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- John C. Reilly (2010)
Host Maaika Westen interviews the actor about his career choices between comedy and drama roles and his portrayal of John in "Cyrus."


Mini-Biography
Born in Chicago and the fifth of six children in an Irish-Lithuanian family, John C. Reilly is an award-winning actor, known for both comedy and drama.

Studied at the Goodman School of Drama, John's first film role came in 1989 on the Brian De Palma drama "Casualties of War." This was followed by appearances in a wide array of feature films like "Days Of Thunder," "Shadows And Fog," "We're No Angels," "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," "Hoffa," "Georgia," "Dolores Claiborne" and "The River Wild." He became noticed with performances in "Hard Eight," "Boogie Nights," and "Magnolia."

For his standout performance in the Best Picture-winning musical "Chicago," John received both Oscar® and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor. During that year, hey starred in two other Best Picture nominees, Martin Scorsese's "Gangs Of New York" and Stephen Daldry's "The Hours."

His other film credits include: "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," "The Good Girl," "Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby," "Step Brothers," "Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant," "A Prairie Home Companion," "Dark Water," "The Aviator," "Criminal," "The Perfect Storm," "For Love of The Game," "Never Been Kissed," "Anger Management," "State of Grace," "The Thin Red Line," and the animated film, "9."

In 2010, Sidewalks interviewed John for the film, "Cyrus," which also features an interview with director / writer Jay Duplass.


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