Eating Gilbert Grape''	Tucker Van Dyke
1994	''The River Wild''	Terry
		Const. Frank Stamshaw
	Herman
		John Finnegan
	Officer Kellogg Curry
		Deputy Inspector Bill Davis	Uncredited
''Boogie Nights''	Reed Rothchild	Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best CastNominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
	''Hellcab''	Steve
	Sergeant Storm
		Pat
''Never Been Kissed''	Augustus Strauss
	Gus Sinski
	Jim Kurring	Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best CastNominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2000		Dale 'Murph' Murphy
2001	''The Anniversary Party''	Mac Forsyth	Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
	''The Good Girl''	Phil Last
''Gangs of New York''	Happy Jack	Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor also for ''The Hours (film)
	Amos Hart
	Dan Brown
		Older Arnie Shankman	Uncredited
		[[Noah Dietrich	Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
	Richard Gaddis
	''Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody?''		Short Film
	Mr. Murray
		Lefty
''Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby''	Cal Naughton, Jr.
''Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny''	Sasquatch	Uncredited
		Al
''Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story''	Dewford "Dewey" Cox
2007–2010	''Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!''	Dr. Steven Brule	TV Series: 25 Episodes
	''The Promotion''	Richard Wehlner
	Dale Doback	Also Writer
		5	Voice Only
''Zombieland''	Bathroom Zombie	Uncredited
''Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant''	Larten Crepsley
	''Check It Out!, With Steve Brule''	''Dr. Steve Brule''	TV Series: 6 EpisodesAlso Writer/Producer
	Gershon
	Dr. Steve Brule	TV Movie
	John	Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Male LeadNominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
		Dean Ziegler
''Fight For You Right Revisited''	Mike D (B-Boys 2)	Short Film
	Franklin
	Mr. Fitzgerald	post-production
		Michael	pre-production
''Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie''	Dr. Steve Brule	filming
''Wreck-It Ralph''	Wreck-It Ralph	voice

During the production of the 2005 Lars von Trier film ''Manderlay'', a donkey was slaughtered for "dramatic purposes". Because of this, Reilly quit his role. The scene was then cut from the film before it was released.

References

External links

New York Times profile on John C. Reilly

In the Driver's Seat (''Moving Pictures Magazine'' interview)

Interpreting Tennessee Williams – ''Working in the Theatre Seminar'' video at American Theatre Wing.org, April 2005

John C. Reilly's Producer Profile on The 1 Second Film

John C Reilly on his children in People.com

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birthname	Jonah Hill Feldstein
birth date	December 20, 1983
birth place	Los Angeles, California
occupation	Actor, producer, screenwriter, comedian
yearsactive	2004–present
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Jonah Hill (born Jonah Hill Feldstein; December 20, 1983) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and comedian, best known for his roles in ''Superbad'', ''Knocked Up'', ''Funny People'', ''Get Him to the Greek'', and ''Moneyball''. He made his theatrical debut in ''I Heart Huckabees'', alongside Jason Schwartzman and Dustin Hoffman. Hill was first nominated for a Teen Choice Award for his role in ''Accepted'' as Sherman Schrader. He co-created and starred in the animated comedy ''Allen Gregory'' on FOX. His first dramatic role was in the critically acclaimed 2011 sports film ''Moneyball'', for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Early life

Hill was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Sharon Lyn (née Chalkin), a costume designer and fashion stylist, and Richard Feldstein, a tour accountant for Guns N' Roses. Hill was raised Jewish. His parents were originally from Long Island, New York, and the family vacationed in the Catskills. He attended The Center for Early Education, Brentwood School and then Crossroads School, in Santa Monica. After graduating from high school, Hill left California to attend The New School, where he studied acting.

Career

While in college, Hill began writing his own plays and performing them in the ''Black and White'' bar in the East Village neighborhood of New York City. His plays developed a small following and helped him realize that his true desire was to act in films. Hill was befriended by Dustin Hoffman's children, Rebecca and Jake, who introduced Hill to their father. The elder Hoffman asked him to audition for a role in ''I Heart Huckabees'', in which Hill made his film debut.

Hill then made a brief appearance in Judd Apatow's directorial debut ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', which eventually led to him starring in a larger supporting role in the Apatow-directed ''Knocked Up'', an uncredited role of Dewey Cox's grown-up brother Nate Cox in ''Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'', and leading roles in the Apatow-produced ''Superbad'' and ''Get Him to the Greek''.

On television, Hill played the "RA Guy" on the first season of the Oxygen Network sitcom ''Campus Ladies''. He also guest-starred in an episode of ''Clark and Michael''.

He was scheduled to host ''Saturday Night Live'' on November 17, 2007, which would have featured musical guest Kid Rock, but the episode was canceled due to the Writers Guild of America strike which lasted from November 5, 2007, to February 12, 2008. Instead, he hosted the March 15, 2008, show, which featured musical guest Mariah Carey (who was a replacement for the originally scheduled musical guest Janet Jackson).

He guest-starred in an episode of ''Reno 911'' which aired on April 1, 2009.

Hill was in negotiations for a part in ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' as a sidekick to Shia LaBeouf's character. He next starred in Judd Apatow's third directorial feature, ''Funny People'', which also starred Adam Sandler, Eric Bana and Seth Rogen. He also was an associate producer of the 2009 Sacha Baron Cohen mockumentary ''Brüno''.

He guest starred on an episode of ''The Simpsons'' called "Pranks and Greens", portraying an immature man named Andy Hamilton who was hailed the best prankster in Springfield Elementary School history.

In July 2011, Jonah appeared at ESPN's ESPY awards sporting a much slimmer physique. He claimed to have lost 40 pounds. Hill will be appearing in the film ''21 Jump Street'' by 2012.

In November 2011, Hill, along with Sam Worthington and Dwight Howard, starred in commercials for the video game ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3'', making his first appearance with his new look. Hill was scheduled to guest star on the November 21, 2011 edition of WWE Monday Night Raw, but he skipped the event and a reason for Hill's no-show was not made clear.

In August 2011 it was confirmed that Hill would star in Neighborhood Watch. In September 2011 it was announced that Jonah Hill was in talks to star in Quentin Tarantino's new movie ''Django Unchained''. Hill had to decline a role in Quentin Tarantino's ''Django Unchained'', due to his prior commitment to ''Neighborhood Watch'', lamenting that the former was "the perfect next step" in his career.

Hill received a Golden Globe nomination, his first nomination, for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for his performance in the 2011 sports film ''Moneyball'', in which he portrayed his first dramatic role as Peter Brandt. In late January 2012, Hill received his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Moneyball.

Writing

Hill has wanted to be a writer since he was young, dreaming of someday joining the writing teams of ''The Simpsons'', ''Saturday Night Live'' and ''The Larry Sanders Show''. At one point, Hill was writing a screenplay with close friend and ''I Heart Huckabees'' co-star Jason Schwartzman. At another, he was writing ''Pure Imagination'', a comedy for Sony about a man who develops an imaginary friend after a traumatic experience. Filming was expected to begin in 2008, but it has been in development since then. Hill co-created, co-writes, executive produces and lends his voice to the new Fox animated comedy Allen Gregory, which will air in between The Simpsons and Family Guy on Sunday nights. The show has been cancelled as of December 1st. Hill directed his first music video for singer Sara Bareilles's "Gonna Get Over You".

