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Tobey Maguire (born June 27, 1975 in Santa Monica, California to Vincent Maguire and Wendy BrownTobey Maguire is an American film actor.

Working as a child actor since his early teens, he appeared in a variety of commercials and TV and movie roles. He auditioned for a part in the series , where he met best friend actor Leonardo DiCaprio (DiCaprio got the part although Maguire would appear as a guest star in later episodes). Maguire gained significant attention for with his role in the film , directed by Ang Lee. This soon was parlayed in a variety of lead roles where he played a thoughtful boy coming of age in a variety of films such as , where he was praised for his performance of the troubled superhero. He further solidified his stardom in 2003 with a leading role as the jockey, John M. "Red" Pollard, in an acclaimed film , the sequel to the original blockbuster, was released in 2004. He will reprise the role of Spider-Man in 2007 with the third movie in the series.

In 2004 Maguire also took up tournament poker. He has finished in the money in several events and has been tutored by poker pro Daniel Negreanu. He is also a vegetarian and practices yoga.

(2001) (shot 1995-1996, premiere 2001, blocked in US and Canada by DiCaprio and Maguire, black and white) Ian