PROFESSION: ACTOR 

Tobey is not only one of the most famour American actors, but also one of the richest actors, whose net worth is estimated to be 75 million dollars. Along with acting, he is also known to work behind the scenes of a film as a producer. Tobey has been working in the film business since 1989. Tobey, birth name, Tobias Vincent Maguire was born in Santa Monica, California to Wendy and Vincent Maguire on June 27, 1975. His mom was a screenwriter and a producer and his dad was a chef. His parents divorced when Tobey was two years old. Tobey spent a lot of his childhood moving from one place to another, living with each parent. Maguire dropped out of high school due to constant travelling and pursued a career in acting. He acquired his GED by the year 2000.

CAREER

Tobey Maguire in Spiderman

Tobey did his first movie in 1989, The Wizard in which he had no lines. He started doing a lot of teen roles and TV commercials. He did a string of supporting roles, often to characters portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio, who was another rising actor then. In 1997, Tobey did Ang Lee’s film called The Ice Storm. This film led him to a variety of roles in movies like The Cider House Rules, Wonder boys, Pleasantville, Fear and Loathing in Vegas and Woody Allen’s Deconstructing Harry. Post his role in the Michael Douglas-starrer Wonder Boys as his student, he took up the project Spiderman as the title role donning the mask of the avenger. Maguire’s incredible performance along with his moon-faced and dreamy-eyed look caught the attention of director Sam Raimi, who was searching for the right actor to take on the role of Spiderman. This Spiderman series pushed him to stardom where he got absolute recognition for his performances. He made a name for himself in Hollywood playing Peter Parker (Spider-Man) from 2002 to 2007.

Tobey in The Great Gatsby

He did a movie The Good German where he played a negative role opposite George Clooney and Cate Blanchett. The movie was based on the book by Joseph Konan by the same name. He starred alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman in the 2009 movie Brothers. He starred opposite Leonardo DiCaprio once again in Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby, 2013. Other movies that can be credited to Tobey are 25th Hour (2002), Seabiscuit (2003) and Tropic Thunder (2008).

PERSONAL LIFE

Tobey has had a struggle with alcohol in his late teens. He has been sober since he was nineteen, after he sought out help from Alcoholics Anonymous. He turned vegan in 2009 after being a vegetarian for seventeen years.

Tobey with his wife and kids

Maguire is married to jewelry designer Jennifer Meyer since 2007. They met on the sets of Seabiscuit in 2003 and have a daughter and son.

Tobey is also known for taking up tournament poker. He appeared on ESPN’s World Series of Poker in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

EARNINGS AND ASSETS

Tobey earned 4 million dollars for Spiderman in 2002. For Seabiscuit he reportedly got 12.5 million dollars. He earned an approximate $17.5 million from what could be the the most costly movie that Tobey has ever worked in, the blockbuster Spider-man 2.  Moreover, he also received 5% of the earned profits at the end for the movie. Well, the next movie of the series also earned him another $15 million apart from 7.5% back-end.

He bought a $3.5 million Beverly Hills mansion with his Spider-Man(2002) earnings.

Maguire’s house in Hollywood Hills

The actor owns a black $95,000 Mercedes-Benz S400 car. He loves to drive it around. It uses a hybrid gasoline-electric engine and is the first mass produced vehicle to use a lithium-ion battery. 

FUN TRIVIA

Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio in Hollywood in 1991

Tobey originally wanted to be a chef, but he turned to acting after his mother offered him $100 to take drama rather than home economics in high school.

He has four half brothers. Two on his dad’s side; Vincent Jr. and Timothy and two on his mother’s side; Jopaul Epp and Weston Epp.

He enjoys yoga and cooking.

Tobey Maguire likes to play chess.

He lost 25 pounds for his role as ‘Red Pollard’ in Seabiscuit.

He is a member of the AAs.

Tobey was once engaged to Rashida Jones.

Maguire is best friends with Leonardo DiCaprio.

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

Tobey with his wife at the Golden Globes

Tobey Maguire was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture for Brothers. 

He won the Saturn Award for Spider-Man 2 under the category of Best Actor.

He was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance in The Cider House Rules as well as Seabiscuit. 

In 2000, he won the Torronto Film Critics Association Awards for Best Supporting Performance, Male in Wonder Boys.

He won the Teen Choice Award for Film – Choice Lip Lock with co-star Kirsten Dunst, Spider-man, in 2002.

TOBEY MAGUIRE QUOTES

All the people throughout my life who were naysayers pissed me off. But they’ve all given me a fervor; an angry ambition that cannot be stopped – and I look forward to finding a therapist and working on that.

I’ve been mistaken for so many different actors, it’s just wild. I’ve gotten Jake Gyllenhaal a few times, like, ‘Loved you in Brokeback Mountain (2005)!’