Filmography

Film '''' ''Grandma's Boy (2006 film) ''Knocked Up'' ''Strange Wilderness'' '''' ''How to Train Your Dragon (film) "Gonna Get Over You" ''The Apocalypse'' ''How to Train Your Dragon 2''

Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
2004	''I Heart Huckabees''	Bret
2005	|	eBay store Customer
rowspan="4"	2006	Grandma's Boy'' ||	Barry
''Click (2006 film)	Click''	Ben Newman – at age 17
''Accepted''	Sherman Schrader
''10 Items or Less (film)	10 Items or Less''	Packy
rowspan="5"	2007	|	Jonah
''Evan Almighty''	Eugene Tenanbaum
''Rocket Science (2007 film)	Rocket Science''	Lionel
''Superbad (film)	Superbad''	Seth
''Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story''	Nate Cox's Ghost
rowspan="8"	2008	|	Lynn Cooker
''Forgetting Sarah Marshall''	Matthew
''Just Add Water (film)	Just Add Water''	Eddie
''Emerson Park''	Dylan Machado
''Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian''	Brundon
''Funny People''	Leo
''''	Frank
''Brüno''	–
2009	|	Andy Hamilton	Television series, voice role
rowspan="4"	2010	How to Train Your Dragon'' ||	Snotlout	Voice role
''Get Him to the Greek''
''Cyrus (film)	Cyrus''	Cyrus
''Megamind''	Titan/Hal Stewart
rowspan="3"	2011	|	Director	Music video
''Moneyball (film)	Moneyball''	Peter Brand
''''	Noah Jaybird
rowspan="3"	2012	|	Himself	Pre-Production
''21 Jump Street (film)	21 Jump Street''	Schmidt
''Neighborhood Watch (film)	Neighborhood Watch''	Franklin
2014	|	Snotlout	Voice role

Television

''Campus Ladies'' ''Wainy Days'' ''Reno 911!'' ''Allen Gregory''

Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
2004	''NYPD Blue''	Clerk
2006	|	Guy	7 Episodes
rowspan="2"	2007	|	Neil	(TV series short), Two Episodes
''Clark and Michael''	Derek
''Human Giant''	Weenie King Customer
rowspan="3"	2009	|	Daniel	Episode "Training Day"
''Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!''	Jeffrey Simmons
''The Simpsons''	Andy Hamilton
2011	|	Allen Gregory	Voice, Title Character

References

External links

The ''Superbad'' boys: exclusive video interview with stv.tv/movies

Photo spread of Jonah Hill with Riley Keough in Harper's Bazaar

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Coordinates	20°53′31″N156°30′8″N
name	Miley Cyrus
background	solo_singer
full name	Miley Ray Cyrus
birth name	Destiny Hope Cyrus
birth date	November 23, 1992
birth place
genre	Pop, pop rock, country pop, dance
occupation	Actress, author, entrepreneur, fashion designer, singer-songwriter, musician, dancer
instrument	Vocals, guitar, piano
years active	2001–present
label	Walt Disney, Hollywood
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Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus; November 23, 1992) is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom ''Hannah Montana''. Cyrus recorded music for the soundtracks, ''Hannah Montana'' (2006) and ''Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus'' (2007), released by Walt Disney Records. With the success of the ''Hannah Montana'' franchise she established herself as a teen idol. In 2007, Cyrus signed to Hollywood Records to pursue a solo career. She embarked upon the Best of Both Worlds Tour the same year, in which she performed as both herself and in character as Hannah Montana. The tour was eventually turned into a high-grossing concert film entitled ''Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert'' (2008). In July 2008, Cyrus released her first solo album, ''Breakout'' (2008), which was commercially successful.

She began her foray into film by providing the voice of "Penny" in the animated film ''Bolt'' (2008). Cyrus earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for her performance of ''Bolt''s theme song, "I Thought I Lost You". She also reprised her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana in ''Hannah Montana: The Movie'' (2009). The ''Hannah Montana: The Movie'' soundtrack introduced her to new audiences within country and adult contemporary markets.

She began to cultivate an adult image in 2009 with the release of ''The Time of Our Lives'' (2009), an extended play which presented a more mainstream pop sound, and by filming ''The Last Song'' (2010), a coming-of-age drama film. The former included Cyrus's best-selling single, "Party in the U.S.A." (2009). A studio album titled ''Can't Be Tamed'' was released in 2010 and presents a new dance-pop sound. The music video and lyrics of the album's lead single, "Can't Be Tamed", portrays a more sexualized image for the entertainer. Cyrus ranked number thirteen on ''Forbes'' 2010 Celebrity 100. In April 2011, Cyrus was named the 64th hottest woman in the world on ''Maxim'''s Hot 100. In May 2011, Cyrus was also named the 89th sexiest woman in the world on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the world.

Early life

Cyrus was born on November 23, 1992 in Nashville, Tennessee to Letitia Jean "Tish" (née Finley) and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. Her parents named her Destiny Hope because they believed that she would accomplish great things with her life. They gave her the nickname "Smiley", which was later shortened to "Miley", because she smiled so often as a baby. Cyrus suffers from a mild heart condition causing tachycardia which, though not dangerous, is often bothersome.

Against the wishes of her father's record company, Cyrus's parents secretly married a year after Cyrus's birth on December 28, 1993. Tish had two children from a previous relationship: Trace and Brandi. Billy Ray adopted Trace and Brandi when they were young. She has a half-brother, Christopher Cody, Billy Ray's son from a brief relationship, born the same year as Miley; he grew up with his mother in South Carolina. Tish and Billy Ray had two more children, Braison and Noah. Cyrus's godmother is entertainer Dolly Parton. Cyrus was very close to her paternal grandfather, Democratic politician Ronald Ray Cyrus. Cyrus has paid her grandfather several tributes since his death in 2006, including eventually changing her middle name to "Ray". According to Cyrus's father, "A lot of people say Miley changed her name to Miley Ray because of Billy Ray, but that's not true. She did that in honor of my dad, because the two of them just loved each other to pieces."

Cyrus grew up on a farm in Franklin, Tennessee, approximately an hour away from Nashville, and attended Heritage Elementary School. She was raised Christian and was baptized in a Southern Baptist church prior to moving to Hollywood in 2005. She attended church regularly while growing up and wore a purity ring. Several of Cyrus's siblings also eventually entered the entertainment business: Trace became a vocalist and guitarist for the electronic pop band Metro Station, Noah became an actress, and Brandi became a guitarist.

Career

2001–05: Career beginnings

In 2001, when Cyrus was eight, she and her family moved to Toronto, Canada while her father filmed the television series ''Doc''. Cyrus said watching her father film the show inspired her to pursue acting. After Billy Ray took her to see a 2001 Mirvish production of ''Mamma Mia!'' at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Cyrus grabbed his arm and told him, "This is what I want to do, daddy. I want to be an actress." She began taking singing and acting classes at the Armstrong Acting Studio in Toronto. In her first role, Cyrus played a girl named Kylie on ''Doc''. In 2003, Cyrus was credited under her birth name for her role as "Young Ruthie" in Tim Burton's ''Big Fish''.

