John C. Reilly
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 Scotts Days of Thunder 1990 Paul Thomas Andersons films Hard Eight 1996 Boogie Nights 1997 and Magnolia 1999 and Martin Scorseses Gangs of New York 2002 and The Aviator 2004 Reilly was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award for his role in the musical film Chicago 2002 Reillys other notable films include The River Wild 1994 The Thin Red Line 1998 and The Hours 2002 Reilly gained prominence for his roles in comedy films such as Cal Naughton in Talladega Nights The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 2006 He then went on to play the title character in Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story 2007 and Dale Doback one of the two stepbrothers in Step Brothers 2008 Meanwhile Reilly began costarring as Dr Steve Brule in the comedic television series Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job 20072010 which led to the spinoff series Check It Out with Dr Steve Brule 20102016 He voiced the title character in the WreckIt Ralph film series 20122018 Reilly is also known for his work in the independent films Cyrus We Need to Talk About Kevin and Carnage all in 2011 The Lobster 2015 and The Sisters Brothers 2018 He combined his comedic and dramatic abilities for his portrayal of comedian Oliver Hardy in the biopic Stan and Ollie 2018 earning nominations for the Golden Globe Award and Critics Choice Award Reilly is also known for his work on television He created and starred in the Showtime comedy series Moonbase 8 2020 and led an ensemble cast for the HBO sports drama series Winning Time The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty 20222023 Reilly performs with his band John Reilly and Friends For his role in the Broadway revival of Sam Shepards play True West 2000 he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play Description above from the Wikipedia article John C Reilly licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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