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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 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). Reilly's 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 co-starring as Dr. Steve Brule in the comedic television series Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2007–2010), which led to the spin-off series Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule (2010–2016). He voiced the title character in the Wreck-It Ralph film series (2012–2018). 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 (2022–2023). Reilly performs with his band, John Reilly and Friends. For his role in the Broadway revival of Sam Shepard's 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 CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
John C. Reilly
Cody Jarrett
for Cody Jarrett in The Bumpy Road to Hollywood
Suggested by jakubduda
Film about former silent film star Anna Lafontaine's uncontrollable desire for a comeback. Film opens with a scene outside her house, the police arrive and find her dead body in living room in an armchair. The daughter of millionaire and director legend Cindy Parker runs away from her father because he won't let her marry a pizza delivery boy. On the train, he meets former director and screenwriter Rick Taylor, who burned out and is now a reporter. Rick kidnaps her to secure a sensational article, but then it occurs to him that he could demand that her father let him write the script for the movie. Out of desperation, Rick is hired by Anna to write a film for her with a role that will turn her into a star. Rick agrees, takes his old script for the movie he's been working on since he finished in Hollywood, and drops the kidnapping. He and Cindy become friends, takes her with him and introduces her to Anna. He gives Anna a script to read, which he says is his best work and way back. Anna calls on her old friends and recruits Thomas Holtby and Samuel Worthton for the movie Bumpy Road to Hollywood. Holby is a robust guy with inferiority complex and shyness and loves Anna. Rick and Cindy fall in love. Cindy gets a role too. They discover that Anna have no money. Film is paused. Enraged, Worthton, who had put his money into it, decided to revenge, came to Anna's house and shot her. The police arrive and Taylor calls out: cut! 7 months later, Anna wins an Oscar and they won 5 more.
