John C. Reilly

{{Infobox person

| name = John C. Reilly

| image = John C. Reilly (43646997525) (cropped 2).jpg

| caption = Reilly in 2018

| birth_name = John Christopher Reilly

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|5|24}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| alma_mater = DePaul University (BFA)

| occupation = Actor

| works = Filmography

| years_active = 1988–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Alison Dickey|1992}}

| children = 2

| signature = John C. Riley signature.svg

}}

John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965){{cite magazine|title=Monitor|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=May 24, 2013|issue=1260|pages=34}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/john-c-reilly/157784/|title=John C. Reilly|magazine=TVGuide.com|access-date=June 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623213824/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/john-c-reilly/157784/|archive-date=June 23, 2016|url-status=live}} is an American actor. He is known as a character actor taking leading and supporting roles in independent drama films and studio comedies. He gained exposure through his supporting roles in Tony Scott's Days of Thunder (1990), Paul Thomas Anderson's films Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997) and Magnolia (1999), and Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York (2002) and The Aviator (2004). Reilly was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award for his role in the musical film Chicago (2002). Reilly's other notable films include The River Wild (1994), The Thin Red Line (1998), and The Hours (2002).

Reilly gained prominence for his roles in comedy films such as Cal Naughton in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006). He then went on to play the title character in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), and Dale Doback, one of the two step brothers, in Step Brothers (2008). Meanwhile, Reilly began co-starring as Dr. Steve Brule in the comedic television series Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (2007–2010), which led to the spin-off series Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule (2010–2016). He voiced the title character in the Wreck It Ralph film series (2012–⁠2018). Reilly is also known for his work in the independent films Cyrus, We Need to Talk About Kevin, and Carnage (all in 2011), The Lobster (2015), and The Sisters Brothers (2018). He combined his comedic and dramatic abilities for his portrayal of comedian Oliver Hardy in the biopic Stan and Ollie (2018) earning nominations for the Golden Globe Award and Critics' Choice Award.{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/john-c-reilly|title= Winners & Nominees - John C. Reilly|website= goldenglobes.com|access-date= May 28, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-critics-choice-awards-winners-list-full-1172261|title= Critics' Choice Awards: 'Roma,' 'Americans,' 'Mrs. Maisel' Top Winners|website= The Hollywood Reporter|date= January 13, 2019|access-date= May 29, 2020}}

Reilly is also known for his work on television. He created and starred in a Showtime comedy series Moonbase 8 (2020) and led an ensemble cast for the HBO sports drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022–2023). Reilly performs with his band John Reilly and Friends. For his role in the Broadway revival in Sam Shepard's play True West (2000) he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.{{cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/person/john-c-reilly-vault-0000113879|title= John C. Reilly|website= Playbill.com|access-date= May 29, 2020}}

Early life and education

Reilly was born in Chicago, Illinois, the fifth of six children.{{cite web|last1=Solomons|first1=Jason|title=Life of Reilly|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/dec/05/features.magazine|website=The Guardian|publisher=(Guardian Media Group)|access-date=July 7, 2016|date=December 5, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826032159/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/dec/05/features.magazine|archive-date=August 26, 2016|url-status=live}} His father was of Irish and Scottish descent, and his mother was of Lithuanian ancestry.{{cite web | url=https://www.tonyclaytonlea.com/interview-john-c-reilly/ | title=Interview: John C. Reilly | Tony Clayton-Lea | date=July 3, 2015 | access-date=May 24, 2023 | archive-date=November 29, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129185433/https://www.tonyclaytonlea.com/interview-john-c-reilly/ | url-status=dead }}{{cite web|last1=Rich|first1=Katey|title=Interview: John C. Reilly|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Interview-John-C-Reilly-7260.html|website=Cinema Blend|access-date=July 7, 2016|date=December 19, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305082825/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Interview-John-C-Reilly-7260.html|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Spencer|first1=Ben|title=Hollywood star John C Reilly tells of his shock at discovering Scots roots|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/hollywood-star-john-c-reilly-1647467#RzzCLrz1MqCc70mY.97|access-date=July 7, 2016|work=Daily Record|publisher=Trinity Mirror|date=February 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818095649/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/hollywood-star-john-c-reilly-1647467#RzzCLrz1MqCc70mY.97|archive-date=August 18, 2016|url-status=live}} His father ran an industrial linen supply company.{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/life_of_reilly_INwQVwj9NbAAQiAAX3iNRJ|work=New York Post|first=Reed|last=Tucker|title=Life of Reilly|access-date=November 9, 2017|date=June 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023131115/http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/life_of_reilly_INwQVwj9NbAAQiAAX3iNRJ|archive-date=October 23, 2012|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Kelly|first1=Kevin|title=Interview – John C. Reilly – His Joy of Acting|url=https://moviedriver.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/interview-john-c-reilly-his-joy-of-acting/|website=MovieDriver|publisher=(WordPress)|access-date=July 15, 2016|date=September 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503054109/https://moviedriver.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/interview-john-c-reilly-his-joy-of-acting/|archive-date=May 3, 2016|url-status=live}} Reilly has described himself as being mischievous during his childhood, highlighting an event when he was 12 in which he and his friends stole 500 boxes of Sugar Corn Pops from a freight train.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts2HpaW_xxM|title=John C. Reilly's Great Breakfast Cereal Train Heist|publisher=Team Coco (Conan official YouTube channel)|date=February 28, 2014|access-date=April 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407153135/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts2HpaW_xxM|archive-date=April 7, 2015|url-status=live}} Reilly grew up in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.{{cite news|last=Kot|first=Greg|title=John C. Reilly's love of roots music is no act|date=June 20, 2013|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|location=Chicago, Illinois|access-date=September 4, 2017|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/06/20/john-c-reillys-love-of-roots-music-is-no-act/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905075821/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-06-20/entertainment/chi-john-c-reilly-interview-20130620_1_roots-music-hal-wilner-traditional-irish-music|archive-date=September 5, 2017|url-status=live}}

Reilly was raised Catholic{{cite magazine|url=http://www.elle.com/Pop-Culture/Celebrity-Spotlight/Mr.-Wise-Guy|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729205319/http://www.elle.com/Pop-Culture/Celebrity-Spotlight/Mr.-Wise-Guy|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 29, 2012|title=Mr. Wise Guy|magazine=Elle|date=November 6, 2007|access-date=September 19, 2010|first=Andrew|last=Goldman}}{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/event/music/383550901/john-c-reilly-friends-tiny-desk-concert?autoplay=true|title=John Reilly and Friends: NPR: Tiny Desk Concerts|date=February 3, 2015|access-date=April 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407070005/http://www.npr.org/event/music/383550901/john-c-reilly-friends-tiny-desk-concert?autoplay=true|archive-date=April 7, 2015|url-status=live}} and attended Brother Rice High School.{{cite web|first=Nick|last=Allen|url=http://thescorecardreview.com/articles/interviews/2010/06/24/tsr-exclusive-cyrus-interview-with-actor-john-c-reilly/11371|title=TSR Exclusive ..... 'Cyrus' – Interview with actor John C. Reilly—The Scorecard Review|publisher=Thescorecardreview.com|date=June 24, 2010|access-date=August 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129023416/http://thescorecardreview.com/articles/interviews/2010/06/24/tsr-exclusive-cyrus-interview-with-actor-john-c-reilly/11371|archive-date=November 29, 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Steinberg|first1=Jacques|title=One of These Days Audiences May Remember John C. Reilly's Name|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/23/movies/23stei.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=July 7, 2016|date=July 23, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821104813/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/23/movies/23stei.html|archive-date=August 21, 2017|url-status=live}} He is an alumnus of The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago.

