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John C. Reilly
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John C. Reilly |
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May 24, 1965 |
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Chicago, Illinois |
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Years active: |
1989-present |
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Reilly was born and raised in Chicago, the fifth of six children of an Irish American father and a Lithuanian American mother.[1][2] His father ran an industrial linen supply company.[3] Reilly was raised Roman Catholic[4][5] and attended Brother Rice High School, a Catholic school.[6][7] He graduated from DePaul University in Chicago.
Reilly performed on two tracks of the 2006 compilation Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys: “Fathom the Bowl” and “My Son John”.[11]
In 2007, Reilly starred in the biopic parody Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. In addition to his acting role, he also performed as a vocalist and songwriter on the movie's soundtrack, for which he was nominated for a Grammy.[12] Reilly went on a concert performance tour in the US, performing as his character Dewey Cox in the Cox Across America 2007 Tour.[13] Reilly played the role of future MCA (Adam Yauch) of the Beastie Boys for their full-length music video for the song "Make Some Noise".
Reilly performed on two tracks of the 2006 compilation Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys: “Fathom the Bowl” and “My Son John”.[11]
In 2007, Reilly starred in the biopic parody Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. In addition to his acting role, he also performed as a vocalist and songwriter on the movie's soundtrack, for which he was nominated for a Grammy.[12] Reilly went on a concert performance tour in the US, performing as his character Dewey Cox in the Cox Across America 2007 Tour.[13] Reilly played the role of future MCA (Adam Yauch) of the Beastie Boys for their full-length music video for the song "Make Some Noise".