Marisa Tomei - Biography

Last Editor: spicyminx30				Marisa Tomei Biography -   Name : Marisa Tomei Birth Date : December 4, 1964 Birth Place : Brooklyn, New York Height : 5' 6 Education : Boston University for one year Edward R. Murrow High School, Brooklyn, New York Nationality : American Relationship : Dana Ashbrook (actor) Profession : Actress Claim to fame : as Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinny (1993)

Marisa Tomei Trivia -

Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 43. Attended Boston University. Attended Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, New York. Her brother, Adam Tomei, and Darren Aronofsky also attended this high school. Older sister of actor Adam Tomei. Has a tattoo of the Egyptian Eye of Ra (protection, good luck abundance) on her right foot. In 2003, she played the title role in a revival of Oscar Wilde's "Salome" in an Actors Studio production, directed by Estelle Parsons, on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre; co-stars included Al Pacino, Dianne Wiest, and David Strathairn. She is of Italian descent Before the 1993 Oscar ceremony, she told "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) that her biggest fear was that she would trip on the steps on her way to the stage. She did. Revealed to Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show" (1996) that she sometimes travels under an Italian passport. (Oct 2004) No relation to Concetta Tomei. Has dual citizenship between America and Italy. She sometimes travels under the Italian passport. Her mother was an English teacher at Cavallaro Junior High School in Brooklyn, New York. Attended Mark Twain JHS for the Gifted & Talented Auditioned for the role of "Dorothy Boyd" in Jerry Maguire (1996). In the early 1990s, she had a relationship with Robert Downey, Jr. (her co-star in Chaplin and Only You). In 1999, she was with actor Dana Ashbrook and had a relationship with Frank Pugliese. She (as of 2009) now dates actor Logan Marshall Green, who is twelve years her junior. Has never starred in a sequel or a prequel to a film. One of People Magazine's Most Beautiful People 2009.

Marisa Tomei Detailed Biography -

Marisa was born in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, on December 4,1964 to trial lawyer Gary A. Tomei and his wife Patricia, an English teacher. Marisa wanted to be an archeologist, however, at the age of 12 she saw the play "Chorus Line" and found the magic of the theatre. During her junior high school years she studied acting and dancing, and in the summers performed in plays at the Golden Bridge Colony in upstate New York. She attended and graduated from Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, New York. Marisa attended Boston University, and during the summer had a six week career as a waitress. Her father wanted her to return to college, but a friend encouraged her to continue acting. Marisa proceeded with a small role in the movie "The Flamingo Kid", which amounted to only several lines. Tomei began her career on television, with roles on As the World Turns (1983–85) and A Different World (1987–88). Her major stage debut was in the play 'Daughters', which won her a Theatre World Award. Her next accomplishment was in the Off-Broadway play 'Beirut', which won her a Dramalogue Award. She starred in the Afterschool Special, "Supermom's Daughter", which won an Emmy Award. She was in the movie Oscar with Sylvester Stallone. She had a small role in Chaplin, with Robert Downey Jr. Marisa's big break came in when she co-starred as Joe Pesci's hilariously foul-mouthed girlfriend in "My Cousin Vinny", a performance that won her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. She was in the movie Untamed Heart, which won her and co-star Christian Slater an MTV-movie award for best movie kiss. The next movie she was in was The Paper with Michael Keaton. The next movie she starred in was Only You, with Robert Downey Jr. She guest-hosted Saturday Night Live on Oct.1st,1994 - seven years to the day after her first Different World appearance. Her next movie,which she had to gain 18 pounds for was The Perez Family.