Career

{{see also|John C. Reilly filmography|List of awards and nominations received by John C. Reilly}}

=1988–1995: Career beginnings=

Reilly made his film debut in the Brian De Palma war film Casualties of War as PFC Herbert Hatcher in 1989.{{cite web|last1=Ojumu|first1=Akin|title=The real star of Magnolia, John C. Reilly|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/feb/27/comment.akinojumu|website=The Guardian|publisher=(Guardian Media Group)|access-date=June 29, 2016|date=February 27, 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822185321/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/feb/27/comment.akinojumu|archive-date=August 22, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=McWeeny|first1=Drew|title=Movie Rehab: Fox vs. Penn in Brian De Palma's overlooked 'Casualties Of War'|url=http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/movie-rehab-fox-vs-penn-in-brian-de-palmas-overlooked-casualties-of-war|website=HitFix|publisher=(Woven Digital)|access-date=June 29, 2016|date=January 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610163803/http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/movie-rehab-fox-vs-penn-in-brian-de-palmas-overlooked-casualties-of-war|archive-date=June 10, 2016|url-status=live}} Although his role was written as a small one, De Palma liked Reilly's performance so much that the role was significantly expanded.{{cite web|last1=Ashurst|first1=Sam|title=John C. Reilly On His Own Films|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/john-c-reilly-on-his-own-films|website=GamesRadar|publisher=Future plc|access-date=June 29, 2016|date=February 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012174855/http://www.gamesradar.com/john-c-reilly-on-his-own-films/|archive-date=October 12, 2016|url-status=live}} He played Buck, Tom Cruise's character's NASCAR crew member in Tony Scott's Days of Thunder in June 1990.{{cite web|last1=Hayes|first1=Britt|title=See the Cast of 'Days of Thunder' Then and Now|url=https://screencrush.com/days-of-thunder-then-and-now/|website=ScreenCrush|access-date=July 15, 2016|date=April 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919050400/http://screencrush.com/days-of-thunder-then-and-now/|archive-date=September 19, 2016|url-status=live}} That September, he played an Irish hoodlum named Stevie McGuire in the crime film State of Grace, which starred Sean Penn;{{cite web|last1=Lamble|first1=Ryan|title=State Of Grace: Gary Oldman's finest screen performance?|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/state-of-grace/36739/state-of-grace-gary-oldmans-finest-screen-performance|website=Den of Geek|publisher=Dennis Publishing Ltd.|access-date=November 13, 2017|date=September 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114041723/http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/state-of-grace/36739/state-of-grace-gary-oldmans-finest-screen-performance|archive-date=November 14, 2017|url-status=live}} Reilly had previously appeared as a monk in the comedy We're No Angels (1989), which also starred Penn.{{cite web|last1=Gilbey|first1=Ryan|title=John C Reilly: Confessions of a scene-stealer|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/14/john-c-reilly-interview|website=The Guardian|access-date=November 13, 2017|date=September 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114040839/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/14/john-c-reilly-interview|archive-date=November 14, 2017|url-status=live}} In 1992's Hoffa, Reilly played Jimmy Hoffa's (Jack Nicholson) associate who testifies against him at Hoffa's trial.{{cite web|last1=Canby|first1=Vincent|title=Review/Film; Big Labor's Master Of Manipulation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E0CE2DD133AF936A15751C1A964958260|website=The New York Times|access-date=April 15, 2017|date=December 25, 1992|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802005650/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E0CE2DD133AF936A15751C1A964958260|archive-date=August 2, 2017|url-status=live}} Reilly appeared in a supporting role in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), playing one of the titular character's (played by Johnny Depp) friends.{{cite magazine|last1=Labrecque|first1=Jeff|title=Gilbert Grape at 20: When Johnny met Leo...|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/02/16/gilbert-grape-at-20-when-johnny-met-leo|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=April 15, 2017|date=February 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416131203/http://ew.com/article/2014/02/16/gilbert-grape-at-20-when-johnny-met-leo/|archive-date=April 16, 2017|url-status=live}} His next role was in The River Wild (1994), in which Reilly appeared alongside Kevin Bacon as a pair of criminals who terrorise a family during a rafting trip.{{cite magazine|last1=Travers|first1=Peter|author-link1=Peter Travers|title=The River Wild|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/the-river-wild-19940930|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=November 13, 2017|date=September 30, 1994|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505072025/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/the-river-wild-19940930|archive-date=May 5, 2015|url-status=live}} In 1995, Reilly appeared in the psychological thriller Dolores Claiborne as a police constable and in the drama Georgia as a drug-addicted drummer in the band Jennifer Jason Leigh's character joins.{{cite web|last1=Lowry|first1=Brian|title=Dolores Claiborne|url=https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/dolores-claiborne-1200441029/|website=Variety|access-date=December 19, 2017|date=March 19, 1995|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129183641/http://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/dolores-claiborne-1200441029/|archive-date=November 29, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Ebert|first1=Roger|author-link1=Roger Ebert|title=Georgia Movie Review & Film Summary|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/georgia-1996|website=Chicago Sun-Times (via RogerEbert.com)|access-date=December 19, 2017|date=January 10, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052306/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/georgia-1996|archive-date=December 22, 2017|url-status=live}}

=1996–2003: Critical acclaim =

In Paul Thomas Anderson's directorial debut film Hard Eight (1996), Reilly played a near homeless man in Reno, Nevada, who is taken under the wing of a senior gambler (Philip Baker Hall).{{cite web|first=Roger|last=Ebert|author-link=Roger Ebert|title=Hard Eight Movie Review & Film Summary|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hard-eight-1997|website=RogerEbert.com|publisher=Ebert Digital LLC|access-date=June 29, 2016|date=February 27, 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714094637/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hard-eight-1997|archive-date=July 14, 2016|url-status=live}} Reilly collaborated with Anderson on other films, playing a pornographic actor in Boogie Nights (1997); a deeply religious police officer in Magnolia (1999); and a cameo in the music video for Fiona Apple's single "Across the Universe".{{cite web|last1=Sciretta|first1=Peter|title=Across The Universe Movie Trailer|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/across-the-universe-movie-trailer/|website=/Film|access-date=June 29, 2016|date=February 3, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915155142/http://www.slashfilm.com/across-the-universe-movie-trailer/|archive-date=September 15, 2016|url-status=live}} Terrence Malick's ensemble war film, The Thin Red Line (1998) featured Reilly in a supporting role that was written as a larger one, but much of his scenes were deleted along with many other cast members.{{cite web|last1=Perez|first1=Rodrigo|title=It Was A War For Cast & Crew: 16 Things You Need To Know About Terrence Malick's 'The Thin Red Line'|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/06/it-was-a-war-for-cast-crew-16-things-you-need-to-know-about-terrence-malicks-the-thin-red-line-117975/|website=IndieWire|publisher=(Penske Media Corporation)|access-date=July 24, 2016|date=June 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708131956/http://www.indiewire.com/2011/06/it-was-a-war-for-cast-crew-16-things-you-need-to-know-about-terrence-malicks-the-thin-red-line-117975/|archive-date=July 8, 2016|url-status=live}} In 1999, Reilly starred in the independent film The Settlement alongside William Fichtner, which Variety writer Robert Koehler dismissed as a "write-off" despite praising his performance.{{cite web|last1=Koehler|first1=Robert|title=The Settlement|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/the-settlement-1200457724/|website=Variety|access-date=December 12, 2017|date=May 17, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213082331/http://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/the-settlement-1200457724/|archive-date=December 13, 2017|url-status=live}} That same year, Reilly played one of the newspaper managing editors in the romantic comedy film Never Been Kissed.{{cite magazine|last1=Travers|first1=Peter|title=Never Been Kissed|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/never-been-kissed-20010411|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media LLC|access-date=April 6, 2017|date=April 9, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406201359/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/never-been-kissed-20010411|archive-date=April 6, 2017|url-status=live}} In Sam Raimi's sports drama For Love of the Game, released the same year, Reilly played fictional baseball catcher Gus Sinski.{{cite web|last1=Hochman|first1=David|title=The Un-Natural|url=http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a1216/male-animal-un-natural-0499/|website=Esquire|publisher=Hearst Communications|access-date=August 1, 2017|date=January 29, 2007}}

