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John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, singer and writer. After making his film debut Casualties of War, Reilly is one of several actors whose careers were launched by Brian De Palma.
He has appeared in over fifty films, including three separate films in 2002 that were all nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (Gangs of New York, Chicago, and The Hours). Reilly was 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. Reilly has starred in Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule, a television show on Adult Swim, since its premiere on May 16, 2010.
Reilly also currently performs with his band John Reilly & Friends and has worked as a stage actor, having co-starred in the play True West (2000), for which he was nominated a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.
Reilly was born in Chicago, Illinois, the fifth of six children. His father was of Irish and Scottish descent, and his mother was of Lithuanian ancestry. His father ran an industrial linen supply company. Reilly has described himself as being mischievous during his childhood, highlighting an event when he was 12 in which he and his friends stole 500 boxes of Sugar Corn Pops from a freight train.
All the elevator Buttons
Oh so Incredibly High
I stand today for the midget
At the size of a regular Guy
Let Me Hold You Little Man
As the parade passes by
Let Me Hold You Little man
We'll make believe you can fly
You shout for me to put you down
But I'm marching today for your cause
I'm bangin' the drum
Your big day will come
When they remake the wizard of Oz
Let Me Hold You Midget Man
We'll pretend that you're flyin in space
Let Me Hold You Little Man
So the dog will stop licking your face
Little Shoes, Little Pants
Little Song, Little Dance
Little Heart, Little Mind
But your rights are as big as mine
Na, Na-Na-Na, Na-Na-Na-Na
Na-Na Na Na-Na Na Na
Thank God I'm Tall
I won't let you fall
We're all midget, one and for all
Thank God I'm Tall
I won't let you fall
We're all midget, and some are just small