Tobias Vincent Maguire was born in Santa Monica, California. His parents were 18 and 20, and not yet married when he was born. His mother, Wendy (Brown), did advertising, publicity, and acting in Hollywood for years as she coached and managed Tobey. His father, Vincent Maguire, was a cook and an occasional construction worker. Tobey did not finish high school in order to pursue and focus on acting roles, but did end up getting his GED. He acted in several commercials (he was a model dancer for Nordstrom by age
