John C. Reilly has read countless scripts throughout his career. But the one that landed him his latest role was slightly unusual. It’s not a script, but a song. When the actor first heard Jack White‘s “Archbishop Harold Holmes,” he wanted to step inside of it as the titular character. …
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Is John C. Reilly the lovelorn antidote to a troubled, chaotic world? At New York’s Cafe Carlyle Friday night, the Oscar- and Grammy-nominated actor reprised perhaps his most sentimental role: Mister Romantic, a nostalgic crooner who wears his heart on his sleeve — sometimes literally — to belt standards and …
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SXSW 2025 headed into the weekend with a Friday night full of surprises. On one stage, an under-the-radar appearance from Texas’ own St. Vincent; on another, a vaudeville performance by actor John C. Reilly‘s new creation. In every other available space in town, there were great new artists, local legends, …
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In case you didn’t know: John C. Reilly is a vaudeville guy. Not only did the beloved character actor star as half of the legendary comedy duo Laurel and Hardy in the emotionally affecting biographical film Stan & Ollie (2018), but since then he’s created a throwback stage persona of …
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John C. Reilly, the Oscar-nominated actor whose film credits seem to include at least one movie on any person’s list of all-time favorites, is in a good mood when we connect by phone two days before Thanksgiving, and says he’s about to buy his turkey. “I’m the rotisserie king of …
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