Marisa Tomei: 10 Things You Don’t Know About Spider-Man’s Aunt May
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Marisa Tomei — who caught the world's attention with her Oscar-winning turn in 1992's "My Cousin Vinny" and has a key role in the summer blockbuster "Spider-Man: Homecoming" — has a few surprising secrets in The National ENQUIRER files!
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1: Marisa was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1964 and was drawn to acting after her parents began bringing her to Broadway shows.
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2: She dropped out of college to join CBS soap "As the World Turns" as Marcy Thompson, who she calls “the only person on a soap opera never to have been kissed.”
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3: Still happily single, she said in 2009, “I’m not that big a fan of marriage as an institution.”
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4: She was cast in "The Cosby Show" spin-off "A Different World" alongside Dawnn Lewis and Lisa Bonet, appearing in only the first season.
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5: Marisa and co-star Lisa were roommates on "A Different World" — and in real life.
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6: She’s godmother to Lisa and Lenny Kravitz’s daughter, "Big Little Lies" actress Zoë Kravitz, who was born in 1988.
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7: After she won the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for 1992’s "My Cousin Vinny," rumors swirled that Jack Palance had read the wrong name.
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8: Marisa made a guest appearance as herself on a two-part episode of "Seinfeld" in 1996 in which George Costanza tries to get a date with her.
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9: She was horrified to learn her character in "Spider-Man," Aunt May to Tom Holland's Peter "Spider-Man" Parker, had been played by much older actresses. “But then I thought, ‘I’m just going to go with it.’”
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10: In 2016, her parents sued neighbor Sean Lennon for $10 million to get him to cut down a tree undermining their Manhattan townhouse.
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Marisa Tomei — who caught the world's attention with her Oscar-winning turn in 1992's "My Cousin Vinny" and has a key role in the summer blockbuster "Spider-Man: Homecoming" — has a few surprising secrets in The National ENQUIRER files!
Photo credit: Getty Images
1: Marisa was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1964 and was drawn to acting after her parents began bringing her to Broadway shows.
Photo credit: Getty Images
2: She dropped out of college to join CBS soap "As the World Turns" as Marcy Thompson, who she calls “the only person on a soap opera never to have been kissed.”
Photo credit: Files
3: Still happily single, she said in 2009, “I’m not that big a fan of marriage as an institution.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
4: She was cast in "The Cosby Show" spin-off "A Different World" alongside Dawnn Lewis and Lisa Bonet, appearing in only the first season.
Photo credit: Getty Images
5: Marisa and co-star Lisa were roommates on "A Different World" — and in real life.
Photo credit: Getty Images
6: She’s godmother to Lisa and Lenny Kravitz’s daughter, "Big Little Lies" actress Zoë Kravitz, who was born in 1988.
Photo credit: Getty Images
7: After she won the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for 1992’s "My Cousin Vinny," rumors swirled that Jack Palance had read the wrong name.
Photo credit: Getty Images
8: Marisa made a guest appearance as herself on a two-part episode of "Seinfeld" in 1996 in which George Costanza tries to get a date with her.
Photo credit: Files
9: She was horrified to learn her character in "Spider-Man," Aunt May to Tom Holland's Peter "Spider-Man" Parker, had been played by much older actresses. “But then I thought, ‘I’m just going to go with it.’”
Photo credit: Getty Images
10: In 2016, her parents sued neighbor Sean Lennon for $10 million to get him to cut down a tree undermining their Manhattan townhouse.
Photo credit: Getty Images