At age 11, Cyrus learned about the casting for what became ''Hannah Montana'', a Disney Channel children's television series about a school girl with a secret double life as a teen pop star. Cyrus sent in a tape auditioning for the show's best friend role, but received a call asking her to audition for the lead, "Chloe Stewart". After sending in a new tape and flying to Hollywood for further auditions, Cyrus was told that she was too young and too small for the part. However, her persistence and ability to sing in addition to act led the show's producers to invite her back for further auditions. Cyrus eventually received the lead, renamed "Miley Stewart" after herself, at the age of twelve. During this time, she also auditioned with Taylor Lautner for the feature film ''The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D'' and it came down to her and another actress, but Cyrus started doing ''Hannah Montana'' instead.

As Cyrus's career took off, Tish Cyrus made several critical decisions regarding her daughter's representation. She signed Cyrus with Mitchell Gossett, director of the youth division at Cunningham Escott Slevin Doherty. Gossett, who specializes in creating child stars, had arranged for Cyrus's auditions for Hannah Montana and is credited with "discovering" her. For Cyrus's music career, Tish followed the advice of Dolly Parton, Cyrus's godmother and a singer herself, and signed Cyrus with Jason Morey of Morey Management Group. "Dolly said the Moreys are people you can trust around your daughter," Tish Cyrus recalls, "and she said they have good morals, which is not always the case in this business." According to trade magazine ''The Hollywood Reporter'', Parton's advice was "the best advice [Tish] could [have gotten] on who should rep her daughter." Tish also recruited Billy Ray's business manager to manage her daughter's finances. Tish herself continues to co-manage or produce many of Cyrus's career decisions. For her education, Cyrus enrolled at Options for Youth Charter Schools and studied with a private tutor on the set of her television show.

2006–07: ''Hannah Montana'' and ''Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus''

''Hannah Montana'' became an instant hit and propelled Cyrus to teen idol status, according to ''The Daily Telegraph''. The series premiered on March 26, 2006 to the largest audience ever for a Disney Channel show and soon became one of the highest-rated series on basic cable, elevating Cyrus's wealth and fame along with it. ''Time'' magazine reports that Cyrus's "phenom[enal]" success is due partially to her talent and partially to "Disney learning to use its vast, multimedia holdings" and market Cyrus and ''Hannah Montana'' appropriately. Cyrus eventually became the first artist to have deals in television, film, consumer products, and music within The Walt Disney Company.

Cyrus's first single was "The Best of Both Worlds", the theme song to ''Hannah Montana'', which was released on March 28, 2006. "The Best of Both Worlds" is credited to "Hannah Montana", the pop star Cyrus portrays on the series by the same name. As with other songs credited to Montana, Cyrus typically dressed as the character when performing the song live. Cyrus's first release under her own name was a cover of James Baskett's "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", released on April 4, 2006 on the fourth edition of ''DisneyMania''. Dressed as Hannah Montana, Cyrus opened for The Cheetah Girls on twenty dates of their The Party's Just Begun Tour, beginning on September 15, 2006. On October 24 of same year, Walt Disney Records released the first ''Hannah Montana'' soundtrack. Of the nine tracks on the soundtrack performed by Cyrus, eight were credited to "Hannah Montana" and one, a duet with her father titled "I Learned from You", was credited to Cyrus as herself. The album peaked at number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart.

The second season of ''Hannah Montana'' premiered on April 23, 2007, and ran until October 12, 2008. Cyrus signed a four-album deal with Disney-owned Hollywood Records and, on June 26, 2007, released a double-disc album. The first disc was the soundtrack to the second season of ''Hannah Montana'', while the second, titled ''Meet Miley Cyrus'', was Cyrus's debut album credited to her own name. The double-disc album peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 and was later certified three times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). ''Meet Miley Cyrus'' generated "See You Again", Cyrus's first single to be released under her own name and her first top ten hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In Fall 2007, Cyrus launched her first tour, the Best of Both Worlds Tour, to promote ''Meet Miley Cyrus'' and the ''Hannah Montana'' soundtracks. With the Jonas Brothers, Aly & AJ, and Everlife as her opening acts, Cyrus toured from October 17, 2007 to January 31, 2008 with stops in the U.S. and Canada. Tickets sold out in minutes and were scalped for up to $2,500 and an average of $214, well above their $26–$65 face value. A Ticketmaster official commented, "Hell hath no fury like the parent of a child throwing a tantrum. People who have been in this business for a long time are watching what's happening, and they say there hasn't been a demand of this level or intensity since The Beatles or Elvis."

2008–09: ''Breakout'', transitions and film career launch

After the end of the ''Best of Both Worlds Tour'' in January 2008, Walt Disney Pictures released ''Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert'', a 3D concert film of the tour, on February 1, 2008 for what was expected to be a one-week run. The film earned over $31 million at the box-office and an average of $42,000 per theater, twice the expected total, convincing Disney executives to extend the release for an indefinite run. "We don't want to turn away kids from the theaters who couldn't get into the concerts," said Chuck Viane, Disney's chief of distribution. The film's soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records/Hollywood Records on March 11, 2008 and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200.

On July 22, 2008, Cyrus released her second studio album under her own name, entitled ''Breakout''. Cyrus said ''Breakout'' was inspired by "what's been going on in my life in the past year." Cyrus co-wrote eight out of twelve songs on the album. "Songwriting is what I really want to do with my life forever, [...] I just hope this record showcases that, more than anything, I'm a writer." The album debuted at #1 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart and its lead single, "7 Things", peaked at number 9 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. She hosted the 2008 CMT Music Awards with her father in April and the 2008 Teen Choice Awards by herself in August. Cyrus provided the voice of Penny in the 2008 computer-animated film ''Bolt'', which was released on November 21, 2008 to critical acclaim. Cyrus also co-wrote and recorded the song "I Thought I Lost You" as a duet with John Travolta for the film, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. In September 2009, she participated in the charity single "Just Stand Up!" in support of the anti-cancer campaign ''Stand Up to Cancer'' and in the City of Hope Benefit Concert in support of cancer research and training programs. She also became involved in Disney's Friends for Change, an environmentalist group, for which she recorded the charity single "Send It On" along with several other Disney Channel stars.

Cyrus had already begun transitioning to a more grown-up image in late 2008, when her representatives negotiated a deal for novelist Nicholas Sparks to write the screenplay and novel basis for a film that would serve as a star vehicle for Cyrus by introducing her to audiences older than the young fans she had gained through ''Hannah Montana''. Sparks and co-writer Jeff Van Wie developed ''The Last Song''. It was important to Cyrus that she not be type cast as a singer: "I didn't want to be a singer in another film. I don't want to do that anymore. You have no idea how many musicals show up on my door. I want to do something a little more serious." In March 2009, Cyrus published ''Miles to Go'', a memoir co-written by Hilary Liftin chronicling her life through age sixteen. Cyrus starred as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana in ''Hannah Montana: The Movie'', released April 10, 2009. Both the film and its soundtrack, which contained twelve songs performed by Cyrus, achieved commercial success. The soundtrack's lead single, "The Climb", became a Top 40 hit in twelve countries and introduced Cyrus to listeners outside her typical teen pop audience. Cyrus had considered ending ''Hannah Montana'' after its third season, which finished production on June 5, 2009, but Disney retained and exercised its option for a fourth season.

