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{{Infobox actor
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| caption       = John C. Reilly, June 2009
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| birthdate     = {{birth date and age|1965|5|24}}
| birthplace = [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]], [[United States|U.S.]]
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| occupation    = Actor, comedian, singer, writer
| years_active  = 1989–present
| spouse        = Alison Dickey (1992–present)
| children       = 2
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| awards     = '''[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]'''<br />2002 ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]''
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'''John Christopher Reilly''' <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000604/bio|title = John C. Reilly Biography|first = Gary|last = Brumburgh|date = |website = John C. Reilly Biography|publisher = Gary Brumburgh|accessdate = Feburary 14, 2016}}</ref>(born May 24, 1965) is an [[Academy Award]]- and two-time [[Golden Globe]]-nominated [[Americans|American]] [[actor]], [[comedian]], [[singer]] and [[writer]].

== Family ==
John Reilly is the fifth of six children.<ref name=":0" />His father is Irish and Scottish , and his mother is Lithuanian-American.<ref name=":0" />His father, who was also named John, ran an industrial linen supply company business.<ref name=":0" />

== Acting career start ==
Reilly's love of drama started when he was tagging along with a friend to a drama class one day.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.tribute.ca/people/john-c-reilly/3065/|title = John C. Reilly biography/John C. Reilly Filmography|first = |last = |date = |website = John C. Reilly biography/John C. Reilly Filmography|publisher = Tribute|accessdate = Feburary 14, 2016}}</ref> Reilly trained at the Goodman School of Drama when he was young.<ref name=":0" /> He got his first role which was a small role in the Vietnam War drama [[Casualties of War (drama)|Casualties of War]].<ref name=":0" />

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