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'''Marisa Tomei''' (born December 4, 1964) is an American [[theatre|stage]], [[film]] and [[television]] actress |
'''Marisa Tomei''' (born December 4, 1964) is an American [[theatre|stage]], [[film]] and [[television]] actress. |
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She won an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her performance in ''[[My Cousin Vinny]]'' (1992) |
Tomei first came to prominence in 1987 as a [[cast member]] on the ''[[The Cosby Show|Cosby Show]]'' [[television spin-off|spinoff]] ''[[A Different World (TV series)|A Different World]]''. She won an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her performance in the comedy ''[[My Cousin Vinny]]'' (1992), and received subsequent Academy Award nominations in the same category for her performances in the dramas ''[[In the Bedroom]]'' (2001) and ''[[The Wrestler]]'' (2008). She has also been nominated for two [[Golden Globe Awards]], two [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] and a [[BAFTA Award]]. |
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Her most commmercially successful film to date was ''[[What Women Want]]'', followed by ''[[Wild Hogs]]'' (2007), and ''[[Anger Management (film)|Anger Management]]'' (2003).<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=marisatomei.htm "Marisa Tomei."] Box Office Mojo. Accessed March 14, 2009.</ref> She received critical acclaim for her performances in ''[[Unhook the Stars]]'' (1996) and ''[[Before the Devil Knows You're Dead]]'' (2007).<ref>{{cite news |title=Vinny's Girlfriend, Climbing Back After Success |last=Rochlin |first=Margy |
Her most commmercially successful film to date was ''[[What Women Want]]'' (2000), followed by ''[[Wild Hogs]]'' (2007), and ''[[Anger Management (film)|Anger Management]]'' (2003).<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=marisatomei.htm "Marisa Tomei."] Box Office Mojo. Accessed March 14, 2009.</ref> She received critical acclaim for her performances in ''[[Unhook the Stars]]'' (1996) and ''[[Before the Devil Knows You're Dead]]'' (2007).<ref>{{cite news |title=Vinny's Girlfriend, Climbing Back After Success |last=Rochlin |first=Margy |
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== Life and career == |
== Life and career == |
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===Career=== |
===Career=== |
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Following her stint on ''As the World Turns'', Tomei made her film debut in ''[[The Flamingo Kid]]'' (1984). In 1987 she was cast on the sitcom ''[[A Different World (TV series)|A Different World]]''. Early film credits include the mob comedy ''[[Oscar (film)|Oscar]]'' (1991) with [[Sylvester Stallone]] and ''[[Zandalee]]'' (1991) with [[Nicolas Cage]], which went straight to video. Her breakthrough comedic performance<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE7D91131F931A15750C0A964958260 The New York Times, 1982]</ref> was as [[Joe Pesci]]'s loud-mother girlfriend in ''[[My Cousin Vinny]]'' ([[1992 in film|1992]]), for which she won the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. She also won an [[MTV Movie Award]] for her performance in the film. |
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Former ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' cast member [[Jay Mohr]] wrote in his book ''[[Gasping for Airtime]]'' that, as guest host in October 1994, Tomei insisted that a proposed sketch about another actress not be used because she didn't like the idea of making fun of her, which displeased the writers and performers, given the show's penchant for satirizing celebrities.<ref name="Mohr">{{cite book |
Former ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' cast member [[Jay Mohr]] wrote in his book ''[[Gasping for Airtime]]'' that, as guest host in October 1994, Tomei insisted that a proposed sketch about another actress not be used because she didn't like the idea of making fun of her, which displeased the writers and performers, given the show's penchant for satirizing celebrities.<ref name="Mohr">{{cite book |
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In 1996, Tomei made a guest appearance on the sitcom ''[[Seinfeld]]'', playing herself in "[[The Cadillac (Seinfeld)|The Cadillac]]" two-part episode. In this episode, George attempts to get a date with Tomei through a friend of Elaine. She has also made an appearance on ''[[The Simpsons]]'', as movie star Sara Sloane who falls in love with [[Ned Flanders]]. |
In 1996, Tomei made a guest appearance on the sitcom ''[[Seinfeld]]'', playing herself in "[[The Cadillac (Seinfeld)|The Cadillac]]" two-part episode. In this episode, George attempts to get a date with Tomei through a friend of Elaine. She has also made an appearance on ''[[The Simpsons]]'', as movie star Sara Sloane who falls in love with [[Ned Flanders]]. |