Production on ''The Last Song'' lasted from June 15, 2009 to August 18, 2009. In between, Cyrus launched the third ''Hannah Montana'' soundtrack, recorded the extended play ''The Time of Our Lives'', and released the EP's lead single, "Party in the U.S.A." Cyrus said ''The Time of Our Lives'' "is a transitioning album. [...] really to introduce people to what I want my next record to sound like and with time I will be able to do that a little more." "Party in the U.S.A." debuted at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for her best-ever ranking on the chart. ''The Time of Our Lives'' was released in conjunction with a clothing line co-designed by Cyrus and Max Azria for Walmart.

From September 14, 2009 to December 29, 2010, Cyrus toured on her Wonder World Tour to promote ''Breakout'' and ''The Time of Our Lives''. On December 7, 2009, Cyrus performed for Queen Elizabeth II and numerous other members of the British Royal Family at the Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool, North West England.

2010–present: ''Can't Be Tamed'', focus on film career and fourth studio album

Production on the fourth and final season of ''Hannah Montana'' began on January 18, 2010. In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Cyrus appeared on the charity singles "We Are the World: 25 for Haiti" and "Everybody Hurts". Her third studio album, ''Can't Be Tamed'', was released on June 21, 2010. The album's first single is the title track, "Can't Be Tamed". The single was released for sale on May 18, 2010 and entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number eight. Cyrus's costumes and dances while promoting ''Can't Be Tamed'' were also considerably more provocative than previous performances, arousing media criticism. After releasing the album, Cyrus intends to take a break from the music industry in order to focus on her film career. She commented, "I've not taken, like, acting lessons or anything, but it doesn't mean I don't need to because I'm sure I do [...] I'm probably going to go book an acting coach." Cyrus has also decided to opt out of college for the same reason, saying "I'm a firm believer that you can go back at any age you want, because my Grandma went back to college at 62 [...] For right now, I really want to focus on my career. I've worked hard to get to where I am now, and I want to enjoy it while it lasts."

Cyrus starred in ''The Last Song'', which was released on March 31, 2010, and received generally poor reviews, as did Cyrus's performance. Nonetheless, the film was commercially successful, grossing more than $88 million at the worldwide box office. According to box-office analyst Exhibitor Relations, the film marked "a successful transition to adult roles for Miley Cyrus." The fourth and final season of ''Hannah Montana'' began airing on Disney Channel on July 11, 2010 and was ended on January 16, 2011. Cyrus filmed two more films, ''LOL: Laughing Out Loud'' and ''So Undercover'' in 2010. In ''LOL'', a remake of a 2008 French teen comedy, Cyrus plays "a daughter who is involved with all the wrong kids, doing drugs, failing school, but [...whose] mother has her on this perfect pedestal" and says "[She] just fell in love with the story." Miley's character loses her virginity, smokes cannabis, gets wasted and kisses two girlfriends on the lips. She will also star in ''So Undercover'', an action comedy film. Cyrus will play the part of "a tough, street-smart private eye hired by the FBI to go undercover in a college sorority." She learned street fighting for the role.

Despite her earlier announcement that she'd be focusing more on acting in the future, in February 2011, Cyrus confirmed she had no films lineup and was going to go on tour. On April 29, 2011, Cyrus embarked on her international Gypsy Heart Tour in South America and ended the tour on July 2, 2011 in Australia. Cyrus hosted ''Saturday Night Live'' on March 5, 2011, where she performed in several sketches. She also sang a brief song about her several controversies, such as the bong incident, the photo of her friend and she eating a Twizzler, and the "pole dance" on a hotel pole at the Teen Choice Awards, stating "I'm sorry that I'm not perfect." In March 2011, father Billy Ray Cyrus confirmed on talk show, ''The View'', that Miley had been in talks with producer Dr. Luke on a new album. In July 2011, it was announced that she would record her fourth studio album and she has no plans to sign onto any other film projects. However, it was reported on August 2, 2011 by Contact Music that Cyrus has signed on to star in a comedy in which she plays a woman who broke a promise to God.

Earnings

In 2008, Cyrus earned $25 million, up from her earnings of $18 million in 2007, and was ranked number 35 on ''Forbes'' magazine's "Celebrity 100" list. ''Parade'' magazine reported she was the richest teenage celebrity and that her franchise would be worth approximately $1 billion by the end of the year. In 2009, ''Forbes'' ranked her #29 on the ''Celebrity 100'' and reported she had earned a total of $25 million. Then Cyrus got ranked number thirteen on ''Forbes'' 2010 Celebrity 100 ranking $48 million. From the $48 million she made between June 2009 to June 2010 made her the no. 4 highest earners under 30 and the youngest on the list. between June 2010 and June 2011, Cyrus earned $54 million.

From working on Hannah Montana, Cyrus got paid $15,000 per episode she did on the hit show, making her the 6th highest paid child star on television behind fellow Disney stars Dylan and Cole Sprouse and Keke Palmer with $20,000 for their shows. Also, she is behind friend and Disney star Selena Gomez that makes $25,000 per episode of her show, Nick star Miranda Cosgrove with $180,000 per episode of her show, and one time co-star Angus T. Jones that got paid $250,000 for each episode of his show. Though she had not got paid as much as other Disney stars,when she was 17 she was named #19 on the "Top 20 World's Richest Female Singers Of All Time" list with over $100 million in 5 years active throughout her career, which made her the youngest female artist on the list. In 2011, she was named #1 on the "Top 10 Richest Teens in Hollywood" with $120 million.

Personal life and image

In an interview, friend and actor Tyler Posey stated that he and Cyrus met on the set of the show Doc, and that they shared their first kiss on the show. He then stated that he and Cyrus dated for two years and then broke up when they were 11.

Cyrus told ''Seventeen'' magazine that she and Nick Jonas had dated for two years and "were in love", but were "fighting a lot" by the end. After the break-up, Cyrus says that she initially "rebell[ed] against everything Nick wanted me to be. And then I was like, I've got to be by myself for now, and just figure out who I really am."

In February 2008, Cyrus and her friend opened a YouTube account and began posting videos of what they called ''The Miley and Mandy Show.'' The show, described as a "YouTube hit," is said to be filmed for fun by Cyrus and Jiroux and to be entirely their work, with Cyrus and Jiroux editing the footage together.

With Cyrus's increased success came increased media attention. In a May 2008 interview with ''The Los Angeles Times'', Francois Navarre, the proprietor of the X17 photo agency, said Cyrus's market value had picked up considerably after the ''Vanity Fair'' photo controversy: "She's started to sell more. [...] It used to be $300, and now it's $2,000 for a picture." Estimates for a picture of the then-15 year old's first kiss ranged from $30,000 to $150,000. Navarre noted that Cyrus rarely behaved against her wholesome image or went out without a parent and stated, "She has people waiting for the moment she starts to be less traditional. [...] It's natural. Any teenager. But it's going to come very fast. [...] As soon as her mom lets her go out by herself. It's going to start to be interesting." ''Time'' magazine included her on the 2008 ''Time'' 100, the magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Her write-up was written by former child star Donny Osmond, who warned, "As an idol to tweens the world over, singer-actress Miley Cyrus, 15, is riding a huge tidal wave at the pinnacle of her career; this is as it should be. I hope she enjoys it. [...] Within three to five years, Miley will have to face adulthood. [...] As she does, she'll want to change her image, and that change will be met with adversity."

