Tobey Maguire's parents were 18 and 20 - and unwed - when he was born. His father, Vincent Maguire, was a cook and sometime construction worker. His mother, Wendy Brown, was a secretary and aspiring screenwriter. They split two years after his birth. This resulted in moving constantly as a youth, spending time in California, Oregon, and Washington. He quit school in the ninth grade and pursued acting roles. He did several commercials and bit roles on various TV shows before landing a starring role on the Fox comedy Great Scott!. That role lasted nine weeks before the show was canceled. Although avoiding drugs and alcohol, he still is known for running with the party set, including Leonardo DiCaprio's group. Tobey is a vegetarian and studies yoga.


Spider-Man 2 (2004): $17,000,000
Seabiscuit (2003): $12,500,000
Spider-Man (2002): $4,000,000

Has been a vegan/vegetarian since 1992. Originally wanted to be a chef, but he turned to acting after his mother offered him $100 to take drama rather than home economics in high school. Packed on several pounds to fit his role in Spider-Man (2002). Lost 25 pounds to fit his role as Red Pollard in Seabiscuit (2003). Often portrays heroes that are close to animals or creatures. In Cats & Dogs (2001), he provided the voice of Lou the Beagle in which he saves the world from cats; in Spider-Man (2002), he was bitten by a radioactive (genetically modified in the movies) spider that gave him superhuman abilities; in Seabiscuit (2003), he played Red Pollard, a jockey who rode a winning horse to victory. Is good friends with his Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), and Spider-Man 3 (2007) co-star Kirsten Dunst. He played in the World Series of Poker. On October 27, 2004, he won the Phil Hellmuth Poker Invitational at the Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles, taking a first prize of $95,480. Member of the AAs He and his fiancée, Jennifer Meyer, announced their engagement in April. Jennifer is a jewelry designer [June 12, 2006]. Considered for the role of Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003). While promoting The Good German (2006) on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992), he revealed the baby's name, Ruby Sweetheart. Was originally cast as Alex Chance Browning in Final Destination (2000). He and his best friend, Leonardo DiCaprio, were both in movie directed by Sam Raimi. DiCaprio was in The Quick and the Dead (1995) and Tobey was in Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). Made his movie debut in This Boy's Life (1993). Son-in-law of Ron Meyer.