John C. Reilly is an American multi-talented comedian, singer, screenwriter and producer, best known for his roles in War Victims , Days of Thunder , What Eats Gilbert Grape? , The River Wild , Tough Eight , Criminal Organizations Of New York , Step Brothers , Destroy It Ralph , Guardians Of The Galaxy , And Kong: Skull Island . He has collaborated with many musicians and has played as John Reilly & Friends in clubs.

Born name

John Christopher Reilly

nickname

John

Sun sign

Twins

Place of birth

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Residence

Southern California, United States

nationality

training

John C. Reilly graduated from Brother Rice High School in Chicago. He later attended the Goodman School of Drama at DePaul University in Chicago, graduating in 1987 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.

occupation

Actor, Comedian, Singer, Screenwriter, Producer

family

• Father – He ran an industrial linen supplier.
• mother – unknown
• Siblings – He has 4 older siblings and 1 younger sibling.
• Other – Clemens Petronis (maternal grandfather), Veronica Strelciunas (maternal grandmother), Thomas J. Reilly (paternal grandfather), Cecilia MacLean (paternal grandmother)

Manager

John C. Reilly is managed by Framework Entertainment, Talent Management Company, West Hollywood, California, USA.

Genre

Land, Bluegrass, Folk

instruments

vocals, guitar

labels

Third Man Records

To build

Average

Height

188 cm (6 ft 2 in)

weight

89 kg

girlfriend/spouse

John C. Reilly dated –

1. Alison Dickey – In 1989, John met independent film producer Alison Dickey on the set of Victims of War (1989) in Thailand. At the time, Alison was working as an assistant to actor Sean Penn during filming. After a brief relationship, the couple tied the knot in 1992. They are blessed with two sons (born 1998 and 2001).

race/ethnicity

White

He is of half Lithuanian and some Irish, German, French Canadian and Scottish ancestry.

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

Green

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Curly hair
• Often wears a hat

brand promotion

John C. Reilly has done support work for TiVo .

Religion

Christianity

He was raised as a Roman Catholic.

Known for

His varied roles in film and television including Victims of War (1989), Days of Thunder (1990), What Does Gilbert Eat Grape? (1993), The River Wild (1994), Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Magnolia (1999), Chicago (2002), Criminal Organizations of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Step Brothers (2008), Destroy It Ralph (2012), Guardians of the Galaxy(2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017) and Listen! with dr Steve Brule (2010-2016)

As a singer

John C. Reilly has collaborated with musicians such as Tom Brosseau and Becky Stark, performing numerous songs such as It’s Never Too Late , Wayward Traveler , Rock Of Ages , and Blues Stay Away From Me as a member of the band, John Reilly & Friends .

first movie

In 1989 he made his big screen debut as PFC Herbert Hatcher in the war crime drama War Victims .

In 2009, he made his big screen voice acting debut by providing the voice for character #5 in the animated adventure action film 9 .

First TV show

In 1993 he made his first television appearance in the Neo-Noir Anthology series Fallen Angels as Martin Lonsdale.

In 2006, he made his TV show debut as a voice actor in the animated series Tom Goes to the Mayor as John.

John C. Reilly favorite things

• Musicians of All Time – Elton John

John C Reilly Facts

1. Raised in the Chicago Lawn area, John describes himself as a very mischievous kid.
2. When he was 12, he and some of his friends stole 500 boxes of candy corn from a freight train.
3. Growing up, he was the lead singer in his brother’s band Shark Fighter .
4. John practices transcendental meditation.
5. In April 2004 he left filming of Manderlay (2005) to protest the killing of a donkey during production.
6. To audition for his role in Chicago (2002), he sent in a video of himself singing in a bow tie and suit for director Rob Marshall.
7. He had acted in 3 films ( Chicago (2002), Criminal Organizations of New York (2002) and The Hours (2002)) out of the 5 films nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars in 2003.
8. John has often been called the “gene hackman of his generation” because of his curly hair and tall frame.
9. In 2005 he was selected as one of the dramatic juries at the Sundance Film Festival .
10. He is a fan of Chicago White Sox team.
11. His first flight took him to Thailand to shoot the film Victims of War (1989).
12. John has worked with Sean Penn in films such as Victims of War (1989), We Are No Angels (1989), State of Grace (1990) and The Thin Red Line (1998).
13. In real life, he is very good friends with Will Ferrell.
14. He has acted as a writer in films such as Bagboy (2015), Destroy It Ralph (2012) and Step Brothers (2008).
15. His project as a producer includes The Sisters Brothers (2018), Listen! with dr Steve Brule (2010-2016), Stone Quaker (2014-2015) and Bagboy (2015) among others.
16. He likes to roller skate once a week.
17. John enjoys collecting amateur clown pictures.
18. He is not active on social media.