Cyrus celebrated her 16th birthday at Disneyland with a charity fundraiser for Youth Service America, a youth volunteer service organization.

At the end of 2009, ''Billboard'' magazine ranked Cyrus the fourth best-selling female artist and the fifth best-selling singer overall.

In June 2009, Cyrus ended her nine-month relationship with model Justin Gaston shortly before flying to Georgia to film ''The Last Song''. While filming later that month, Cyrus began dating her co-star in ''The Last Song'', Australian actor Liam Hemsworth. She later called him her "first serious boyfriend". In August 2010, it was confirmed that her relationship with Hemsworth had ended. Cyrus and Hemsworth were seen together a month later, and were reportedly back together. It was announced in early November that the couple had split again. On March 31, 2011, Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have reportedly rekindled their relationship. On June 20, Cyrus confirmed in a interview on the DirtTv in Australia that she and Hemsworth are still rocking and still are together.

On October 26, 2010, less than a month before Cyrus's eighteenth birthday, her father Billy Ray Cyrus filed for divorce from her mother in Tennessee, citing irreconcilable differences. In a statement made to ''People'' the next day announcing the split, the couple said, "As you can imagine, this is a very difficult time for our family... We are trying to work through some personal matters. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers." However, on March 18, 2011, Cyrus's father announced on ''The View'' that he had dropped the divorce.

Cyrus is the youngest recording artist ever with four #1 albums in less than 3 years.

In June 2011, Cyrus was named by the Rolling Stones magazine a queen of pop, she was named #8 based on album sales selling 2.027 million copies. also, she was named #7 based on digital tracks selling 14.763 million digital copies, #5 based on youtube views with 784,667,358 views, #12 based on radio airplay with 216 airplay's, #11 based on Billboard hot 100 appearances with 164.2 points, and #9 based on social networking with 14.9 million Facebook likes, and 1.4 million Twitter followers. lastly, she was named #6 based off the gross of her tours with 66.5 million dollars in grossing, #14 based off award wins, in this case the Teen Choice Awards did not count and only mainstream-awards counted such as the Grammy Awards and awards like that in the music category, #14 based on album reviews. out of all the rankings for the categories, she was name on the official "Queen of Pop" list at #8 behind Beyonce, Katy Perry, best friend Taylor Swift, her inspiration Britney Spears and many more. She also beat out Carrie Underwood, Nicki Minaj, Adele, Christina Aguilera, and many more.

Controversies

In December 2007, a brief controversy emerged when photos Cyrus had posted on her private MySpace account, depicting her and a female friend sharing a piece of licorice and "almost kissing", were spread across the internet, prompting rumors of lesbianism. Cyrus comments, "For me, I was like, That's two girls—it's not a big deal. But they got spread around. Like someone copied and pasted and said, Omigod, look at this, and blah blah blah."

In April 2008, several provocative images of Cyrus in her underwear and swimsuit were leaked onto the web by a teenager who hacked Cyrus's Gmail account. Cyrus described the images as "silly, inappropriate shots" and stated, "I am going to make mistakes and I am not perfect. I never intended for any of this to happen and I am truly sorry if I have disappointed anyone." On April 25, 2008, the televised entertainment program ''Entertainment Tonight'' reported that Cyrus, then 15, had posed topless for a photoshoot taken by photographer Annie Leibovitz for ''Vanity Fair.'' On April 29, 2008, ''The New York Times'' clarified that though the pictures left an impression that she was bare-breasted, Cyrus was wrapped in a bedsheet and was actually not topless. Some parents expressed outrage at the nature of the photograph, which a Disney spokesperson described as "a situation [that] was created to deliberately manipulate a 15-year-old in order to sell magazines." Gary Marsh, president of entertainment for Disney Channel Worldwide, was quoted by ''Portfolio'' magazine to have said, “For Miley Cyrus to be a 'good girl' is now a business decision for her. Parents have invested in her a godliness. If she violates that trust, she won't get it back." In response to the Internet circulation of the photo and ensuing media attention, Cyrus released a statement of apology on April 27, 2008: "I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed. I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about." Leibovitz also released a statement: "I'm sorry that my portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted. The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful."

In May 2008, Gossett, Cyrus's longtime acting agent, left Cunningham Escott Slevin Doherty for United Talent Agency, partially with the hope of "giving Cyrus the major-agency backing that would support a widening career", according to ''The Hollywood Reporter''. About a year later in June 2009, Cyrus left both Gossett and UTA, which had recently negotiated her deals for ''The Last Song'' and the fourth season of ''Hannah Montana'', and joined the Creative Artists Agency, which had already represented her for music. Nikki Finke, who broke the news, reported, "Is this fair to UTA? Of course not. But I hear the decision was made by Miley's mother Trish Cyrus".

Cyrus's performance of "Party in the U.S.A." at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards incited a media uproar, with some viewers criticizing Cyrus's provocative outfit and inclusion of a brief pole dance as inappropriate for her age, then sixteen, and for her young fans. Conversely, ''Newsday'' reported that her sexualization "has been coming for some time." Ian Drew, senior editor of ''US Weekly'', said, "She already has this risque image, so it really wasn't much of a stretch. That's how Britney [Spears] took off. She was the good girl gone bad, and it looks to be working for Miley as well." Cyrus was also criticized that year for dating Gaston, five years her senior, and for a photo displaying Cyrus and friends making "slant-eyed" expressions, which the Organization of Chinese Americans claimed was offensive to the Asian community. Cyrus apologized for the photo on her website, defending her actions and saying, "In NO way was I making fun of any ethnicity! I was simply making a goofy face."

Later in 2010, TMZ released a video of Cyrus, then 16, giving Adam Shankman, producer of ''The Last Song'', a lap dance at the film's wrap party. Cyrus's father defended her actions, saying Miley was just "having fun" and that "it's what people her age do". Later that year in December, TMZ released a video of Cyrus, which took place five days after her 18th birthday at her Los Angeles home, in which she is seen smoking from a bong. She claimed she was smoking the psychoactive plant ''salvia divinorum'', although this has not been confirmed by anybody but Cyrus herself. Salvia is legal in the state of California, and Cyrus was of legal age at the time the video was shot. Cyrus's father expressed his sadness regarding the matter on Twitter, saying, "Sorry guys. I had no idea. Just saw this stuff for the first time myself. I'm so sad. There is much beyond my control right now".