The box office hit The Perfect Storm was his only release of 2000 and featured Reilly as a veteran crew member on the Andrea Gail fishing vessel which was caught in the 1991 Perfect Storm.{{cite web|author1=Roger Ebert|title=The Perfect Storm (2003) Movie Review|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-perfect-storm-2000|website=Chicago Sun-Times|publisher=Sun-Times Media Group|access-date=April 15, 2017|date=June 30, 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313130318/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-perfect-storm-2000|archive-date=March 13, 2017|url-status=live}} In the Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming directed comedy The Anniversary Party (2001), he played director Mac Forsyth.{{cite web|last1=McCarthy|first1=Todd|title=The Anniversary Party|url=https://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/the-anniversary-party-2-1117798085/|website=Variety|access-date=November 9, 2017|date=May 15, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110005410/http://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/the-anniversary-party-2-1117798085/|archive-date=November 10, 2017|url-status=live}} In 2002, Reilly played a stoner husband in a lackluster marriage to Jennifer Aniston's character, who cheats on him with a younger man played by Jake Gyllenhaal, in Miguel Arteta's comedy-drama The Good Girl.{{cite web|last1=Mitchell|first1=Elvis|title=The Catcher In the Texas Chain Store|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E01E1D9113BF934A3575BC0A9649C8B63|website=The New York Times|access-date=August 1, 2017|date=August 7, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801235333/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E01E1D9113BF934A3575BC0A9649C8B63|archive-date=August 1, 2017|url-status=live}} Later that year, Reilly appeared in three of the year's Academy Award for Best Picture nominees – Chicago, Gangs of New York and The Hours. In Chicago, he played Amos Hart, Roxanne's (Renée Zellweger) trusting husband and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, as well as the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor.{{cite web|title=Oscars Ceremonies 2003|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2003|website=Oscars.org|date=October 5, 2014 |publisher=(Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)|access-date=July 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301231454/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2003|archive-date=March 1, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Winners & Nominees 2003|url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2003|website=GoldenGlobes.com|publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association|access-date=April 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220083048/http://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2003|archive-date=December 20, 2016|url-status=live}} Zellweger remarked that "John is so often the best thing about the movies he's in" and critic Roger Ebert praised the "pathetic sincere naivete" that Reilly brought to the role.{{cite web|last1=Hochman|first1=David|title=The Familiar Face That Nobody Knows|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/19/movies/film-the-familiar-face-that-nobody-knows.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=November 9, 2017|date=January 19, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110005425/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/19/movies/film-the-familiar-face-that-nobody-knows.html|archive-date=November 10, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Ebert|first1=Roger|author-link1=Roger Ebert|title=Chicago Movie Review & Film Summary (2002)|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/chicago-2002|website=Chicago Sun Times (via RogerEbert.com)|publisher=Sun-Times Media Group|access-date=December 12, 2017|date=December 17, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210165249/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/chicago-2002|archive-date=December 10, 2017|url-status=live}} Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York featured Reilly as corrupt 19th-century constable "Happy Jack" Mulraney, while Stephen Daldry's drama The Hours saw him play the husband to Julianne Moore's character. Reilly made a brief appearance in the comedy Anger Management (2003) as a monk.{{cite web|last1=Rosen|first1=Lisa|title=Monks get the joke too|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-apr-29-et-rosen29-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 12, 2017|date=April 29, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526233926/http://articles.latimes.com/2003/apr/29/entertainment/et-rosen29|archive-date=May 26, 2016|url-status=live}}

=2004–2011: Transition to comedy=

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Reilly appeared in Martin Scorsese's 2004 Howard Hughes biopic, The Aviator, as Noah Dietrich, Howard Hughes's (Leonardo DiCaprio) trusted business partner. Of the role Reilly said, "Noah was almost a father figure to Hughes ... Howard would have a scheme, and it was Noah who had to say, 'We don't have the money.' He was one of his few friends."{{cite news | title = In Step With: John C. Reilly | publisher = Parade Magazine | date = August 29, 2004 | url = http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2004/edition_08-29-2004/in_step_with_0 }} He played the lead role in the crime film Criminal (2004), with Diego Luna and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Based on the Argentine film Nine Queens (2000), Stephen Holden of The New York Times felt that "John C. Reilly may be one of our finer character actors, but his portrayal of Richard Gaddis, a gimlet-eyed con man, in Criminal allows too many vestiges of the duped schlub of a husband he played in Chicago to leak into his performance."{{cite web|last1=Holden|first1=Stephen|title=Cons Meet Their Match: They Swindle Each Other|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/10/movies/cons-meet-their-match-they-swindle-each-other.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=July 25, 2016|date=September 10, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802002755/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/10/movies/cons-meet-their-match-they-swindle-each-other.html|archive-date=August 2, 2017|url-status=live}} Reilly reportedly quit the 2005 Lars von Trier film Manderlay to protest the on-set killing of a donkey.{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/cruelcamera/cruelty.html|work=CBC News|title=Cruelty to Animals in the Entertainment Business: Cruel Camera – Cruelty on Film: the fifth estate: CBC News|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325193835/http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/cruelcamera/cruelty.html|archive-date=March 25, 2010}} He played the lead in one of Miranda July's short films, Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody? (2005).{{Cite web |url=https://shadowproof.com/2014/02/14/short-film-of-the-week-are-you-the-favorite-person-of-anybody/ |title=Short Film of the Week: "Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody" |author=Sonrouille, Shannon Sonenstein |date=February 14, 2014 |website=ShadowProof |access-date=July 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727033058/https://shadowproof.com/2014/02/14/short-film-of-the-week-are-you-the-favorite-person-of-anybody/ |archive-date=July 27, 2019 |url-status=live }} He was in the Jennifer Connelly-led horror film Dark Water (2005) as the manager of a mysterious hotel.{{cite web|last1=Cosgrove|first1=Ben|title=Jennifer Connelly Plumbs Depths Of Fear In 'Dark Water'|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1505322/jennifer-connelly-plumbs-depths-of-fear-in-dark-water/|website=MTV|access-date=August 1, 2017|date=July 6, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801235306/http://www.mtv.com/news/1505322/jennifer-connelly-plumbs-depths-of-fear-in-dark-water/|archive-date=August 1, 2017|url-status=dead}} Reilly co-starred in Adam McKay's comedy about NASCAR drivers entitled Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby in August 2006 as Cal Naughton Jr., the best friend and teammate of the title character, played by Will Ferrell. The film was successful, grossing $163 million worldwide.{{cite web|title=Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=talladeganights.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb|access-date=August 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802005633/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=talladeganights.htm|archive-date=August 2, 2017|url-status=live}} He appeared in Robert Altman's last film A Prairie Home Companion that same year,{{cite web|last1=Edelstein|first1=David|title=Radio End-of-Days|url=https://nymag.com/movies/reviews/17181/|website=New York|publisher=(New York Media, LLC)|access-date=July 7, 2016|date=2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505045557/http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/17181/|archive-date=May 5, 2016|url-status=live}} in addition to making an uncredited cameo appearance in Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny as a Sasquatch.{{cite web|last1=Michel|first1=Brett|title=Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny|url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/movies/28168-tenacious-d-in-the-pick-of-destiny/|website=The Phoenix|publisher=Phoenix Media/Communications Group|access-date=July 24, 2016|location=Boston|date=November 21, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629102429/http://thephoenix.com/boston/movies/28168-tenacious-d-in-the-pick-of-destiny/|archive-date=June 29, 2016|url-status=live}}

