Tobey Maguire Timeline
June 27, 1975
Born as Tobias Vincent Maguire in Santa Monica, California to Wendy and Vincent Maguire.
1977
His parents divorce.
1988
Wants to be a chef like his dad but his mom says she will give him $100 if he takes drama lessons. He bites.
1988
Drops out of high school to give himself more time for learning the craft of acting.
1989
Appears in commercials for McDonalds, Atari, and Doritos.
1990
Is part of Whoopi Goldberg's Tales from the Whoop.
1992
Has a leading role in FOX's short-lived TV series Great Scott!.
1993
His dad is arrested for robbing a bank in his hometown of Reseda, California.
April 9, 1993
Appears in This Boy's Life with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.
Sept. 15, 1994
Appears in S.F.W..
May 12, 1997
Stars in The Ice Storm with Sigourney Weaver and Christina Ricci.
Aug. 22, 1997
Stars in Deconstructing Harry with Woody Allen, Kirstie Alley, Billy Crystal, Jennifer Garner, Demi Moore, and Robin Williams.
May 22, 1998
Stars in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas with Cameron Diaz, Johnny Depp, and Benicio Del Toro.
Sept. 17, 1998
Stars in Pleasantville with Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, and Don Knotts.
Sept. 7, 1999
Stars in The Cider House Rules with Charlize Theron.
Sept. 9, 1999
Stars in Ride with the Devil.
Feb. 22, 2000
Stars in Wonder Boys with Michael Douglas and Robert Downey, Jr.
May 3, 2002
Plays Spiderman in Spiderman with Kirsten Dunst and Lucy Lawless. With his earnings he buys a $3.5 million dollar Beverly Hills mansion.
Late 2002
Dates Demi Moore.
2003
Begins dating Jennifer Meyer.
July 22, 2003
Stars in Seabiscuit. He loses twenty-five pounds for the role.
April 2004
Participates in the World Poker Tour Championship where he's eliminated on the first day.
June 30, 2004
Stars in Spider-Man 2 with Kirsten Dunst.
Aug. 28, 2004
He and Leonardo DiCaprio sue John Schindler in hopes of keeping him from releasing a short film the two did back in 1995. Schindler agrees to only play it in Europe.
Oct. 27, 2004
He plays in the Phil Hellmuth Poker Invitational at the Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles and wins the first prize of $95,480.
Dec. 2005
Rumors spread that he's ready to propose to Jennifer Meyer.