Filmography

+ Films	! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2003	''Big Fish''	Young Ruthie	Film debut
2007	''High School Musical 2''	Girl at pool	Cameo
2008	''Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert''		3D Concert film
2008		Penny	Voice-over Role
2009	''Hannah Montana: The Movie''		Based on TV series
2010	''''	Veronica "Ronnie" Miller	Film adaption of book
2010	''Sex and the City 2''	Herself	Cameo
2011		Herself	Cameo
2011	''So Undercover''	Molly	Release: October 28, 2011
2011	''LOL: Laughing Out Loud''	Lola	Remake of French film
Late 2012	''Not Afraid''	Katy Harrison	''Filming''

+ Television	! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2001–2003		Kylie	Recurring role
2006–2011	''Hannah Montana''		Lead role
2006-2008	''Disney Channel Games''	Herself / Hannah Montana	Contestant, special performer
2006	''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''	Miley Stewart / Hannah Montana	"That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana" (Season 2, Episode 20)
2006–2008	''Disney 365''	Herself	In 9 episodes, 2006–2008.
2007	''''	Celebrity Star (voice)	"Frog Prince" (Season 2, Episode 5)
2007–2008	''''	Yata (voice)	Recurring role
2008	''E! True Hollywood Story''	Herself	TV special Documentary
2009	''''	Miley Stewart / Hannah Montana
2011	''Saturday Night Live''	Herself	Host, March 5 episode.
2011		Herself	Back-to-school special.

Discography

Studio albums

''Meet Miley Cyrus'' (2007)

''Breakout'' (2008)

''Can't Be Tamed'' (2010)

Extended plays

''The Time of Our Lives'' (2009)

Tours

Best of Both Worlds Tour (2007–08)

Wonder World Tour (2009)

Gypsy Heart Tour (2011)

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations received by Miley Cyrus

References

Further reading

External links

Miley Cyrus at MTV

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Marisa Tomei (; born December 4, 1964) is an American stage, film and television actress. Following her work on ''As The World Turns'', Tomei came to prominence as a supporting cast member on ''The Cosby Show'' spinoff ''A Different World'' in 1987. After appearing in a few films, her breakthrough came in 1992 with the comedy ''My Cousin Vinny'', for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Following other films, Tomei appeared in the cult film ''Slums of Beverly Hills'' in 1998.

Appearing in many films in the past fifteen years, her most commercially successful films to date are ''What Women Want'' (2000), ''Anger Management'' (2003), and ''Wild Hogs'' (2007). She received critical acclaim for her performances in ''Unhook the Stars'' (1996), ''Slums of Beverly Hills'' (1998), ''Before the Devil Knows You're Dead'' (2007) and received subsequent Academy Award nominations for her performances in ''In the Bedroom'' (2001) and ''The Wrestler'' (2008).

Life and career

1964–83: Early life and career beginnings

Tomei, an Italian American, was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Patricia "Addie," an English teacher, and Gary A. Tomei, a trial lawyer. She has a younger brother, actor Adam Tomei, and was partly raised by her paternal grandparents, Rita and Romeo Tomei. Tomei grew up in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn. While there, she became captivated by the Broadway shows that her theater-loving parents took her to and became drawn to acting as a career. At Andries Hudde Junior High School, she played the part of Hedy LaRue in a school production of ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying''. She graduated from Edward R. Murrow High School in 1982 and she attended Boston University for a year.

1984–2002: Breakthrough and critical success

Tomei followed up ''As the World Turns'', in 1986, with a role on the sitcom ''A Different World'' as Maggie Lauten during the first season. Her film debut was in a minor role in the 1984 comedy film ''The Flamingo Kid'', with Matt Dillon. Following several small films, her breakthrough comedic performance came in ''My Cousin Vinny'' (1992), where she received critical praise for her performance. Critic Vincent Canby wrote, "Ms. Tomei gives every indication of being a fine comedian, whether towering over Mr. Pesci and trying to look small, or arguing about a leaky faucet in terms that demonstrate her knowledge of plumbing. Mona Lisa is also a first-rate auto mechanic, which comes in handy in the untying of the knotted story." For her performance, Tomei was named Best Supporting Actress at the 1993 Academy Awards, prevailing over Miranda Richardson, Joan Plowright, Vanessa Redgrave and Judy Davis. American film critic Rex Reed created controversy (and a minor Hollywood myth) when he suggested that Jack Palance had announced the wrong name after opening the envelope. While this allegation was repeatedly disproved – even the Academy officially denied it – Tomei called the story "extremely hurtful." A Price Waterhouse accountant explained that if such an event had occurred, "we have an agreement with the Academy that one of us would step on stage, introduce ourselves, and say the presenter misspoke."

After her Oscar win, Tomei appeared as silent film star Mabel Normand in the film ''Chaplin'', with her then-boyfriend Robert Downey Jr. as the title character. The following year she starred in the romantic drama ''Untamed Heart'' with Christian Slater where they won the MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss, Tomei had won the previous year for Best Breakthrough Performance for ''My Cousin Vinny''. The following year Tomei appeared alongside Downey again in the romantic comedy ''Only You''. She then appeared in Nick Cassavetes's ''Unhook the Stars'' opposite Gena Rowlands. Of Tomei's performance, ''The New York Times'' wrote, "Ms. Tomei is equally fine as Mildred's younger, hot-tempered neighbor, whose raw working-class feistiness and bluntly profane vocabulary initially repel the genteel older woman." She received her first Screen Actor's Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Female Supporting Actor for her performance. In 1998, she received an American Comedy Award nomination for Funniest Supporting Actress for Tamara Jenkins's cult film ''Slums of Beverly Hills'', in which she appeared alongside Natasha Lyonne and Alan Arkin. The independent film was well received by critics and the public. ''The New York Times'' writes, "Jenkins makes the most of an especially ingratiating cast, with Ms. Tomei very charming and funny as Rita" while another critic states Tomei is "spunky and sexy, . . . more subdued than she usually is." Tomei spent several years away from high-profile roles and major motion pictures in the late 1990s, before rising again to prominence in the early 2000s. Tomei appeared in the 2000 film ''What Women Want'' with Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt, which was a commercial success, and had a supporting role in the romantic comedy ''Someone Like You'' with Hugh Jackman and Ashley Judd.

In 2001, Tomei appeared in Todd Field's Best Picture nominee ''In the Bedroom'' opposite Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson, earning several awards including a ShoWest Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2002. ''Variety'' wrote, "Tomei is winning in what is surely her most naturalistic and unaffected performance," while ''The New York Times'' writer Stephen Holden exclaimed, "Ms. Tomei's ruined, sorrowful Natalie is easily her finest screen role." ''In the Bedroom'' earned Tomei a second Academy Award nomination and her first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Tomei also shared a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast. In 2002 she appeared in the Bollywood-inspired film ''The Guru'' and voiced the role of Bree Blackburn, the main antagonist in the animated feature film ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie''.

During the latter part of the 1990s Tomei made several television appearances. In 1996 she made a guest appearance on the sitcom ''Seinfeld'', playing herself in the two-part episode "The Cadillac." In the episode, George attempts to get a date with Tomei through a friend of Elaine's. She also made an appearance on ''The Simpsons'' as movie star Sara Sloane, who falls in love with Ned Flanders. Former ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member Jay Mohr wrote in his book ''Gasping for Airtime'' that, as guest host in October 1994, Tomei insisted that a proposed sketch about another actress not be used because she did not like the idea of making fun of her; that stand displeased the writers and performers, given the show's penchant for satirizing celebrities.

