The fame and love of the audience brought John Hill the role of funny fat men in the films "SuperFathers", "Escape from Vegas", "The Wolf of Wall Street". He was twice nominated for an Oscar. Hill is equally organic in supporting and leading roles, which was noted by Martin Scorsese himself.
Biography: early years
John Hill was born on December 20, 1983 in Los Angeles. He has Jewish roots, and his real name is Feldstein. John was born into a creative family. My father moved in the music field, worked as an organizer of concert tours for the Guns N 'Roses group. Mother was a designer.
The parents decided to give their son a European education and sent him to England, where he studied at the private elementary boarding school "Brentwood School". Hill soon returned to the States and continued his studies at Crossroads School. She was in Santa Monica, California, where John's mother worked. According to Hill, it was there that his best childhood years passed.
As a teenager, he got into rap seriously. John wrote his own beats for six years and released them under the pseudonym Spindrome. In an interview, Hill stated that he was damn good at sampling. In the early 2000s, he plunged headlong into the underground.
After leaving school, John entered the prestigious Bard College and moved to the suburb of Annandale-on-Hudson. Soon he began writing small plays and humorous sketches, which he presented to the public on the stage of the then fashionable bar "Black and White" in the East Village. His performances were a success. Hill liked the attention and then he realized that he wanted to be an actor. Prior to that, he was "tossing" between directing, producing and writing scripts.
Hill decided to continue his studies at the private university "New School" in New York. Within its walls, he studied stage skills. After that, he studied acting at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
Career
Hill owes much of his appearance on the big screen to Dustin Hoffman. More precisely, his children, Rebbek and Jake, with whom he was close friends. They introduced John to their famous father. He helped Hill get to audition. Hill made his film debut in 2004. He played the role of Bret in the David Russell comedy Heartbreakers, in which Dustin Hoffman also took part.
At the time, Hill was overweight. Due to his characteristic appearance and bright film debut, directors began to offer him comedic roles. Soon John appeared in such high-profile films as:
- "The forty-year-old virgin";
- "Boy for Three";
- "Click: With a remote control for life";
- Evan Almighty;
- "A little pregnant";
- "We were accepted!"
For his role in the latest comedy, Hill was nominated for the prestigious Teen Choice Awards for the first time. And on the set of the film "A little pregnant" he made friends with the actor Seth Rogen, who played the main role. Subsequently, this acquaintance turned out to be very useful for Hill's career. At Seth's suggestion, he landed his first major role, starring in 2007's Superbad. The film was directed by Rogen's script, and John played a negligent schoolboy in it.
"Superbad" brought the creators box-office success, having paid off more than 8 times, and the actors - the audience's love. In addition to Hill, it stars young Emma Stone and Michael Cera. After this film, aspiring actors attracted the attention of Hollywood directors.
In 2010, Hill pulled out of the comedy The Hangover in Vegas by Todd Phillips in favor of the drama Cyrus. The actor explained his decision by his desire to try himself in a different role. John was afraid to remain hostage to the comedic image. It is noteworthy that Phillips was so eager to get Hill in his film that he invited him to choose any of the three main roles.
In the same year, Hill played in another comedy - "Escape from Vegas". Then Russell Brand joined him in the frame.
In parallel, he continued to act in dramas. In 2011, the picture "The Man Who Changed Everything" was released, where the main role went to Brad Pitt. He played the manager of the baseball team, and John played his assistant. Both actors were nominated for an Oscar.
A year later, Hill, along with Channing Tatum, took part in the filming of the film adaptation of the 80s series "21 Jump Street." In the Russian box office, the film was named "Macho and Botan". For the role of an undercover cop, John dropped 18 kg. He also co-wrote and executive produced the film.
In 2013, John came to worldwide fame. He starred with the legendary Martin Scorsese in The Wolf of Wall Street. Leonardo DiCaprio became his screen companion. For his role in this picture, Hill was nominated for an Oscar for the second time.
A year later, the second part of the film "Macho and Bro" was released, where John not only played a role, but also acted as a screenwriter again. This was followed by shooting in the drama "True Story" and the Coen brothers' comedy detective "Long Live Caesar!"
In parallel, Hill was engaged in the voice acting of cartoons. Characters in cartoons such as:
- Horton;
- "How to Train Your Dragon";
- "Megamind";
- Lego.
Personal life
John Hill is not married. At the dawn of his film career, he met with the youngest daughter of Dustin Hoffman - Alexandra. In 2008, the couple broke up and Hill began a relationship with Jordan Klein. Four years later, the actor began dating Erin Galpern. It was she who inspired him to a grandiose transformation of the body. In 2016, for the sake of the girl, John threw off more than 30 kg and turned from a clumsy fat man into a relief macho.