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Reilly frequently appeared on the sketch comedy program Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! from 2007 to 2010 as inept doctor and television presenter Dr. Steve Brule. The role led to the spin-off series Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule, which aired from 2010 to 2016 and was written and produced by Reilly.{{cite magazine|last1=Collis|first1=Clark|title='Check it Out! with Dr. Steve Brule': Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim on John C. Reilly's 'Awesome Show' spin-off. For your health!|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2010/05/07/tim-eric-steve-brule-john-c-reilly|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=(Time Inc.)|access-date=July 11, 2016|date=May 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716070752/http://www.ew.com/article/2010/05/07/tim-eric-steve-brule-john-c-reilly|archive-date=July 16, 2016|url-status=live}} In 2007, Reilly starred as the title character in parody bio-pic Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, singing various songs, parodying Johnny Cash, Ray Charles and others.{{cite web|last1=Dye|first1=David|title=John C. Reilly Sings Dewey Cox|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17955421|website=NPR|publisher=(National Public Radio, Inc.)|access-date=July 7, 2016|date=January 9, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331152058/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17955421|archive-date=March 31, 2016|url-status=live}} He received two Golden Globe nominations, Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and Best Original Song for the film's title song "Walk Hard".{{cite web|title=Winners & Nominees 2003|url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2008|website=GoldenGlobes.com|publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association|access-date=April 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220160046/http://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2008|archive-date=December 20, 2016|url-status=live}} The next year, Reilly reunited with Ferrell to star in Step Brothers, playing middle-aged step brothers forced to live together.{{cite web|last1=Weintraub|first1=Steve|title=Watch 5 Movie Clips from Step Brothers|url=https://collider.com/watch-5-movie-clips-from-step-brothers/|website=Collider|publisher=(Complex Media)|access-date=July 7, 2016|date=July 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814185206/http://collider.com/watch-5-movie-clips-from-step-brothers/|archive-date=August 14, 2016|url-status=live}} Also that year, he was among the many notable actors to perform in the online political musical, Proposition 8 – The Musical,{{cite web|title="Prop 8 – The Musical": Jack Black, John C. Reilly And More In Funny Or Die Skit (VIDEO)|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/03/prop-8---the-musical-jack_n_147997.html|website=The Huffington Post|publisher=(AOL)|access-date=July 7, 2016|date=May 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910162437/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/03/prop-8---the-musical-jack_n_147997.html|archive-date=September 10, 2016|url-status=live}} voiced himself in The Simpsons episode "Any Given Sundance", and co-starred alongside Seann William Scott in The Promotion.{{cite web|last1=Koski|first1=Genevieve|title=TV Review "Any Given Sundance"/"Cops And Robert"/"Long John Peter"/"Office Spaceman"|url=https://www.avclub.com/tvclub/any-given-sundance-cops-and-robert-long-john-peter-12962|website=The A.V. Club|publisher=(The Onion, Inc.)|access-date=July 11, 2016|date=May 4, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818041401/http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/any-given-sundance-cops-and-robert-long-john-peter-12962|archive-date=August 18, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=Sarris|first1=Andrew|title=Sean William Scott, John C. Reilly Scan Well in Supermarket Sweep|url=http://observer.com/2008/06/sean-william-scott-john-c-reilly-scan-well-in-supermarket-sweep|website=The Observer|publisher=(Guardian Media Group)|access-date=July 11, 2016|date=June 3, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827195908/http://observer.com/2008/06/sean-william-scott-john-c-reilly-scan-well-in-supermarket-sweep/|archive-date=August 27, 2016|url-status=live}} In 2009, he played vampire Larten Crepsley in the film Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant and voiced "5" in 9.{{cite web|last1=Mancini|first1=Vince|title=John C. Reilly Is A Vampire Now Too|url=http://uproxx.com/filmdrunk/john-c-reilly-is-a-vampire-now-too/|website=Uproxx|publisher=(Woven Digital)|access-date=July 7, 2016|date=August 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807030823/http://uproxx.com/filmdrunk/john-c-reilly-is-a-vampire-now-too/|archive-date=August 7, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Scott|first1=A.O.|title=In a Grim, Mysterious World, a Burlap Hero With a Heart of Golden Fuzz|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/movies/09nine.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=July 9, 2016|date=September 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004192050/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/movies/09nine.html|archive-date=October 4, 2015|url-status=live}} Reilly starred in the 2010 film Cyrus as a divorcé beginning a new relationship.{{cite magazine|last1=Bierly|first1=Mandi|title='Cyrus' trailer: John C. Reilly vs. Jonah Hill|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2010/01/22/cyrus-trailer-jonah-hill-john-c-reilly|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=(Time Inc.)|access-date=July 9, 2016|date=January 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107215440/http://www.ew.com/article/2010/01/22/cyrus-trailer-jonah-hill-john-c-reilly|archive-date=November 7, 2016|url-status=live}} Reilly received a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead nomination for his critically acclaimed performance.{{cite web|last1=Dichiara|first1=Tom|title=Winter's Bone Dominates Independent Spirit Nominations, Wins Top Prize At Gotham Awards|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2438011/winters-bone-independent-spirit-nominations-gotham-awards|website=MTV|publisher=(Viacom)|access-date=July 18, 2016|date=November 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809024643/http://www.mtv.com/news/2438011/winters-bone-independent-spirit-nominations-gotham-awards/|archive-date=August 9, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=Knegt|first1=Peter|title="Social Network," "Scott Pilgrim" Lead Wacky Satellite Awards|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2010/12/social-network-scott-pilgrim-lead-wacky-satellite-awards-244120/|website=IndieWire|publisher=(Penske Media Corporation)|access-date=July 18, 2016|date=December 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816203621/http://www.indiewire.com/2010/12/social-network-scott-pilgrim-lead-wacky-satellite-awards-244120/|archive-date=August 16, 2016|url-status=live}}

In early 2011, Reilly collaborated with director Miguel Arteta for a second time with the comedy Cedar Rapids, starring Ed Helms. New York Daily News critic Elizabeth Weizxman considered Reilly a stand out in the film and he received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male nomination.{{cite web|last1=Weitzman|first1=Elizabeth|title='Cedar Rapids' review: Ed Helms and John C. Reilly stand out in ensemble including Anne Heche|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/cedar-rapids-review-ed-helms-john-reilly-stand-ensemble-including-anne-heche-article-1.136518|website=New York Daily News|access-date=August 1, 2017|date=February 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802040629/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/cedar-rapids-review-ed-helms-john-reilly-stand-ensemble-including-anne-heche-article-1.136518|archive-date=August 2, 2017|url-status=live}} Reilly co-starred alongside Ezra Miller and Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton in the British-American drama We Need to Talk About Kevin, based on the novel by Lionel Shriver. His character in the film was Franklin, the father of the troubled Kevin;{{cite web|last1=Bradshaw|first1=Peter|title=We Need to Talk About Kevin – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/oct/20/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-review|website=The Guardian|publisher=(Guardian Media Group)|access-date=July 9, 2016|date=October 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604053035/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/oct/20/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-review|archive-date=June 4, 2016|url-status=live}} his performance was described as being "heartbreakingly sweet" by Slate critic Dana Stevens.{{cite web|last1=Stevens|first1=Dana|title=We Need To Talk About Kevin|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/2011/12/we_need_to_talk_about_kevin_review_wallow_in_the_misery_of_tilda_swinton_s_fierce_performance_.html|website=Slate|access-date=November 9, 2017|date=December 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110063312/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/movies/2011/12/we_need_to_talk_about_kevin_review_wallow_in_the_misery_of_tilda_swinton_s_fierce_performance_.html|archive-date=November 10, 2017|url-status=live}} Next, he co-starred in the comedy-drama Terri alongside Jacob Wysocki, playing a school principal who takes an interest in a teenage misfit.{{cite web|last1=Sharkey|first1=Betsky|title=Movie review: 'Terri'|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-jul-01-la-et-terri-20110701-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=July 11, 2016|date=July 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817094532/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/01/entertainment/la-et-terri-20110701|archive-date=August 17, 2016|url-status=live}} His last release of 2011 was Roman Polanski's black comedy-drama Carnage, which takes place mostly in a single apartment. It also starred Oscar-winners Jodie Foster as his wife, and Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz as another married couple who engage in a conflict after their children get into a fight.{{cite web|last1=Scott|first1=A.O.|title=Blood Sport in a High-Rise|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/movies/roman-polanskis-carnage-with-jodie-foster-review.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=July 11, 2016|date=December 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525141206/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/movies/roman-polanskis-carnage-with-jodie-foster-review.html|archive-date=May 25, 2016|url-status=live}} Reilly was approached to appear in a production of the play it was based on, God of Carnage, but he couldn't fit it into his schedule and remarked "I think I've spent enough time in that apartment".{{cite web|last1=Knight|first1=Chris|title=John C. Reilly on getting cold-called by Roman Polanski for Carnage|url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/john-c-reilly-on-getting-cold-called-by-roman-polanski-for-carnage|website=National Post|access-date=November 10, 2017|date=December 21, 2011}}