2003–present

In 2003, Tomei appeared in one of her biggest commercial hits, ''Anger Management''. The following year, she appeared in the film ''Alfie'' based on the 1966 British film of the same name, opposite Jude Law. In 2005, she was featured in an ad campaign for Hanes with the slogan ''"Look who we've got our Hanes on now"'', featuring various other celebrities including Michael Jordan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Damon Wayans, Matthew Perry and, on Spanish-language advertising, Aracely Arambula and Pablo Montero. In 2006, Tomei had a recurring role on ''Rescue Me'', playing Johnny Gavin's ex-wife Angie. She won a Gracie Allen Award for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work in the four episodes she appeared in. The following year she appeared in the comedy ''Wild Hogs'' alongside John Travolta, Tim Allen, William H. Macy and Martin Lawrence. The film was the 13th highest-grossing movie of 2007 ($168,273,550 domestic box office). She also starred in the Sidney Lumet-directed ''Before the Devil Knows You're Dead'' opposite co-stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke. The film was released to critical acclaim.

In 2008, Tomei played Cassidy/Pam, a struggling stripper in the Darren Aronofsky independent film ''The Wrestler'' opposite Mickey Rourke. She appeared in several nude scenes performing dance numbers in the film, on working with Tomei, director Aronofsky said, "This role shows how courageous and brave Marisa is. And ultimately she's really sexy. We knew nudity was a big part of the picture, and she wanted to be that exposed and vulnerable." Numerous critics heralded this performance as a standout in her career, ''The Hollywood Reporter'' states, "Tomei delivers one of her most arresting performances, again without any trace of vanity." Ty Burr of ''The Boston Globe'' writes, "Tomei gives a brave and scrupulously honest performance, one that's most naked when Pam has her clothes on." ''Variety'' exclaimed, "Tomei is in top, emotionally forthright form as she charts a life passage similar to Ram's." For her performance she was nominated for her first BAFTA, second Golden Globe and third Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Tomei was included at #18 on the ''FHM'' annual list of "100 Sexiest Females in the world" in 2009. The following year she appeared in two films, the first a comedy-drama, ''Cyrus'' and a cameo in the comedy film, ''Grown Ups''. Tomei hosted the 2011 Scientific and Technical Awards, which was followed by an appearance at the 83rd Academy Awards. Recently, she starred alongside Matthew McConaughey and Ryan Phillippe in the mystery suspense film, ''The Lincoln Lawyer'', though the film was met with mixed reviews. ''The Hollywood Reporter'' states that Tomei's character was "brutally underused". She also appeared in ''Salvation Boulevard'' with Jennifer Connelly, Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Tomei's 2011 films include, ''Crazy, Stupid, Love.'' with Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, and the George Clooney film, ''The Ides of March'' with Clooney, Ryan Gosling and Paul Giamatti. She is in talks to star alongside Sarah Jessica Parker in the indie comedy, ''Married and Cheating''. In an interview, Lady Gaga stated that she would want Tomei to portray her in a film about the singer, Tomei responded saying, "I was thrilled when I heard. I love her. I love her music. And she's a smart businesswoman. So I was so touched, really. I think it's incredible that she likes my work and that she'd think of me."

Theatre

Tomei has also done substantial work in the theater, including taking lead roles on Broadway in ''Wait Until Dark'' (1998) and Oscar Wilde's ''Salomé'' (2003) alongside Al Pacino and Dianne Wiest as well as many Off-Broadway plays.

Personal life

In the early 1990s, Tomei dated Robert Downey, Jr. (her co-star in ''Chaplin'' and ''Only You''). In 1999, she dated actor Dana Ashbrook and had a relationship with playwright Frank Pugliese, living with him in Greenwich Village.

Tomei was the recipient of an honorary degree from Boston University.

She has been dating actor Logan Marshall-Green.

Awards

Academy Award

;Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ;Wins

1992: ''My Cousin Vinny''

;Nominations

2001: ''In the Bedroom''

2008: '' The Wrestler''

Filmography

+ Film
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1984	''''	Mandy
1984	''''	Health Club Girl	uncredited
1986		Tracy
1991		Lisa Provolone	Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award
1991	''[[Zandalee''	Remy
1992	''My Cousin Vinny''	Mona Lisa Vito	Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressChicago Film Critics Association Award
1992		Rosie Rivers
1992		[[Mabel Normand
1993	''Untamed Heart''	Caroline	MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Christian Slater)
1994		Faith Corvatch
1994	''The Paper''	Martha Hacket
1995	''''	Dorita Evita Perez
1995	''Four Rooms''	Margaret
1996	''Unhook the Stars''	Monica Warren	Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Supporting Female Actor - Motion Picture
1997	''''	Missy
1997	''Welcome to Sarajevo''	Nina
1998	''Slums of Beverly Hills''	Rita Abromowitz	American Comedy Awards for Funniest Supporting Actress – Motion PictureNominated—Teen Choice Award — Film — Funniest Scene (shared with Natasha Lyonne)
1998	''My Own Country''	Mattie Vines	TV movie
1998		Tori	TV movieuncredited
1998	''Only Love''	Elvie	TV movie
2000	''Happy Accidents''	Ruby Weaver
2000	''''	Dr. Polly Beilman
2000	''What Women Want''	Lola	Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Musical or ComedyBlockbuster Entertainment Awards — Favorite Supporting Actress — Comedy/Romance
2000		Det. Costello
2000	''Dirk and Betty''	Paris
2001	''In the Bedroom''	Natalie Strout	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressSoutheastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion PictureNominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture DramaNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast - Motion Picture
2001		Liz
2001	''Jenifer''	Nina Capelli	TV movie
2002	''''	Bree Blackburn	voice
2002		Paula
2002	''''	Lexi
2003	''Anger Management''	Linda
2004		Julie
2005		Sybil
2005	''Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School''	Meredith Morrison
2005		Laura
2006	''Danika''	Danika
2007		Woman at Pool
2007	''Wild Hogs''	Maggie
2007	''Before the Devil Knows You're Dead''	Gina Hanson
2007	''''	Penelope Cloud	TV movie
2008	''War, Inc.''	Natalie Hegalhuzen
2008	''''	Cassidy/Pam	Ohio	Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressInternational Cinephile Society for Best Supporting ActressDetroit Film Critics Society>Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActressFlorida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting ActressHollywood Film Festival Award for Supporting Actress of the YearLas Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActressOklahoma Film Critics Circle for Best Supporting ActressOnline Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActressPhoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActressSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActressSan Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleNominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion PictureNominated—Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
2010		Molly	Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
2010		Spectator	Cameo
2011	''''	Margaret McPherson
2011	''Salvation Boulevard''	Honey Foster	post-production
2011	''Crazy, Stupid, Love.''	Kate
2011		Ida Horowicz	''Filming''

+ Television
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1983–1985	''As the World Turns''	Marcy Thompson
1987	''ABC Afterschool Special''	Noelle Crandall	1 episode: "Supermom's Daughter"
1987	''Leg Work''	Donna Ricci	1 episode: "Pilot"
1987	''''	Maggie Lauten	21 episodes
1996	''Seinfeld''	Herself
2003	''The Simpsons''	Sara Sloane	Voice1 episode: "A Star Is Born Again"
2006		Angie Gavin	4 episodesGracie Allen Awards — Outstanding Supporting Actress — Drama Series

+ Video
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2010	''Core and Curves''	Herself	Exercise video

References

External links

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Coordinates	20°53′31″N156°30′8″N
birth date	March 23, 1959
birth name	Catherine Ann Keener
birth place	Miami, Florida, U.S.
spouse	Dermot Mulroney (1990–2007)
years active	1986–present
occupation	Actress }}

Catherine Ann Keener (born March 23, 1959) is an American actress. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Being John Malkovich'' (1999) and ''Capote'' (2005). She also appeared in the critically acclaimed ''Into the Wild''.

