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| Marisa Tomei |
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"I don't prefer much of film over stage... The only thing I prefer is the paycheck."
| Date of Birth: December 4, 1964 |
| Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York |
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| Marisa won an Academy Award for her performance in 1992's My Cousin Vinny. She proved it was no fluke when she received a second Best Supporting Actress nomination ten years later for her work in In the Bedroom. |
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| It may have taken her a while to get back on her feet after her role in My Cousin Vinny and ensuing nasty gossip, but with recent roles in Slums of Beverly Hills and What Women Want, it seems that Marisa may finally be able to enjoy the consistent success that has eluded her since her first film role in 1984. |
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Marisa Tomei was born December 4, 1964 in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York. Her birth was shortly followed by that of her brother, Adam, and the Tomei family moved to Manhattan, taking up a larger residence.
Marisa's mother Patricia, an English teacher, and father Gary, a trial lawyer, were both devoted to and greatly consumed by their professions, and frequently left their children in the care of their grandmother, Rita. By virtue of this arrangement, Marisa formed a strong bond with her grandmother, the woman who eventually had a hand in launching her acting career.
As a child, Marisa's sights were set on becoming an archaeologist, but these ambitions were quickly dispelled by her first trip to the theater, attending a Broadway production of A Chorus Line. Twelve years old at the time, Marisa was swept with the notion of becoming an actor, an aspiration that proved more enduring than her former one. |
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