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Introduction

Birth name of Jimmy Fallon is James Thomas Fallon. He was born on September 19, 1974. Jimmy Fallon was born in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, United States. For his work he has received many awards, including Grammy Awards and Emmy Awards. Talking about his occupation, he is an American television host, comedian, actor, singer, musician and producer. Jimmy is currently hosting the show that airs on NBC, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon which is a late night talk show. Prior to this show, he appeared in many other films. From the start, during the period 1998-2004 he was the known cast member of Saturday Night Live and host the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show for the period 2009-2014.

Early life

Jimmy was born in Brooklyn and is an American. He is a son of Gloria (mother) and James W. Fallon (father), Vietnam War veteran. Later, his family relocated to Saugerties, New York when his father was working in the IBM Company located in Kingston, New York. Talking about his ancestry, he belongs to a rich ancestral family, which is five-eighth Irish, two-eighth German and one-eighth Norwegian. At his teenage he was inclined towards music and started playing guitar in a very early age of thirteen and attended many music contests and shows. He uses to impress his parents with different impersonations like James Cagney.

Education

He attended a Roman Catholic elementary school. St. Mary of the Snow in Saugreties and graduated in the year 1992 from Saugerties High School. Later he attended The College of Saint Rose in Albany. He switched to Communications from Computer Science major in his senior year of college. Jimmy received the degree of B.A. in communications on May 9, 2009 from the college Saint Rose. He spoke at the 86^th commencement of the college.

Personal Life

Jimmy Fallo9n married to a lady Nancy Juvonen who is a film producer and the co-owner of the production company Flower Films on December 22, 2007. Recently in the year 2013 both Jimmy and Nancy have a daughter. He has a female dog, English Cream Golden Retriever named Gary Frick, who also appeared in the late Night with Jimmy Fallon show Along with Jimmy Fallon. In February he visited a surgeon, Arthur Perry and removed his mole from the left hand in front of the live studio on the Dr. Oz show, which is astonishing.

Career

In the year 1998, he appeared in the show Spin City as a man who sells the photograph. On October 7, 2000 he became the co-anchor at Weekend Update along with Tina Fey. He began his career in films after leaving SNL in the year 2004. In the year 2002, his comedy album The Bathroom Wall has been released. On June 7, 2001 he co-hosted the MTV Movie Awards with Kirsten Dunst. Not only had this he alone co-host the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards and 2005 MTV Movie Awards. He played Anakin Skywalker in the comedy parody of Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith’s Mustafar scene. . In the year 1999. Jimmy along with his sister Gloria wote a book named I Hate This Place: The Pessimist’s Guide to Life for the TV Books record. Not only has this he wrote children booked also.

Awards and Achievements

Jimmy Fallon released two of his albums The Bathroom Wall in the year 2002 by Dream Works Records and Blow Your Pants Off in the year2012 by Warner Bros. Records. Talking about his singles he released Idiot Boyfriend I the year 2002, Car Wash for Peace in the year 2008 and Drunk on Christmas in the year 2010. In the same year he won a Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media- Nonfiction and People’s Choice award for favorite online sensation for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. In the year 2011, he won the People’s Choice Award for favorite late night TV Show and the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Talk Show which is a gain for the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show which airs on NBC. Hence the show has received a lot of appreciation. Not only this, he won three awards in the year 2012: Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Saturday Night Live show, People’s Choice Award for Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for Blow Your Pants Off. In the year 2013 and 2014 he is continuously nominated for his shows I various award shows.

Richness

Jimmy Fallon has a worth $25 Million. He is a much known rich personality. Most of his fortune comes from the shows and the albums released. His wife is an also a film producer who earned a lot. Jimmy Fallon is an amazing person. He earns $11 million every year as his annual salary. Besides this he has a house in the Hamptons which is spread in 2.2 acre area located in Sagaponacvk, New York. It is reported that Jimmy Fallon paid $5.7 million for the house. The house was built in the year 1850, the center piece of the Jimmy Fallons property is 3,500 square foot main house. In the house there are 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms and there is a separate guest cottage, a barn, a heated pool, and a four-car garage all surrounded by mature trees.

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Career / Profession: Actress

Age : 30

“I don’t live lavishly, so it’s not like I have 20 assistants and travel privately and shop every day.”

Mila Kunis

That describes this lass from Ukraine the best. Milena Markovna Kunis was born on August 14, 1983 and moved to Los Angeles from the Soviet Union in 1991, at the age of seven, with her family. She was enrolled into acting classes as an extracurricular activity and soon she realized her passion for the art. She appeared in several television series and commercials, starting from the age of nine. But she first gained popularity right before her fifteenth birthday for the role of Jackie Burkhart on “That ‘70s Show”. She was a part of the show till the show completed its 200 episodes in 2006.