Early life

Keener was born in Miami, Florida, the third of five children of Evelyn and Jim Keener, a manager of an automotive store. She is of Irish American descent on her father's side and of Lebanese American descent on her mother's. Keener was raised Roman Catholic and attended Catholic schools. Her sister Elizabeth Keener is also an actress.

Keener attended Wheaton College, in Norton, Massachusetts, where she lived with an aunt in order to save on room and board, feeling out of place among her more privileged peers. Keener majored in English and history, enrolling in a theater course only when she was unable to get into a photography class. Her first theatrical production was the Wendy Wasserstein play, ''Uncommon Women and Others'', during her Junior year at Wheaton.

Career

Keener had a supporting role as Lt. Cricket Sideris in the television series, "Ohara," about an Asian detective. The series ran from January, 1987 to May, 1988.

Keener's first film appearance was one line in ''About Last Night...'' (1986). Although she struggled professionally over the next few years one low-quality project had an unexpected dividend. Keener met her future husband, actor Dermot Mulroney in 1987 while working on ''Survival Quest'' (1989), after Mulroney became stuck while attempting to scale a cliff.

She also guest-starred as an artist on an episode of ''Seinfeld'' called "The Letter". She played Jerry's girlfriend, an artist who painted the infamous portrait of Kramer. Keener then earned her first starring role in ''Johnny Suede'' with the then unknown Brad Pitt. Her performance gained critical acclaim and earned her her first Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead. She went on to work with director Tom Dicillo, again, in ''Living in Oblivion'' (1995). Two years later she was once again nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her performance in ''Walking and Talking'', an independent cult-comedy film directed by Nicole Holofcener.

In 2000, Keener earned her first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''Being John Malkovich'', directed by Spike Jonze. In 2001, she worked with director Nicole Holofcener in ''Lovely and Amazing'' garnering her a third Independent Spirit Award nomination. In 2002, she co-starred with Edward Norton in the off-Broadway revival of ''Burn This'' and the film ''Death to Smoochy''. She also took prt in the film ''Full Frontal'', and ''S1m0ne'' alongside ''Al Pacino''.

In 2005, she made a comeback starring in the political thriller ''The Interpreter'', ''The Ballad of Jack and Rose'', opposite Daniel Day-Lewis, and was cast as the love interest of Steve Carell in Judd Apatow's ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin''. Keener's performance as writer Harper Lee in ''Capote'' (also 2005) earned her several awards and nominations, including her second Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 2006, she starred in the film ''Friends with Money'', directed by Nicole Holofcener.

In 2007, Keener played Jan Burres in Sean Penn's critically acclaimed film ''Into the Wild'', based on Jon Krakauer's best-selling book of the same name. In 2008, her film ''An American Crime'', the true story of Gertrude Baniszewski, a middle-aged mother who tortured and killed Sylvia Likens in her Indiana home, was aired on Showtime. Keener plays Baniszewski and her portrayal earned her an Emmy nomination in the Best Actress in a TV Mini-Series or Movie category. In 2008, Keener portrayed Philip Seymour Hoffman's wife Adele in Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut, ''Synecdoche, New York''. Keener played the title character's mother in the 2010 film ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'', based on the series of books by Rick Riordan.

Personal life

Keener married actor Dermot Mulroney in 1990. She has a son. In June 2007, Mulroney filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. The divorce became final on December 19, 2007.

Filmography

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%;" border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f9f9f9; |- align="center" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- | 1986 || ''About Last Night...'' || Cocktail Waitress || |- | 1989 || ''Survival Quest'' || Cheryl || |- | 1990 || ''Catchfire'' || Trucker's girl || |- |rowspan=2| 1991 || ''Switch'' || Steve's Secretary || |- | ''Johnny Suede'' || Yvonne || Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead |- | 1992 || ''The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag'' || Suzanne || |- | 1995 || ''Living in Oblivion'' || Nicole Springer || |- |rowspan=3| 1996 || ''Walking and Talking'' || Amelia || Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Female LeadNominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress |- | ''Boys'' || Jilly || |- | ''Box of Moonlight'' || Floatie Dupre || |- | 1997 || ''The Real Blonde'' || Mary || |- |rowspan=2| 1998 || ''Out of Sight'' || Adele || |- | ''Your Friends & Neighbors'' || Terri || |- |rowspan=3| 1999 || ''8mm'' || Amy Welles || |- | ''Simpatico'' || Cecilia || |- | ''Being John Malkovich'' || Maxine Lund || Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting ActressKansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting ActressFlorida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting ActressNew York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting ActressOnline Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActressSatellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion PictureSoutheastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion PictureNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Saturn Award for Best ActressNominated—Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress |- | 2001 || ''Lovely & Amazing'' || Michelle Marks || Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Female LeadNominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best ActressNominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |- |rowspan=4| 2002 || ''Adaptation.'' || Herself || Cameo |- | ''Full Frontal'' || Lee || |- | ''Death to Smoochy'' || Nora Wells || |- | ''S1m0ne'' || Elaine Christian || |- |rowspan=4| 2005 || ''The Ballad of Jack and Rose'' || Kathleen || Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting ActressLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress |- | ''The Interpreter'' || Dot || Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress |- | ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' || Trish Piedmont || Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting ActressLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress |- | ''Capote'' || Nelle Harper Lee || Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting ActressChlotrudis Award for Best Supporting ActressDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressToronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureNominated—Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress |- |rowspan=1| 2006 || ''Friends with Money'' || Christine || |- |rowspan=2| 2007 || ''An American Crime'' || Gertrude Baniszewski || TV MovieNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Miniseries or Television FilmNominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie |- | ''Into the Wild'' || Jan Burres || Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress |- |rowspan=4| 2008 || ''Hamlet 2'' || Brie Marschz || |- | ''What Just Happened'' || Lou Tarnow || |- | ''Synecdoche, New York'' || Adele Lack || Gotham Award for Best Ensemble CastIndependent Spirit Robert Altman Award |- | ''Genova'' || Barbara || |- |rowspan=2| 2009 || ''The Soloist'' || Mary Weston || |- | ''Where the Wild Things Are'' || Connie || Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress |- |rowspan=5| 2010 || | ''Please Give'' || Kate || Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or ComedyNominated—Comedy Film Award for Best Leading ActressNominated—Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast |- | ''Cyrus'' || Jamie || |- | ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'' || Sally Jackson || |- | ''Trust'' || Lynn Cameron || |- | ''Nailed'' || Rep. Pam Hendrickson || forthcoming film |- | rowspan=2| 2011 || | '' The Oranges'' || Paige Walling || |- | ''Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding'' || Diane || |- | 2013 || ''The Croods'' || Ugga || |}

References

External links

Catherine Keener at Allmovie

Category:1959 births Category:Actors from Florida Category:American film actors Category:American people of Irish descent Category:American people of Lebanese descent

Category:Living people Category:People from Florida Category:People from Miami, Florida Category:Wheaton College (Massachusetts) alumni

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