Marisa Tomei; who is she, did she really win a fake Oscar, who dated her, and how is Christian Slater involved? Let’s take a trip down memory lane.
Marisa Tomei has been a part of Hollywood since the early 1980s. She leapt into stardom with her breakout role in the television show A Different World (The Cosby Show spinoff) in 1987. Throughout her successful career, Tomei has stepped into the shoes of various kinds of characters, showing her ability to be a sort of chameleon in the industry. There was a time there that she took a little bit of a breather from major roles but has since come back with a vengeance.
Marisa has won an Academy Award for her role in My Cousin Vinny, and has been nominated for Academy Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTA’s and SAG’s for films like The Wrestler, In The Bedroom, and The Big Short. Marisa is able to transform on screen to become the very character she is set to portray. On her role that won her the Oscar, famed critic Vincent Canby stated, “Ms. Tomei gives every indication of being a fine comedian, whether towering over Mr. Pesci and trying to look small, or arguing about a leaky faucet in terms that demonstrate her knowledge of plumbing. Mona Lisa is also a first-rate auto mechanic, which comes in handy in the untying of the knotted story.”
Tomei has been praised for her acting chops as well as her beauty. She has been named on many lists for most beautiful of that year, as well as known to many as one very good looking woman! Marisa is also politically vocal about her endorsements. She is known to be a liberal and is against labeling any form of gender roles in society. Marisa is also famously unmarried and without children and has spoken out about the fact that she doesn’t think it necessary in her life.
[post_page_title]Before the lovers: who is Marisa Tomei?[/post_page_title]
Marissa was born and raised in the neighborhood of Midwood, Brooklyn, New York. It was during her years in Brooklyn that she fell in love with the stage as her parents took her to Broadway shows and other theater events. It was in high school that she got her first chance at acting with her school’s production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Once she got the acting bug, there was no moving past it.
