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John C. Reilly is an American actor born in 1965 who has appeared in numerous films and television productions throughout his career. He is notable for his work in the entertainment industry, where he has built a significant presence as a performer.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Betty Boop Coloring Book
- An Overview of Point of Sale Systems
- Operational experience of fast battleships
- The iron guns of Willard Park
- United States Navy destroyers of World War II
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Film & TV
Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA
John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for his character acting, taking on leading and supporting roles in independent drama films and studio comedies. He gained exposure through his supporting roles in Tony Scott's Days of Thunder (1990), Paul Thomas Anderson's films Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997) and Magnolia (1999), and Martin Scorsese's Gangs of…
Known for
- DreamQuil — Gary2026
- A Prayer for the Dying — Doc2026
- How to Rob a Bank — Agent West2026
- Heads or Tails? — Buffalo Bill2025
- G*ve a F*ck LA: A Benefit for LA Fire Relief — Host2025
- Bday Private Dick2025
- American Clown — Self2025
- An Almost Christmas Story — The Folk Singer (voice)2024
- Once Upon a Studio — Wreck-It-Ralph (voice)2023
- Stars at Noon — American Magazine Editor2022
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1965
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 123,905
- Total plays
- 953,539
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John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and singer. He performed his own vocals in the movie Walk Hard, and went on tour in the US, performing as the fictional american legend Dewey Cox in the Cox Across America 2007 Tour. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+C.+Reilly">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,416x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,543x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,882x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 35,543x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 29,119x
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Quotes
- “God forbid you got seasick because there was no option to go back. So that really did force us to be a group.”
- “I try to take things that challenge me either physically or mentally, or I have to learn a new skill.”
- “Oh, absolutely, it felt more serious than your typical job. One of the things that got us through how difficult the shooting actually was was that we are telling a real story.”
- “One of the unique things is that whether we were out at sea or in the middle of the water tank, a lot of times you just couldn't leave. Especially when we were out at sea.”
- “There's something about the water - that solitary kind of peaceful feeling. You're on Earth, but not quite.”
- “This is real human drama, we're not creating some amusement park ride for the summer. Even though the movie is really exciting to watch, it's got a real pathos behind it.”
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Encyclopedic overview
John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an American actor. A character actor, he is known for his work with leading and supporting roles in both independent films and major studio features. The recipient of various accolades, Reilly is one of only two people to have been nominated for an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award (EGOT) without winning once.
Reilly started his career in the late 1980s, gaining recognition for his supporting roles in Casualties of War (1989), Days of Thunder (1990), Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Magnolia (1999), Gangs of New York (2002) and The Aviator (2004). For his performance in the musical film Chicago (2002), he received nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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