=2012–present: Blockbuster films=

Reilly voiced the title character in the 2012 animated film Wreck-It Ralph,{{cite web|last1=Ryan|first1=Mike|title=John C. Reilly, 'Wreck-It Ralph' Star, On How 'Talladega Nights' Changed His Career|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/01/john-c-reilly-wreck-it-ralph_n_2057711.html|website=The Huffington Post|publisher=(AOL)|access-date=July 11, 2016|date=November 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910181927/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/01/john-c-reilly-wreck-it-ralph_n_2057711.html|archive-date=September 10, 2016|url-status=live}} which follows an arcade game villain who is determined to prove himself as the hero. Reilly made contributions to the film's script.{{cite web|author1=Moviefone Staff|title=John C. Reilly, 'Wreck-It Ralph' Star, On Musicals, Pac-Man And The Railroad Revival|url=https://www.moviefone.com/2012/10/29/john-c-reilly-wreck-it-ralph-interview/|website=Moviefone|publisher=Verizon Communications|access-date=November 10, 2017|date=October 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110225314/https://www.moviefone.com/2012/10/29/john-c-reilly-wreck-it-ralph-interview/|archive-date=November 10, 2017|url-status=dead}} The film was positively received,{{cite web|title=Wreck-it Ralph (2012)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wreck_it_ralph/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango Media|access-date=April 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206125619/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wreck_it_ralph/|archive-date=February 6, 2017|url-status=live}} with Los Angeles Times writer Betsy Sharkey saying, "The movie's subversive sensibility and old-school/new-school feel are a total kick."{{cite web|last1=Sharkey|first1=Betsy|title=Movie review: 'Wreck-It Ralph' scores big|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-nov-01-la-et-mn-wreck-it-ralph-review-20121102-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=July 25, 2016|date=November 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413092221/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/01/entertainment/la-et-mn-wreck-it-ralph-review-20121102|archive-date=April 13, 2016|url-status=live}} Wreck-It Ralph grossed over $471 million and a sequel titled Ralph Breaks the Internet was released in November 2018.{{cite web|title=Wreck-It Ralph (2012)|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rebootralph.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|publisher=Amazon.com, Inc|access-date=July 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209034748/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rebootralph.htm|archive-date=December 9, 2012|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Long|first1=Stephanie Topacio|title=Ralph returns to 'wreck the internet' in Disney's 'Wreck-It Ralph' sequel|url=https://www.yahoo.com/tech/title-character-break-internet-disney-223906260.html|website=Yahoo! Tech|publisher=(Yahoo! Inc.)|access-date=July 11, 2016|date=June 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723155131/https://www.yahoo.com/tech/title-character-break-internet-disney-223906260.html|archive-date=July 23, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=McClintock|first1=Pamela|title='Star Wars: Episode IX' Sets Summer 2019 Release Date|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-episode-ix-sets-release-date-997230|access-date=April 25, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 25, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426013822/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-episode-ix-sets-release-date-997230|archive-date=April 26, 2017}} Also that year, Reilly appeared in Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie as the dim-witted Taquito and made an uncredited cameo appearance in the comedy The Dictator, starring Sacha Baron Cohen.{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Julie|title=How Will Forte and Will Ferrell Risked Their Lives (or Lungs) to Make Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/01/How-Will-Forte-and-Will-Ferrell-Risked-Their-Lives-or-Lungs-to-Make-iTim-and-Erics-Billion-Dollar-Moviei0|website=Vanity Fair|access-date=November 10, 2017|date=January 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425025205/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/01/How-Will-Forte-and-Will-Ferrell-Risked-Their-Lives-or-Lungs-to-Make-iTim-and-Erics-Billion-Dollar-Moviei0|archive-date=April 25, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Scott|first1=A. O|title=The Tyrant as Tourist|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/movies/the-dictator-with-sacha-baron-cohen.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=November 10, 2017|date=May 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111041807/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/movies/the-dictator-with-sacha-baron-cohen.html|archive-date=November 11, 2017|url-status=live}} He had a cameo in the 2013 comedy sequel Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, playing the ghost of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson in the film's fight scene.{{cite web|last1=Alexander|first1=Bryan|title=Exclusive: Legendary cameos of 'Anchorman 2'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/12/23/cameos-anchorman-2-jim-carrey-liam-neeson/3811231/|website=USA Today|publisher=(Gannett Company)|access-date=July 11, 2016|date=December 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915033346/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/12/23/cameos-anchorman-2-jim-carrey-liam-neeson/3811231/|archive-date=September 15, 2016|url-status=live}}