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Robert Downey Jr. co-starred with Tomei in her [[star vehicle]] romantic comedy ''[[Only You]]'' (1994). That same year she starred opposite [[Michael Keaton]] in ''[[The Paper]]''. She received a [[Screen Actor's Guild]] Award nomination for Outstanding Female Supporting Actor for [[Nick Cassavetes]]' ''[[Unhook the Stars]]'' (1996). Next, she received an [[American Comedy Award]] nomination for Funniest Supporting Actress for [[Tamara Jenkins]]' ''[[Slums of Beverly Hills]]''. Despite the acclaim surrounding her performances, these films did not propel her career due to slim box office returns.<ref>http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800024659/bio</ref> |
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She received her first [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination and her second [[Academy Award]]-nomination for Best Supporting Actress in [[Todd Field]]'s ''[[In The Bedroom]]'' ([[2001 in film|2001]]). |
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In 2000 she appeared in the hit popular romantic comedy ''[[What Women Want]]'' with [[Mel Gibson]]. In 2001, she was nominated for a [[Satellite Award]] for her role in the film and later co-starred with [[Ashley Judd]], [[Hugh Jackman]], and [[Greg Kinnear]] in ''[[Someone Like You...]]''. She also appeared in the critically acclaimed dark drama ''[[In The Bedroom]]'', for which she received her second [[Academy Award]] and Screen Actor's Guild nominations and her first [[Golden Globe]] nomination for Best Supporting Actress in. In 2002 she did voice work for ''[[The Wild Thornberrys Movie]]'', her only animated feature to date. |
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| ⚫ | In 2003, Tomei appeared in the hit ''[[Anger Management (film)|Anger Management]]'' with [[Adam Sandler]] and [[Jack Nicholson]]. In 2005, she was featured in an ad campaign for [[Hanes]] with the slogan ''"Look who we've got our Hanes on now"'', featuring various other celebrities including [[Michael Jordan]], [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]], [[Damon Wayans]], [[Matthew Perry (actor)|Matthew Perry]] and, on Spanish-language advertising, [[Aracely Arambula]] and [[Pablo Montero]]. |
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| ⚫ | In 2003, Tomei appeared in the hit comedy ''[[Anger Management (film)|Anger Management]]'' with [[Adam Sandler]] and [[Jack Nicholson]]. She also starred opposite [[Jude Law]] in a remake of ''[[Alfie]]'' (2004). In 2005, she was featured in an ad campaign for [[Hanes]] with the slogan ''"Look who we've got our Hanes on now"'', featuring various other celebrities including [[Michael Jordan]], [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]], [[Damon Wayans]], [[Matthew Perry (actor)|Matthew Perry]] and, on Spanish-language advertising, [[Aracely Arambula]] and [[Pablo Montero]]. |
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[[File:MarisaTomeiAAFeb09.jpg|thumb|right|Tomei at the [[81st Academy Awards]] in February 2009]] |
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[[File:Marisa Tomei by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|right|Tomei Marisa Tomei, April 2008]] |
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In 2006, Tomei had a recurring role on the [[Television|TV]] series ''[[Rescue Me (TV series)|Rescue Me]]'', playing [[Johnny Gavin (Rescue Me)|Johnny]]'s ex-wife Angie. She won a Gracie Allen Award for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work in the 4 episodes she was in the show. |
In 2006, Tomei had a recurring role on the [[Television|TV]] series ''[[Rescue Me (TV series)|Rescue Me]]'', playing [[Johnny Gavin (Rescue Me)|Johnny]]'s ex-wife Angie. She won a Gracie Allen Award for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work in the 4 episodes she was in the show. |
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In 2007, she appeared in the comedy ''[[Wild Hogs]]'' alongside [[John Travolta]], [[Tim Allen]], [[William H. Macy]] and [[Martin Lawrence]]. The film was a blockbuster hit and was one of the highest grossing movies of 2007. She also starred in the [[Sidney Lumet]]-directed ''[[Before the Devil Knows You're Dead]]'' |
In 2007, she appeared in the comedy ''[[Wild Hogs]]'' alongside [[John Travolta]], [[Tim Allen]], [[William H. Macy]] and [[Martin Lawrence]]. The film was a blockbuster hit and was one of the highest grossing movies of 2007. She also starred in the [[Sidney Lumet]]-directed ''[[Before the Devil Knows You're Dead]]''. This role received extra attention because the usually modest Tomei had [[sex scenes]] with costars [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] and [[Ethan Hawke]]. |
