John C. Reilly

2022 - 5 - 24

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Why John C. Reilly refuses to worry ⁠— ever (Los Angeles Times)

'I've never meditated on a character for this length of time,' the actor says of playing the Lakers owner in HBO's 'Winning Time.'

“And he turned to me and said, ‘We have enough carpenters in the family. John’s going off to make a movie in Thailand!” Reilly earned great reviews when the film was released in 1989 and then, he recalls, “That was it. “And when it does, you’re like, ‘Incredible! It’s happened again!’” Says Reilly: “When this [“Winning Time”] job came through, I was like, ‘This town is a g— casino. “And I was like, ‘Got it.’ He didn’t have to tell me twice.” Reilly remembers landing a principal role in his first movie, Brian De Palma’s harrowing drama “Casualties of War,” and how it was a huge thing for his family in Chicago: “Holy cow! Reilly told him he wasn’t sure if he was cut out for the roller-coaster life of an actor. “Which, to me, is more fun than hearing ‘Boats ‘N Hoes,’” Reilly says, referring to the “Step Brothers” music video in which he and Will Ferrell sang about the joys of, among other things, consuming nachos and Lemonheads on the high seas. My motto is ‘Worry is negative prayer.’ If you’re worrying, then you’re praying for the wrong thing to happen.” In fact, the series’ first scene spotlights Reilly talking to the audience. Reilly and I are having lunch in South Pasadena, far removed from life in the fast lane. He fled back to his place near the Hollywood Bowl and moved to Silver Lake shortly afterward, eventually landing in the San Gabriel Valley.

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Six Definitive Films: The ultimate beginner's guide to John C. Reilly (Far Out Magazine)

John C. Reilly is one of the finest character actors of our generation. The Chicago native has long been hailed purely as a comic, but he is so much more ...

A surreal black comedy that mixes in our apprehensions about the future and the increasing possibility of a dystopia, in a similar way to some episodes of Black Mirror, it’s a must-watch for anybody who hasn’t already seen it. The culmination of all the comedy work John C. Reilly had put in up until this point, Step Brothers is best described as a classic. Both Reilly and Swinton are incredible in this film, and their chemistry is a sight to behold. With one eye fixed and comedy and the other on drama, Reilly showed himself to be a true thespian in every sense of the word with his roles in Hard Eight, Boogie Nights and Magnolia. Given that John C. Reilly has been one of the most consistent actors of our time, today we’re listing his six definitive films. John C. Reilly is one of the finest character actors of our generation.

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John C Reilly's Net Worth - Complete Information! - TheAltWeb (thealtweb)

With a net worth of $50 million, John C. Reilly is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter.

With the films “Gangs of New York,” “The Hours,” and “Chicago,” Reilly was nominated for an Academy Award for “Best Picture” in 2002. On the shooting of his first film, “Casualties of War,” Reilly met his wife, Alison Dickey. Sean Penn’s assistant, Dickey, and the two became friends. Since there was another John Reilly in the Screen Actors Guild, he used his middle initial professionally. Brother Rice High School, where Reilly went, was an all-boys Catholic boarding school in Chicago. He was known at school for being a troublemaker who frequently ended up in the Principal’s office. John Christopher Reilly was born on May 24, 1965, in Chicago, Illinois. “Like most Irish Americans, I’m quite proud of that aspect of my history,” Reilly, the fifth of six children, was raised Roman Catholic in Chicago’s Lawn area. John has played memorable roles in a number of high-profile films over the course of his multi-decade career.

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