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Full Name:Marisa Tomei
Birth Name:Marisa Tomei
Famous As: Actress
Date of Birth: December 04, 1964
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Height: 5' 6
Nationality: American
Hair Color: Brown
Relationships: Frank Pugliese, Dana Ashbrook (actor, 1999)
Father: Gary A.Tomei
Mother: Patricia Addie Tomei
Brother(s): Adam Tomei (actor, younger)
Education: Attended Mark Twain JHS for the Gifted & Talented
Graduated from Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, New York in 1982
Attended Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts
Claim to Fame: As Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinny (1992)

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Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei, April 2008
Born December 4, 1964 (1964-12-04) (age 44)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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 as a supporting cast member on The Cosby Show spinoff A Different World in 1987.

She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in My Cousin Vinny (1992). She received subsequent nominations for her performances in In the Bedroom (2001) and The Wrestler (2008).

Her most commercially successful films to date are What Women Want (2000), Anger Management (2003) and followed by Wild Hogs (2007).1 She received critical acclaim for her performances in Unhook the Stars (1996), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) and The Wrestler (2008).2

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Early life

Tomei, an Italian American,34 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 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

Tomei followed up As the World Turns, in 1987, with a role on the sitcom A Different World. Her breakthrough comedic performance8 came in My Cousin Vinny (1992), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. After her Oscar win, she received a Screen Actor's Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Female Supporting Actor for Nick Cassavetes' Unhook the Stars. Next, she received an American Comedy Award nomination for Funniest Supporting Actress for Tamara Jenkins' Slums of Beverly Hills. She was nominated for a Satellite Award, as Best Supporting Actress for What Women Want.

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 two-part episode "The Cadillac". 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.

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).

Tomei at the 81st Academy Awards in February 2009

In 2003, Tomei appeared in the hit 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 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 Gavin'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, opposite co-stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke. This role received extra attention because Tomei appeared in nude love scenes with both Hoffman and Hawke. In 2008, Tomei performed nude dance routines in the independent film The Wrestler opposite Mickey Rourke.10 She was nominated for a BAFTA, Golden Globe and 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 in the world' in 2009.11

Academy Award Controversy

After Jack Palance presented the academy award to Marisa Tomei in 1993, Rex Reed, an American critic, started a rumour that presenter Jack Palance had erroneously called out the wrong name because he was unable to read the printing on the card inside the envelope, became confused or was too "drunk" or "stoned" to announce the winner properly12. By 1997 Reed was espousing on television his claim that a "massive cover-up" was underway to prevent the public from finding out about the mistake.

Bruce Davis, executive director of the academy,issued an official statement: "The legend of Marisa Tomei's 'mistaken Oscar' has appeared in various forms over the years and in that short time has achieved the status of urban myth. There is no more truth to this version than to any of the others we've heard. If such a scenario were ever to occur, the Price Waterhouse people backstage would simply step out onstage and point out the error. They are not shy."13

Tomei refused to comment upon this calling it extremely hurtful1415. Roger Ebert commented on his website that "Not only is the rumor untrue, it is unfair to Marisa Tomei, and Rex Reed owes her an apology."16

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).17 In 1999, she dated actor Dana Ashbrook1718 and had a relationship with playwright Frank Pugliese, living with him in Greenwich Village.1719

Tomei was the recipient of an honorary degree from Boston University.20

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1984 The Flamingo Kid Mandy
1985 The Toxic Avenger Health Club Girl uncredited21
1986 Playing for Keeps Tracy
1991 Oscar Lisa Provolone
Zandalee Remy
1992 My Cousin Vinny Mona Lisa Vito Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
Equinox Rosie Rivers
Chaplin Mabel Normand
1993 Untamed Heart Caroline MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss shared with Christian Slater
1994 The Paper Martha Hackett
Only You Faith Corvatch
1995 The Perez Family Dorita Evita Perez
Four Rooms Margaret
1996 Unhook the Stars Monica Warren Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Supporting Female Actor - Motion Picture
1997 A Brother's Kiss Missy
Welcome to Sarajevo Nina
1998 Slums of Beverly Hills Rita Abromowitz
2000 Happy Accidents Ruby Weaver
The Watcher Dr. Polly Beilman
What Women Want Lola Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
King of the Jungle Det. Costello
Dirk and Betty Paris
2001 In the Bedroom Natalie Strout Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Drama
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast - Motion Picture
Someone Like You Liz
2002 The Wild Thornberrys Movie Bree Blackburn voice
Just a Kiss Paula
The Guru Lexi
2003 Anger Management Linda
2004 Alfie Julie
2005 Loverboy Sybil
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School Meredith Morrison
Factotum Laura
2006 Danika Danika
2007 Grace Is Gone Woman at Pool
Wild Hogs Maggie
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Gina Hanson Gotham Award for Best Cast
Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female
2008 War, Inc. Natalie Hegalhuzen
The Wrestler Cassidy/Pam Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
Hollywood Film Festival Award for Supporting Actress of the Year
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress

References

  1. ^ "Marisa Tomei." Box Office Mojo. Accessed March 14, 2009.
  2. ^ Rochlin, Margy (1997-02-02). "Vinny's Girlfriend, Climbing Back After Success". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9403E0D81F3AF931A35751C0A961958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2. Retrieved 2008-10-18. 
  3. ^ Euvino, Gabrielle. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Italian History and Culture. Alpha Books, 2002. ISBN 0028642341.
  4. ^ Film professor researches how female stardom links to American views on immigration and ethnicity. University of North Texas. 25 October 2001.
  5. ^ Marisa Tomei Biography. Tiscali.co.uk.
  6. ^ Maris Tomei Biography. Yahoo! Movies.
  7. ^ Collins, Glenn. "Actress's Challenge in Change of Pace and Diction", The New York Times, August 10, 1992. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
  8. ^ The New York Times, 1982
  9. ^ Mohr, Jay (June 9, 2004). Gasping For Airtime: Two Years In the Trenches of Saturday Night Live. Hyperion. ISBN 1401300065. 
  10. ^ USA Today, December 2008
  11. ^ "FMH 100 Sexiest 2009." FHM magazine. April 2009.
  12. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=voIe7XkFvEsC&pg=PA161&lpg=PA161&dq=Rex+Reed+Tomei+Cover-up+-wikipedia&source=bl&ots=YRf6XkWXyR&sig=SnxJxjKMMX2qMGjlnAjSDam1WPU&hl=en&ei=vrHASoyiCIGm8AahtsyyAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q=Rex%20Reed%20Tomei%20Cover-up%20-wikipedia&f=false
  13. ^ http://www.answers.com/topic/jack-palance
  14. ^ http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/story/tomei-still-upset-over-oscar-embarrassment
  15. ^ http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biography/artist/marisa-tomei/biography/78?page=3
  16. ^ http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080306/ANSWERMAN/803060302/
  17. ^ a b c "Marisa Tomei". Hollywood.com. http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Marisa_Tomei/190163#fullBio. Retrieved 5009-05-04. 
  18. ^ "Marisa Tomei". Ask Men. http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress_100/141_marisa_tomei.html. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 
  19. ^ "Marisa Tomei Biography". Tiscali.co.uk. p. 3. http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/marisa_tomei_biog/3. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 
  20. ^ "Exclusively Marisa". www.exclusivelymarisa.com. 2007-11-19. http://www.exclusivelymarisa.com/gallery2/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=77&pos=8. Retrieved 2009-02-07. 
  21. ^ ToxicAvenger.com (official studio site)

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