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In 2008, Tomei performed nude dance routines in another provocative role as a stripper,<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-12-21-tomei-wrestler_N.htm USA Today, December 2008]</ref> in the independent film ''[[The Wrestler (2008 film)|The Wrestler]]'' opposite [[Mickey Rourke]]. She was nominated for a [[BAFTA]], [[Golden Globe]] and her third [[Academy Award]] for this performance. Numerous critics heralded this performance as a standout in her career. |
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Tomei was included at #18 on the ''[[FHM magazine|FHM]]'' annual list of their 100 Sexiest Females.<ref>"FMH 100 Sexiest 2009." ''[[FHM magazine]]''. April 2009.</ref> |
Tomei was included at #18 on the ''[[FHM magazine|FHM]]'' annual list of their 100 Sexiest Females.<ref>"FMH 100 Sexiest 2009." ''[[FHM magazine]]''. April 2009.</ref> |
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=== Personal life === |
=== Personal life === |
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In the early 1990s, Tomei dated [[Robert Downey, Jr.]] (her co-star in ''[[Chaplin (film)|Chaplin]]'' and ''[[Only You (1994 film)|Only You]]'') |
In the early 1990s, Tomei dated [[Robert Downey, Jr.]] (her co-star in ''[[Chaplin (film)|Chaplin]]'' and ''[[Only You (1994 film)|Only You]]'').<ref>http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800024659/bio</ref> From 1997 to 1998, she dated actor [[Dana Ashbrook]].<ref>http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800024659/bio</ref> She also had relationships [[Frank Pugliese]] and Terry Stacey, who later shot her film ''[[Happy Accidents]]''.<ref>http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800024659/bio</ref> As of 2009 she is dating actor [[Logan Marshall Green]] from ''[[The O.C.]]''.<ref>http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800024659/bio</ref> |
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Tomei is the recipient of an [[Honorary Degree|honorary degree]] from [[Boston University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exclusivelymarisa.com/gallery2/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=77&pos=8 |title=Exclusively Marisa |publisher=www.exclusivelymarisa.com |date=2007-11-19 |accessdate=2009-02-07}}</ref> |
Tomei is the recipient of an [[Honorary Degree|honorary degree]] from [[Boston University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exclusivelymarisa.com/gallery2/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=77&pos=8 |title=Exclusively Marisa |publisher=www.exclusivelymarisa.com |date=2007-11-19 |accessdate=2009-02-07}}</ref> |
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Marisa Tomei | |
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 Tomei at the 81st Academy Awards in February 2009 | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964) is an American stage, film and television actress.
Tomei first came to prominence in 1987 as a cast member on the Cosby Show spinoff A Different World. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the comedy My Cousin Vinny (1992), and received subsequent Academy Award nominations in the same category for her performances in the dramas In the Bedroom (2001) and The Wrestler (2008). She has also been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a BAFTA Award.
Her most commmercially successful film to date was What Women Want (2000), followed by Wild Hogs (2007), and Anger Management (2003).[1] She received critical acclaim for her performances in Unhook the Stars (1996) and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007).[2]
Life and career
Early life
Tomei, an Italian American,[3][4] was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Patricia "Addie," an English teacher, and Gary A. Tomei, a trial lawyer.[5] She has a younger brother, actor Adam Tomei, and was partly raised by her paternal grandparents, Rita and Romeo Tomei.[6] She is not related to actress Concetta Tomei. Tomei grew up in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn.[7] While there, she became captivated by the Broadway shows that her theater-loving parents took her to and became drawn to acting as a career. After graduating from Edward R. Murrow High School, she attended Boston University for a year, transferring to New York University in 1983 after landing a role in the soap opera As The World Turns. Soon afterward, she dropped out of school as her career began achieving success.
Career
Following her stint on As the World Turns, Tomei made her film debut in The Flamingo Kid (1984). In 1987 she was cast on the sitcom A Different World. Early film credits include the mob comedy Oscar (1991) with Sylvester Stallone and Zandalee (1991) with Nicolas Cage, which went straight to video. Her breakthrough comedic performance[8] was as Joe Pesci's loud-mother girlfriend in My Cousin Vinny (1992), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also won an MTV Movie Award for her performance in the film.
