Monday, August 24, 2009

Captivating Close-Up: John C. Reilly

John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an American actor. Debuting in Casualties of War in 1989, he is one of several actors whose careers were launched by Brian De Palma.

To date, he has appeared in more than fifty film productions, including three separate films in 2002, each of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Chicago.

Reilly performed on two tracks of the 2006 compilation Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys: 'Fathom the Bowl' and 'My Son John'.

In addition to his acting role, he also performed as a vocalist and songwriter on Walk Hard's soundtrack, for which he was nominated for a Grammy. Reilly went on a concert performance tour in the US, performing as his character Dewey Cox in the Cox Across America 2007 Tour.

Source: Wikipedia


1 comment:

Chris Gooch said...

He is awesome in Magnolia