“Aww! The Little Girl”

Born in Chernivitsi in Ukraine to mother Elvira, who was a Physics teacher and runs a pharmacy and father Mark Kunis, a mechanical engineer who worked as a cab driver. They moved to Los Angeles because her parents saw no future for her and her brother there. All they had were $250 at that time. She knew not a word of English when she joined school in LA and her best friend helped her to learn English.

In The Limelight

At the age of nine, Mila Kunis’ father enrolled her in acting classes at Beverly Hills studios and met Susan Curtis, who became her manager. On her very first audition, she was offered a Barbie commercial. Shortly later on, she did a commercial for the Lisa Frank product line. She first appeared on the television in 1994, appearing on Days Of Our Lives and a few months later appeared on the popular Pamela Anderson TV show, Baywatch. She had several minor small and supporting roles in Seventh Heaven, Santa with Muscles, Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves. She also appeared in the Angelina Jolie film Gia, as the young Gia.

At the age of 10, she had auditioned for the role of the young Russian Jewish girl for Make A Wish, Molly, but she failed to get through it and instead was offered a secondary role.

Her breakthrough in That 70s Show came when she was just 14. All the others who had come for audition were at least 18 or above, that was the ground rule. She did tell the producers she would be 14 soon, but even after the producers found out, they thought she was the best fit for the role and no one could have played that part better than her. The show ran for eight seasons and also won her two consecutive Young Star Awards.

In 2001, she appeared in Get Over It starring opposite Kirsten Dunst followed by the role in the straight-to-DVD horror film, American Psycho 2, alongside William Shatner. This film was widely criticized. Also her role in the film adaption of Toy n’ Tina’s Wedding did no good to her career.

With the 2008 film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which she landed by chance while auditioning for some other film, was a commercial success and grossed $105 million worldwide and her performance was appreciated by one and all. She was nominated for the Teen Choice Award. Later in 2008, she portrayed Mona Sax, an assassin in the film Max Payne which was based on the Max Payne video game. The film made $85 million worldwide.

“I Am Famous Now”

Her debut film was Make A Wish, Molly back in 1995. But she gained immense popularity with the film Forgetting Sarah Marshall as Rachel Jansen. Since then, she never had to look back. Mona Sax in Max Payne, Lori in the comedy Ted, Theodora in Oz the Great and Powerful, Jamie in Friends With Benefits. Her performance as Lily in Black Swan alongside Natalie Portman gained her worldwide critical as well as audiences’ accolades and she went on to win the Premio Marcello Mastroianni for Best Young Actor or Actress at the 67^th Venice International Film Festival and also nominations for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. She was also honored with the Best Supporting Actress award at the 37^th Annual Saturn Awards.

So How Much Do You Earn, Miss?

For her first breakthrough, That 70s Show, her earnings are not exactly known, but it is estimated that by the end of the final season if the show, she was charging $1, 00,000 per episode. Roughly a year after she joined the show, she began lending her voice to the character of Meg Griffin on the show, Family Guy. She earned an approximate of $15, 000 per episode for that show. For her big movies like Friends With Benefits, The Book of Eli, Black Swan, Forgetting Sarah Marshall etc, the average worldwide gross earnings from these movies are $88 million per film.

In late 2011, Mila Kunis was signed as the new face of Dior, where she replaced Marion Cotillard. It was her first endorsement and it was estimated that she would earn and cross the $2 million mark. It was a big achievement for Kunis as Dior never usually takes an American actress for their clothing and handbag range.

My Kitty

Enough of her work and endorsements. We all are curious to know where the most of her earnings go. Here they are.

1. In 2002, Mila purchased a 2250 sq ft house for a whopping $5, 40,000. The house has three bedrooms and three bathrooms and is located in West Hollywood, California.

2. Lexus SC 430

The talented actress drives this sports car which has a two seater cockpit and a convertible top. The one touch power folding hardtop makes it an all season car with a high security and advanced noise reduction. It is powered by a 4.3 liter V8 engine has a five speed automatic transmission. There are driver and passenger knee bags and the car includes a satellite radio, iPod interface and Bluetooth streaming radio, among its many other features.

3. Range Rover Overfinch

This Range Rover Overfinch is real classy and has a champagne fridge inside it which has room for two bottles, all leather seats and wooden consoles between the rear seats which holds crystal tumblers. There is a gun cabinet, drawers, champagne flutes, and ammunition. It seems that Mila Kunis has chosen the perfect car for her.

Seems that this girl has a lot more paths to travel! But man, we appreciate her simplicity and down to earth nature.

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