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In 2014, Reilly narrated the nature documentary Bears.{{cite web|last1=Alexander|first1=Bryan|title=John C. Reilly gives voice to Disneynature's 'Bears'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/11/20/bears-john-c-reilly/3643885/|website=USA Today|access-date=November 13, 2017|date=November 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114040937/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/11/20/bears-john-c-reilly/3643885/|archive-date=November 14, 2017|url-status=live}} He played Nova Corps corpsman Rhomann Dey in the Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy, released in August 2014.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/06/john-c-reilly-firmed-for-ronan-the-accuser-role-in-guardians-of-the-galaxy-521195/ |title=John C. Reilly Firmed For Rhomann Dey, leader of the Nova Corps, In 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=June 14, 2013 |access-date=June 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618025838/http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/john-c-reilly-firmed-for-ronan-the-accuser-role-in-guardians-of-the-galaxy/ |archive-date=June 18, 2013 |url-status=live}} Reilly began co-starring in the animated television series Stone Quackers on FXX in January 2015.{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title=FXX Launches Late-Night Animation Block With Series From ADHD Studios|url=https://deadline.com/2014/12/fxx-late-night-animation-block-adhd-1201328342/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=November 13, 2017|date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114042030/http://deadline.com/2014/12/fxx-late-night-animation-block-adhd-1201328342/|archive-date=November 14, 2017|url-status=live}} In addition to voicing the inept police officer Barry, Reilly also executive produced the series.{{cite web|last1=Depland|first1=Michael|title=Watch Miley Cyrus Play An Elusive Pigeon On 'Stone Quackers'|url=http://uproxx.com/music/miley-cyrus-stone-quackers-video/|publisher=Uproxx|access-date=November 13, 2017|date=July 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114092923/http://uproxx.com/music/miley-cyrus-stone-quackers-video/|archive-date=November 14, 2017|url-status=live}} 2015 saw him appear in five films: the drama Entertainment;{{cite web|last1=Dowd|first1=A. A.|title=Entertainment gives Neil Hamburger the alienating star vehicle he deserves|url=https://www.avclub.com/review/entertainment-gives-neil-hamburger-alienating-star-228276|website=The A.V. Club|publisher=(The Onion Inc.)|access-date=July 11, 2016|date=November 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726000227/http://www.avclub.com/review/entertainment-gives-neil-hamburger-alienating-star-228276|archive-date=July 26, 2016|url-status=live}} Yorgos Lanthimos' comedy-drama The Lobster as Robert, a man with a lisp who is given 45 days to find a romantic partner or otherwise be turned into an animal;{{cite web|last1=Radish|first1=Christina|title=John C. Reilly Talks 'The Lobster', 'Kong: Skull Island', and 'Wreck-it-Ralph 2'|url=https://collider.com/john-c-reilly-wreck-it-ralph-2-the-lobster-interview/|website=Collider|publisher=(Complex Media)|access-date=July 11, 2016|date=May 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718224200/http://collider.com/john-c-reilly-wreck-it-ralph-2-the-lobster-interview/|archive-date=July 18, 2016|url-status=live}} the fantasy horror Tale of Tales, in which he played a king who tries to conceive a child with his queen–played by Salma Hayek–through an unconventional method,{{cite web|last1=Jagernauth|first1=Kevin|title=Watch: New U.S. Trailer For 'Tale Of Tales' With Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Vincent Cassel, Stacy Martin, And More|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/03/watch-new-u-s-trailer-for-tale-of-tales-with-salma-hayek-john-c-reilly-vincent-cassel-stacy-martin-and-more-102854/|website=IndieWire|publisher=(Penske Media Corporation)|access-date=July 11, 2016|date=March 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816232204/http://www.indiewire.com/2016/03/watch-new-u-s-trailer-for-tale-of-tales-with-salma-hayek-john-c-reilly-vincent-cassel-stacy-martin-and-more-102854/|archive-date=August 16, 2016|url-status=live}} and the English dub of the Studio Ghibli animated film When Marnie Was There.{{cite web|last1=Busch|first1=Anita|title='When Marnie Was There' Nabs A-List Voice Cast, Sets Summer Release Date|url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/when-marnie-was-there-hailee-steinfeld-kathy-bates-ellen-burstyn-animated-cast-1201386720/|website=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=(Penske Media Corporation)|access-date=July 11, 2016|date=March 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826085018/http://deadline.com/2015/03/when-marnie-was-there-hailee-steinfeld-kathy-bates-ellen-burstyn-animated-cast-1201386720/|archive-date=August 26, 2016|url-status=live}} Reilly also starred in and co-wrote the television special Bagboy, reprising his role as Dr. Steve Brule in a fictional television pilot for a sitcom created by Brule.{{cite web|last1=Caffrey|first1=Dan|title=Bagboy: "Pilot"|url=https://www.avclub.com/bagboy-pilot-1798182818|website=The A.V. Club|publisher=(The Onion Inc.)|access-date=July 11, 2016|date=February 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711001331/http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/bagboy-pilot-215592|archive-date=July 11, 2016|url-status=live}} It aired on February 21, 2015, with Vanity Fair writer Melissa Locker saying "If you get it, the show is knockout hilarious, but truthfully, it is not for everyone and Reilly is O.K. with that."{{cite web|last1=Locker|first1=Melissa|title=John C. Reilly Is Not Dr. Steve Brule, O.K.?|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/02/john-c-reilly-not-steve-brule|website=Vanity Fair|publisher=(Condé Nast)|access-date=July 13, 2016|date=February 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711203125/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/02/john-c-reilly-not-steve-brule|archive-date=July 11, 2016|url-status=live}}

Reilly voiced a sheep in the ensemble cast of the animated musical comedy Sing, which was released in December 2016.{{cite web|last1=Truitt|first1=Brian|title=Sneak peek: A-list animals 'SING' together|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/11/10/sneak-peek-sing-movie/75478808/|website=USA Today|publisher=(Gannett Company)|access-date=July 13, 2016|date=November 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530180859/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/11/10/sneak-peek-sing-movie/75478808/|archive-date=May 30, 2016|url-status=live}} Reilly appeared in the 2017 monster film reboot Kong: Skull Island, as Hank Marlow, a World War II lieutenant who has spent 28 years stranded on the titular island.{{cite web|last1=Makuch|first1=Eddie|title=New King Kong Movie Will Show Biggest Kong in Film History, Director Says|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-king-kong-movie-will-show-biggest-kong-in-film/1100-6441132/|website=GameSpot|publisher=(CBS Interactive)|access-date=July 13, 2016|date=June 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727121415/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-king-kong-movie-will-show-biggest-kong-in-film/1100-6441132/|archive-date=July 27, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Leadbeater|first1=Alex|title=Kong: Skull Island Video Highlights 'Missing' Lt. Marlow|url=https://screenrant.com/kong-skull-island-video-highlights-missing-lt-marlow/|website=Screen Rant|access-date=February 14, 2017|date=February 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215020126/http://screenrant.com/kong-skull-island-video-highlights-missing-lt-marlow/|archive-date=February 15, 2017|url-status=live}} The actor, who described his character as "essentially a love-letter to Chicago", was singled out for praise for his performance out of what is generally considered to be an underwhelming ensemble cast.{{cite web|last1=Phillips|first1=Michael|title=John C. Reilly talks 'Kong' facial hair, Cubs and 'running around the jungle'|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-john-c-reilly-kong-0310-20170309-column.html|website=Chicago Tribune|publisher=Tribune Publishing Company, LLC|access-date=March 26, 2017|date=March 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325214707/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-john-c-reilly-kong-0310-20170309-column.html|archive-date=March 25, 2017|url-status=live}} Film critic Matt Zoller Seitz noted that Reilly "steals the film instantly and never gives it back" in playing the "wisecracking castaway", and Owen Gleiberman praised his performance for being "terrifically dry and sly" in what could have been a cliché character.{{cite web|last1=Seitz|first1=Matt Zoller|title=Kong: Skull Island Movie Review (2017)|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/kong-skull-island-2017|website=RogerEbert.com|publisher=Ebert Digital LLC|access-date=March 26, 2017|date=March 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326225832/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/kong-skull-island-2017|archive-date=March 26, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Gleiberman|first1=Owen|title=Film Review: 'Kong: Skull Island'|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/kong-skull-island-review-1202000823/|website=Variety|publisher=Variety Media, LLC|access-date=March 26, 2017|date=March 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204111031/http://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/kong-skull-island-review-1202000823/|archive-date=December 4, 2017|url-status=live}}

