Josh Hartnett - Who is this talented and good-looking young actor? Where did he come from? Here’s the answer!

Joshua Daniel Hartnett was born in in St. Paul, Minnesota? on July 21st, 1978 (star sign cancer), he was raised in St. Paul. He is the oldest of four siblings, he got one sister called Jessica and two brothers, Jake and Joe.Josh attended Nativity of Our Lord School then went on to Creitin Derham Hall. He liked to play football in High School, but injuries forced him to quit.

During his time in high school he had a job in a video store. That's how he fell in love with movies. When Josh's dad realized his son wanted become an actor he sat him down to watch old movies. One movie star Josh idolizes is the late Jimmy Stewart, he also idolizes Ethan Hawke. His favorite actress is Gwyneth Paltrow. Josh’s aunt "coerced" (his own words) him into auditioning for an acting company.In 1996 Josh graduated from South High School. Josh had already performed on many local stages, including Children's Theater Company, Youth Performance Company and stepping Stone Theater. He also took part in National commercials, one of his first jobs was in a Northwest Airlines commercial.

Then he went to New York to study acting at SUNY. Josh was kicked out of theater school for protesting its policies, you can read his statement on it in the Cracker-Interview.He moved to California to start his acting career. Finally he was successful, he landed a part on the short-lived TV-series Cracker, he had to play a troubled kid. In the following year he got a role in Halloween H20 which he followed up with a role in The Faculty, his popularity increased. He also modelled in a Tommy Hilfinger campaign with some Faculty co-stars. In 1999 he was chosen as one of Teen People Magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21".

Now Josh wanted to distance himself from the horror genre he took part in The Virgin Suicides and Here on Earth. With his role in Pearl Harbor Josh became really famous. Black Hawk Down, 40 Days and 40 Nights and other movies followed. Josh is not a typical Hollywood star, he always emphasizes, that he is just a normal person. So maybe that is the reason why he took a break of filming in 2001. In 2003 he starred in Hollywood Homicide. At the moment he has three new projects, for more infos on upcomig Josh Hartnett movies read our filmography.

In addition to acting, Josh enjoys visual arts, baseball, basketball, football and hockey. He likes to spend time with his family in St.Pauls. He also does some charity work, for example for Corner House. His favorite music is Jazz and Blues. His favorite color is blue, his favorite food pizza.

For more infos read this books: The Josh Hartnett Album & Josh Harttnett - American Idol

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