Former Saturday Night Live cast member Jay Mohr wrote in his book Gasping for Airtime that, as guest host in October 1994, Tomei insisted that a proposed sketch about another actress not be used because she didn't like the idea of making fun of her, which displeased the writers and performers, given the show's penchant for satirizing celebrities.[9]
In 1996, Tomei made a guest appearance on the sitcom Seinfeld, playing herself in "The Cadillac" two-part episode. In this episode, George attempts to get a date with Tomei through a friend of Elaine. She has also made an appearance on The Simpsons, as movie star Sara Sloane who falls in love with Ned Flanders.
Robert Downey Jr. co-starred with Tomei in her star vehicle romantic comedy Only You (1994). That same year she starred opposite Michael Keaton in The Paper. She received a Screen Actor's Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Female Supporting Actor for Nick Cassavetes' Unhook the Stars (1996). Next, she received an American Comedy Award nomination for Funniest Supporting Actress for Tamara Jenkins' Slums of Beverly Hills. Despite the acclaim surrounding her performances, these films did not propel her career due to slim box office returns.[10]
In 2000 she appeared in the hit popular romantic comedy What Women Want with Mel Gibson. In 2001, she was nominated for a Satellite Award for her role in the film and later co-starred with Ashley Judd, Hugh Jackman, and Greg Kinnear in Someone Like You.... She also appeared in the critically acclaimed dark drama In The Bedroom, for which she received her second Academy Award and Screen Actor's Guild nominations and her first Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress in. In 2002 she did voice work for The Wild Thornberrys Movie, her only animated feature to date.
In 2003, Tomei appeared in the hit comedy Anger Management with Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson. She also starred opposite Jude Law in a remake of Alfie (2004). In 2005, she was featured in an ad campaign for Hanes with the slogan "Look who we've got our Hanes on now", featuring various other celebrities including Michael Jordan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Damon Wayans, Matthew Perry and, on Spanish-language advertising, Aracely Arambula and Pablo Montero.
In 2006, Tomei had a recurring role on the TV series Rescue Me, playing Johnny's ex-wife Angie. She won a Gracie Allen Award for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work in the 4 episodes she was in the show.
In 2007, she appeared in the comedy Wild Hogs alongside John Travolta, Tim Allen, William H. Macy and Martin Lawrence. The film was a blockbuster hit and was one of the highest grossing movies of 2007. She also starred in the Sidney Lumet-directed Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. This role received extra attention because the usually modest Tomei had sex scenes with costars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke.
In 2008, Tomei performed nude dance routines in another provocative role as a stripper,[11] in the independent film The Wrestler opposite Mickey Rourke. She was nominated for a BAFTA, Golden Globe and her third Academy Award for this performance. Numerous critics heralded this performance as a standout in her career.
Tomei was included at #18 on the FHM annual list of their 100 Sexiest Females.[12]
Theatre
Tomei has also done substantial work in the theater, including taking lead roles on Broadway in Wait Until Dark (1998) and Salomé (2003), and many Off-Broadway plays.
Personal life
In the early 1990s, Tomei dated Robert Downey, Jr. (her co-star in Chaplin and Only You).[13] From 1997 to 1998, she dated actor Dana Ashbrook.[14] She also had relationships Frank Pugliese and Terry Stacey, who later shot her film Happy Accidents.[15] As of 2009 she is dating actor Logan Marshall Green from The O.C..[16]
Tomei is the recipient of an honorary degree from Boston University.[17]
Filmography
References
- ^ "Marisa Tomei." Box Office Mojo. Accessed March 14, 2009.
- ^ Rochlin, Margy (1997-02-02). "Vinny's Girlfriend, Climbing Back After Success". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ^ Euvino, Gabrielle. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Italian History and Culture. Alpha Books, 2002. ISBN 0028642341.
- ^ Film professor researches how female stardom links to American views on immigration and ethnicity. University of North Texas. 25 October 2001.
- ^ Marisa Tomei Biography. Tiscali.co.uk.
- ^ Maris Tomei Biography. Yahoo! Movies.
- ^ Collins, Glenn. "Actress's Challenge in Change of Pace and Diction", The New York Times, August 10, 1992. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
- ^ The New York Times, 1982
- ^ Mohr, Jay (June 9, 2004). Gasping For Airtime: Two Years In the Trenches of Saturday Night Live. Hyperion. ISBN 1401300065.
- ^ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800024659/bio
- ^ USA Today, December 2008
- ^ "FMH 100 Sexiest 2009." FHM magazine. April 2009.
- ^ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800024659/bio
- ^ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800024659/bio
- ^ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800024659/bio
- ^ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800024659/bio
- ^ "Exclusively Marisa". www.exclusivelymarisa.com. 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- ^ ToxicAvenger.com (official studio site)
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