John C. Reilly is an American actor.
Biography[]
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Reilly made his film debut in 1989's Casualties of War and went on to appear in such films as Hoffa, Boogie Nights and The Thin Red Line before receiving an Academy Award nomination for his turn as Amos Hart in Chicago.
Reilly played a contrasting number of roles, appearing in historical dramas (The Aviator), screwball comedies (Talladega Nights) and provided voices for Wreck-It Ralph and Sing amongst others.
Singing[]
Reilly sang in a number of films, with early examples including Boogie Nights and Chicago, where he performed the mournful "Mr. Cellophane." He also appeared on the album Unexpected Dreams - Songs from the Stars.
However, Reilly's biggest musical success came in the faux biopic Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, where he wrote several songs and performed many others including "A Life Without You (Is No Life At All)" and "Guilty as Charged."
Film[]
The River Wild (1994)[]
- Happy Birthday
Boogie Nights (1997)[]
- Feel the Heat (duet)
Magnolia (1999)[]
- Wise Up (contains solo lines)
Chicago (2002)[]
- Mr. Cellophane (solo)
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)[]
- Whoop-I-Ti-Yi-Yo (contains solo lines)
- She is More to Be Pitied than Censures (duet)
- Bad Jokes (contains solo lines)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)[]
- Let's Duet (duet)
- Take My Hand (solo)
- (Mama) You Got To Love Your Negro Man (solo)
- A Life Without You (Is No Life At All)(solo)
- Darling (solo)
- (I Hate You) Big Daddy (solo)
- Guilty As Charged (solo)
- Let Me Hold You (Little Man)
- Royal Jelly (solo)
- Black Sheep (solo)
- Starman (solo)
- Beautiful Ride (solo)
- (Have You Heard The News) Dewey Cox Died (solo)
- Walk Hard (All Star Version)(contains solo lines)
Step Brothers (2008)[]
- Boats n' Hoes (duet)
- Hairy Balls (duet)
The Extra Man (2010)[]
- Somewhere My Love (solo)
- Beautiful Dreamer (solo)
Stan & Ollie (2018)[]
- The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (duet)
Stage[]
Marty (2002)(originated the role)[]
Albums[]
Unexpected Dreams - Songs from the Stars (2006)[]
- Lullaby in Ragtime (solo)
I'll Be There if You Want Me/Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar (2011)[]
- I'll Be There If You Ever Want (duet)
- I'm Making Plans (duet)
- Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar (duet)
- Lonesome Yokel Blues #2 (duet)
Gallery[]
