Maguire then sought help for a drinking problem from Alcoholics Anonymous he has been sober ever since. Moyle agreed, and all of Maguire's scenes were deleted from the final film. In 1995, he requested director Allan Moyle to release him from his part in the movie Empire Records. īy the mid-1990s, he was working steadily but was also becoming involved in the hard-partying lifestyle of some of his fellow young actors. The same scenario played itself out during casting for the 1993 movie This Boy's Life (featuring Robert De Niro as the lead) DiCaprio got the main teen role (coincidentally, the character was named 'Toby') and Maguire got a part as one of Toby's friends. DiCaprio was cast, and Maguire later got a guest role at least partly on DiCaprio's recommendation. For example, both auditioned for the same part in the 1990 TV series based on the 1989 comedy Parenthood. The pair quickly became friends and made an informal pact to help each other get parts in their movies/TV shows/other projects. ĭuring many of his auditions, Maguire found himself auditioning for roles opposite another rising actor, Leonardo DiCaprio. Eventually, he was cast as the lead in the FOX TV series Great Scott!, which was canceled nine weeks later.

He appeared in a variety of commercials and TV and movie roles, working opposite such actors as Chuck Norris ( Walker, Texas Ranger), Roseanne Barr ( Roseanne), and Tracey Ullman ( Tracey Takes On.).

He worked as a child actor in the early 1990s, often playing roles much younger than his chronological age, and as late as 2002 he was still playing teenagers while in his mid-20s. He plays one of Lucas Barton's goons (one of three competitors at a video game competition) and had no lines. Maguire's first appearance in a feature film was in 1989's The Wizard. Tobey Maguire at the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con. not really giving myself.' Acting career By 2000, he had obtained his General Educational Development (GED), noting that during his school days, 'I was not doing school I was showing up, but. The transient nature of his school years began to take a toll on Maguire emotionally, and after another relocation for his freshman year, he dropped out of high school and did not return. His mother offered him $100 to take a drama class instead, and he agreed.

ĭuring his childhood, Maguire entertained the idea of becoming a chef and wanted to enroll in a home economics class as a sixth grader. His parents separated when he was two years old, and Maguire spent much of his childhood living with various family members. Tobias Vincent Maguire was born on June 27, 1975, in Santa Monica, California, to Wendy and Vincent Maguire.

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