Birth Name: Tobias
Vincent Maguire
Birthdate: June
27, 1975
Birthplace: Santa
Monica, CA
Occupation: Actor
Quote: "I
think fame is a really complicated thing. It can be a great challenge to handle
the difficult parts of it and strengthen your character so you don't get
affected in a negative way by it. And I'm scared and excited and hesitant and
anxious. I'm conflicted about it, truly." --Interview, October 1999
Claim to Fame: Played
Paul Hood, the love-struck but comparably clearheaded narrator of Ang Lee's
Nixon-era drama, The Ice Storm (1997)
Family:
Father:
Vincent Maguire,
construction worker, cook; married Maguire's mother 1977; divorced shortly
thereafter
Mother:
Wendy Maguire, part-time
secretary; divorced
Half-brother:
Vincent; born 1972
Half-sister:
Sara; born 1979
Half-brother:
Timothy; born 1984
Factoids:
Maguire originally wanted
to be a chef, but turned to acting after his mother offered him $100 to take
drama rather than home economics in high school
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