Reilly co-starred with Steve Coogan in the 2018 biopic Stan & Ollie about the comic double act Laurel and Hardy, with Reilly portraying Oliver Hardy and Coogan Stan Laurel.{{cite news|last1=Barraclough|first1=Leo|title=Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly to Star in Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy Movie|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/global/steve-coogan-john-c-reilly-stan-laurel-oliver-hardy-1201682101/|access-date=July 7, 2016|work=Variety|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|date=January 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818065018/http://variety.com/2016/film/global/steve-coogan-john-c-reilly-stan-laurel-oliver-hardy-1201682101/|archive-date=August 18, 2016|url-status=live}} Also that year, he played hitman Eli Sisters in The Sisters Brothers, based on the Patrick deWitt Western novel, with Joaquin Phoenix co-starring as his brother Charlie, Jacques Audiard directing, and Reilly as a producer.{{cite web|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|title=Joaquin Phoenix in Talks to Join 'The Sisters Brothers'|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/joaquin-phoenix-in-talks-to-join-the-sisters-brothers-1201759950/|website=Variety|publisher=(Penske Media Corporation)|access-date=July 24, 2016|date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730213115/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/joaquin-phoenix-in-talks-to-join-the-sisters-brothers-1201759950/|archive-date=July 30, 2016|url-status=live}} Reilly himself optioned the rights in 2011,{{cite news|last1=Christie|first1=Michael|title=Book Review: The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/afterword/book-review-the-sisters-brothers-by-patrick-dewitt|access-date=July 24, 2016|work=National Post|publisher=Postmedia Network|date=May 27, 2011}} and production took place in the summer of 2017.{{cite web|last1=Busch|first1=Anita|title=Jacques Audiard's 'The Sisters Brothers' To Annapurna With Strong Group Of Acting Talent|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/jacques-audiards-the-sisters-brothers-annapurna-john-c-reilly-joaquin-phoenix-jake-gyllenhaal-1202098371/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 1, 2017|date=May 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801234928/http://deadline.com/2017/05/jacques-audiards-the-sisters-brothers-annapurna-john-c-reilly-joaquin-phoenix-jake-gyllenhaal-1202098371/|archive-date=August 1, 2017|url-status=live}} In 2018, Reilly played Dr. Watson in a comedic adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes stories, Holmes & Watson; Will Ferrell played Holmes.{{cite web|last1=Fleming|first1=Mike Jr.|title=Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly Reunite For 'Holmes & Watson'|url=https://deadline.com/2016/08/will-ferrell-john-c-reilly-holmes-and-watson-talladega-nights-step-brothers-etan-cohen-1201804446/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=December 23, 2016|date=August 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224030455/http://deadline.com/2016/08/will-ferrell-john-c-reilly-holmes-and-watson-talladega-nights-step-brothers-etan-cohen-1201804446/|archive-date=December 24, 2016|url-status=live}} In the same year, Reilly reprised his role as Wreck-It Ralph in Ralph Breaks the Internet,{{cite web|last1=Otterson|first1=Joe|title=John C. Reilly Says He Will Star in 'Wreck-It Ralph' Sequel|url=https://www.thewrap.com/john-c-reilly-says-he-will-star-in-wreck-it-ralph-sequel/|date=July 13, 2015|access-date=Jul 13, 2015|website=TheWrap|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714082201/http://www.thewrap.com/john-c-reilly-says-he-will-star-in-wreck-it-ralph-sequel/|archive-date=July 14, 2015|df=mdy-all}} and again in 2023 for Disney's centenary short film Once Upon a Studio.

He made an uncredited cameo appearance as Munsters star Fred Gwynne in Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza (2021).{{Cite web|last=Molloy|first=Tim|date=2021-12-01|title=That's John C. Reilly as Herman Munster in Licorice Pizza|url=https://www.moviemaker.com/john-c-reilly-herman-munster-licorice-pizza/|access-date=2021-12-30|website=MovieMaker Magazine|language=en-us}}

= Music =

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In 1998, Reilly appeared, along with Giovanni Ribisi and Winona Ryder, as Jon Spencer Blues Explosion in their video "Talk About The Blues".{{cite web|author1=MTV News Staff|title=Winona Ryder Takes Over Reigns of Blue Explosion For New Video|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1430682/winona-ryder-takes-over-reigns-of-blues-explosion-for-new-video/|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 10, 2016|date=October 12, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223222822/http://www.mtv.com/news/1430682/winona-ryder-takes-over-reigns-of-blues-explosion-for-new-video/|archive-date=February 23, 2016|url-status=dead}} In 2002, he played the role of Amos Hart, Roxie Hart's naïve husband, in the musical film Chicago. In 2006, he performed two songs on Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys: "Fathom the Bowl" and "My Son John".{{cite web|last1=Jurek|first1=Thom|title=Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, & Chanteys|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rogues-gallery-pirate-ballads-sea-songs-chanteys-mw0000403221|website=AllMusic|publisher=(All Media Network, LLC)|access-date=May 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225033606/http://www.allmusic.com/album/rogues-gallery-pirate-ballads-sea-songs-chanteys-mw0000403221|archive-date=February 25, 2013|url-status=live}} In 2007, Reilly starred in the biopic parody Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. In addition to his acting role, he also performed as a vocalist and songwriter on the movie's soundtrack, for which he was nominated for a Grammy.[http://content.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207041615/http://content.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx |date=December 7, 2008 }}. Retrieved May 19, 2009. Reilly went on a concert performance tour in the US, performing as his character Dewey Cox in the Cox Across America 2007 Tour.{{cite web|last1=Siegel|first1=Tatiana|title=Columbia puts 'Dewey' on tour duty|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/columbia-puts-dewey-on-tour-duty-1117976956/|website=Variety|publisher=(Penske Media Corporation)|access-date=May 19, 2009|date=December 3, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107013442/http://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/columbia-puts-dewey-on-tour-duty-1117976956/|archive-date=January 7, 2016|url-status=live}}

In 2011, he recorded songs produced by Jack White and released as two singles by White's Third Man Records. The first single features two The Delmore Brothers songs: "Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar" and "Lonesome Yodel Blues #2", both performed with Tom Brosseau. The second single features Ray Price's "I'll Be There If You Ever Want" as well as the country classic "I'm Making Plans", performed with Becky Stark.{{cite web|last1=Pelly|first1=Jenn|title=Listen: Jack White and John C. Reilly Team Up to Cover Country Classics|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/44745-listen-jack-white-and-john-c-reilly-team-up-to-cover-country-classics/|website=Pitchfork|publisher=(Condé Nast)|access-date=July 13, 2016|date=November 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624104614/http://pitchfork.com/news/44745-listen-jack-white-and-john-c-reilly-team-up-to-cover-country-classics/|archive-date=June 24, 2016|url-status=live}} He also appeared as "future Mike D" in the Beastie Boys' video "Make Some Noise".{{cite web|last1=Montgomery|first1=James|title=Beastie Boys' 'Fight For You Right Revisited': Five Things You Might Have Missed|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1662439/beastie-boys-fight-for-your-right-revisited-missed/|website=MTV|publisher=(Viacom)|access-date=July 13, 2016|date=April 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809015108/http://www.mtv.com/news/1662439/beastie-boys-fight-for-your-right-revisited-missed/|archive-date=August 9, 2016|url-status=dead}} In 2012, his current band, John Reilly & Friends, was slated to perform in the Railroad Revival Tour, alongside Willie Nelson & Family, Band of Horses and Jamey Johnson. However, the event was cancelled.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/story/2012-07-24/willian-nelson-railroad-revival-tour/56452164/1|title=Willie Nelson on board for Railroad Revival Tour|newspaper=USA Today|date=July 24, 2012|access-date=November 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731175405/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/story/2012-07-24/willian-nelson-railroad-revival-tour/56452164/1|archive-date=July 31, 2012|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/railroad-revival-tour-with-willie-nelson-band-of-horses-canceled-20121005|title=Railroad Revival Tour With Willie Nelson, Band of Horses Canceled|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=October 5, 2012|access-date=February 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202012715/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/railroad-revival-tour-with-willie-nelson-band-of-horses-canceled-20121005|archive-date=February 2, 2013|url-status=live}}

In 2014, Reilly appeared on the music video for Mr. Oizo's song "HAM" in which he played Father. Directed by Eric Wareheim, "HAM" is an excerpt from the television comedy Rubberhead, which displays sketches from various comedians.{{cite web|author1=Eric Wareheim|title=Ham|url=https://vimeo.com/112974995|publisher=Vimeo|access-date=July 10, 2016|date=November 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622102453/https://vimeo.com/112974995|archive-date=June 22, 2016|url-status=live}} In February 2015, John Reilly & Friends performed on NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert series.{{cite web|last1=Boilen|first1=Bob|title=John Reilly & Friends|url=https://www.npr.org/event/music/383550901/john-c-reilly-friends-tiny-desk-concert|website=NPR|publisher=(National Public Radio, Inc.)|access-date=July 13, 2016|date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720174431/http://www.npr.org/event/music/383550901/john-c-reilly-friends-tiny-desk-concert|archive-date=July 20, 2016|url-status=live}} In 2017, Reilly appeared in Lil Dicky's music video for "Pillow Talking". Additionally in 2017, Reilly appeared on A$AP Mob's album Cozy Tapes Vol. 2: Too Cozy as Principal Daryl Choad.{{Cite news|first=Khristen|last=Wilson|url=https://massappeal.com/asap-mob-cozy-tapes-vol-2-listening-party/|title=Inside A$AP Mob's Intimate 'Cozy Tapes, Vol. 2' Listening Party in NYC|work=Mass Appeal|date=August 25, 2017|access-date=October 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021163626/https://massappeal.com/asap-mob-cozy-tapes-vol-2-listening-party/|archive-date=October 21, 2017|url-status=dead}}

In 2022, he sang the Percy French-composed song "Eileen Óg" with singer and button accordion player Séamus Begley on the Irish traditional band Téada's album "Coiscéim Coiligh /As the Days Brighten."{{Cite news|first=Siobhan|last=Long|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/téada-coiscéim-coiligh-review-tunes-that-will-stand-the-test-of-time-1.4868416/|title=Téada: Coiscéim Coiligh review – Tunes that will stand the test of time|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=May 6, 2022|access-date=May 22, 2022}}

= Theatre =

Reilly is known as a versatile stage actor. He has participated in numerous Broadway productions and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the 2000 Broadway production of Sam Shepard's True West. He and co-star Philip Seymour Hoffman (after starring in Hard Eight and Boogie Nights) were both nominated, alternating between the two lead characters during separate performances.{{cite web|last1=Hoffman|first1=Jordan|title=Philip Seymour Hoffman's Movie Career: A Streak of Genius, Stopped Too Soon|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/02/philip-seymour-hoffman-best-movies|website=Vanity Fair|publisher=(Condé Nast)|access-date=July 11, 2016|date=February 2, 2014|quote=the 2000 New York theatrical run of Sam Shepherd's True West, where he and John C. Reilly alternated roles nightly.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413021046/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/02/philip-seymour-hoffman-best-movies|archive-date=April 13, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Hernandez|first1=Ernio|title=Marty Musical with John C. Reilly Still Broadway-Bound|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/marty-musical-with-john-c-reilly-still-broadway-bound-com-121657|website=Playbill|publisher=(Rights and Permissions)|access-date=July 11, 2016|date=August 30, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820034401/http://www.playbill.com/article/marty-musical-with-john-c-reilly-still-broadway-bound-com-121657|archive-date=August 20, 2016|url-status=live}} From October to November 2002, Reilly starred as the title character in the musical Marty, a musical adaptation of the Paddy Chayefsky-penned film Marty (1955).{{cite web|last1=Hernandez|first1=Ernio|title=John C. Reilly Sings in New Musical, Marty, Starting Oct. 18 in Boston|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/john-c-reilly-sings-in-new-musical-marty-starting-oct-18-in-boston-com-108985|website=Playbill|access-date=November 29, 2017|date=October 18, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041306/http://www.playbill.com/article/john-c-reilly-sings-in-new-musical-marty-starting-oct-18-in-boston-com-108985|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}} In 2005, he appeared as Stanley Kowalski in Edward Hall's production of the Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire.{{cite web|last1=Hernandez|first1=Ernio|title=Stella! John C. Reilly Stars with Natasha Richardson in New Broadway Streetcar|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/stella-john-c-reilly-stars-with-natasha-richardson-in-new-broadway-streetcar-com-125520|website=Playbill|access-date=November 10, 2017|date=April 26, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110225308/http://www.playbill.com/article/stella-john-c-reilly-stars-with-natasha-richardson-in-new-broadway-streetcar-com-125520|archive-date=November 10, 2017|url-status=live}} Reilly stated in 2010 that he would be very determined to play the lead role of Nathan Detroit if a revival of the musical Guys and Dolls were to occur.{{cite web |url=http://www.zimbio.com/John+C.+Reilly/articles/KzOSIDRwMCm/Zimbio+Interview+John+C+Reilly |title=Zimbio Interview: John C. Reilly |date=June 25, 2010 |publisher=Zimbio |access-date=June 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630194834/http://www.zimbio.com/John+C.+Reilly/articles/KzOSIDRwMCm/Zimbio+Interview+John+C+Reilly |archive-date=June 30, 2010 |url-status=live }}

In March 2012, he was featured in a performance of Dustin Lance Black's play, 8—a staged reenactment of the federal trial that overturned California's Prop 8 ban on same-sex marriage—as David Blankenhorn.{{cite news |title='Glee' Stars 'Touched' By Pitt & Clooney's Support Of '8' |url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/jesse-tyler-ferguson/glee-stars-touched-by-brad-pitt-and-george-clooneys-support-of-8_article_61543|website=Access Hollywood|publisher=(NBCUniversal)|access-date=March 18, 2012}} The production was held at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre and broadcast on YouTube to raise money for the American Foundation for Equal Rights, a non-profit organization funding the plaintiffs' legal team and sponsoring the play.{{cite web|title="8": A Play about the Fight for Marriage Equality|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlUG8F9uVgM|website=YouTube| date=March 3, 2012 |publisher=(American Foundation for Equal Rights)|access-date=March 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315020450/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlUG8F9uVgM|archive-date=March 15, 2012|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=YouTube to broadcast Proposition 8 play live|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/03/01/youtube-to-broadcast-proposition-8-play-live/|newspaper=PinkNews|access-date=March 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304005919/http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/03/01/youtube-to-broadcast-proposition-8-play-live/|archive-date=March 4, 2012|url-status=live}}

Personal life

In 1992, Reilly married Alison Dickey, an independent film producer. They met on the set of Casualties of War (1989) in Thailand.{{cite web|title=Alison Dickey Dating History|url=http://www.zimbio.com/Alison+Dickey+Dating+History|website=Zimbio|publisher=(Livingly Media)|access-date=July 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807012959/http://www.zimbio.com/Alison+Dickey+Dating+History|archive-date=August 7, 2016|url-status=live}} They have two sons, their elder of whom, Leo, is a musician, who performs under the name LoveLeo.{{cite web|title=John C. Reilly Loves "Every Minute" with His Kids|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2008/07/23/john-c-reilly-i/|website=People|publisher=(Time Inc.)|access-date=July 10, 2016|date=July 23, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915000037/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2008/07/23/john-c-reilly-i/|archive-date=September 15, 2016|url-status=dead}}

Reilly practices transcendental meditation.{{cite web|title=John C. Reilly & Ben Jones – Stone Quackers|url=http://starrymag.com/john-c-reilly-ben-jones-stone-quackers/|website=Starrymag|access-date=January 26, 2017|date=February 27, 2015|quote=I practice transcendental meditation and he's a big proponent of that, so he's [David Lynch] a big inspiration in a lot of ways.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202064429/http://starrymag.com/john-c-reilly-ben-jones-stone-quackers/|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=This Week Around the Industry in Comedy Stories From Michael Ian Black, T.J. Miller, John C. Reilly and Moontower Comedy Festival (and more!)|url=http://theinterrobang.com/week-around-industry-comedy-stories-michael-ian-black-t-j-miller-john-c-reilly-moontower-comedy-festival/|website=The Interrobang|access-date=January 26, 2017|date=February 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202055541/http://theinterrobang.com/week-around-industry-comedy-stories-michael-ian-black-t-j-miller-john-c-reilly-moontower-comedy-festival/|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Clarke|first1=Kristyn|title=Interview: John C. Reilly And Ben Jones Discuss "Stone Quackers"|url=http://pcm-tv.com/news/2015/02/interview-john-c-reilly-and-ben-jones-discuss-stone-quackers/|website=PCM|access-date=January 26, 2017|date=February 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202071542/http://pcm-tv.com/news/2015/02/interview-john-c-reilly-and-ben-jones-discuss-stone-quackers/|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}