Josh Brolin
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 Brolin at Flaunt Magazine's 9th Anniversary Bash and Holiday Toy Drive, December 2007 |
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| Born | Josh James Brolin February 12, 1968 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, stock trader |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse | Alice Adair (1988–1992; divorced) Diane Lane (2004–present) |
| Parents | James Brolin Jane Cameron Agee |
Josh James Brolin (pronounced /ˈbroʊlɨn/; born February 12, 1968)[1] is an American actor. He has acted in theater, film and television roles since 1985, and won acting awards for his roles in the films W., No Country for Old Men, Milk and True Grit.
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[edit] Early life
Brolin was born in Templeton, California, the son of Jane Cameron Agee, a wildlife activist who was a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, and actor James Brolin.[2][3] Brolin was raised on a California ranch with little exposure to his father's acting career.[4] His parents divorced when he was 16 and his stepmother is singer/actress Barbra Streisand. He became interested in acting after taking an improv acting class in high school.[4]
[edit] Career
Brolin started his career in TV movies and guest spots on TV shows before getting a more notable role as Brand Walsh in the Richard Donner-directed movie The Goonies (1985).[4] He was considered for the role of Tom Hanson in the series 21 Jump Street; he and Johnny Depp were the finalists for the role, and at that time the two became close and remained friends even after the role was ultimately awarded to Depp.[5][6] Brolin guest-starred in an episode of the show in its first season.[7]
Brolin implied that he turned away from film acting for years after the premiere of his second film, Thrashin', where he witnessed what he called "horrendous" acting on his part.[8] For several years, he appeared in stage roles in Rochester, New York, often alongside mentor and friend Anthony Zerbe. One of Brolin's more prominent roles early in his career was that of James "Wild Bill" Hickok in the ABC western TV series The Young Riders, which lasted three seasons (1989–92).[4] Two other TV series he was involved in include the Aaron Spelling production Winnetka Road (1994) and Mister Sterling (2003), both of which were cancelled after a few episodes.
Brolin's extensive film work consists of many villainous roles in recent films including Planet Terror (one of two feature-length segments of the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez collaboration Grindhouse), the Coen brothers' Academy Award-winning film No Country for Old Men, Gus van Sant's Milk, American Gangster, and Oliver Stone's Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.[4]
Brolin also starred in another Oliver Stone film in 2008 called W., a biopic about key events in the life of President George W. Bush.[4][9] Stone pursued an initially hesitant Brolin for the role. He said of his decision to cast Brolin in the leading role:[10]
It always seemed to me that he was the right person. Although classically handsome, I think he would consider himself a character actor first and foremost, and it was in this context that I thought of him as W. Josh certainly has star appeal and could be a leading man, but I don’t think he necessarily wants to be that. I think he really enjoys disappearing into a character.
Brolin received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Gus Van Sant's biopic Milk as city supervisor Dan White, who assassinated San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone.[11] He made news by wearing a White Knot to the Academy Awards ceremony to demonstrate solidarity with the marriage equality movement.[12] Brolin told an interviewer that costar Sean Penn, who portrayed Milk, decided to dispel any nerves the actors had about playing gay men by grabbing the bull by the horns. At the first cast dinner, which included castmates James Franco, Emile Hirsch and Diego Luna, Brolin said, "[Penn] walked right up and grabbed me and planted a huge one right on my lips."[10] Brolin has received critical acclaim for his performance and, in addition to his Oscar nomination, NYFCC and NBR Awards for Best Supporting Actor and a nomination for a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. He portrayed Jonah Hex in the film with the same name.[13]
In 2009, Brolin executive produced and performed in The People Speak a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States.[14]
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When he is not acting, Brolin is an active stock trader and is co-founder of the site MarketProbability.com.[15]
Brolin wrote and directed the short film "X", as his directorial debut. The film, about an inmate who escapes prison to reunite with his daughter and search for her murdered mother, was the opening film at the first annual Union City International Film Festival in Union City, New Jersey in December 2010.[16][17][18]
Josh Brolin was cast to play a younger Agent Kay in the upcoming Men in Black 3 set for release in May 2012.[[1]][[2]]
[edit] Personal life
[edit] Marriages and family
Brolin was married to actress Alice Adair from 1988 to 1992;[19] they have two children, Trevor Mansur (b. 26 June 1988) and Eden (b. 1992). He was engaged to actress Minnie Driver for six months.[19] He has been married to actress Diane Lane since August 15, 2004.[20]
[edit] Legal issues
On December 20, 2004, Brolin's wife, Diane Lane called the police after an altercation with Brolin and he was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. Lane declined to press charges and the couple's spokesperson characterized the incident as a misunderstanding.[21]
On July 12, 2008, Brolin was arrested, along with actor Jeffrey Wright and five other crew members of W., after an altercation at the Stray Cat Bar in Shreveport, Louisiana. Brolin was released after posting a cash bond of US$334.[22][23] When talking of his arrest, Brolin said to a reporter, "It was nice to be in jail knowing that I hadn’t done anything wrong. And it was maddening to be in jail knowing that I hadn’t done anything wrong."[10] Charges against all seven men were later dropped by Shreveport prosecutors.[24]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] References
- ^ Screen World 2003, By John Willis, Barry Monush. Published by Hal Leonard Corporation, 2004. ISBN 1557835284, 9781557835284
- ^ Pfefferman, Naomi (2009-02-09). "Josh Brolin Mines Emotional Depths". The Jewish Journal. http://www.jewishjournal.com/oscars/article/joshbrolin_200902191/. Retrieved 2009-02-19.[dead link]
- ^ Barnes, Michael; Elizabeth Peterman (2007-11-15). "Josh Brolin is everywhere these days, including Austin". Austin 360. http://www.austin360.com/movies/content/movies/stories/2007/11/1117brolin.html. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
- ^ a b c d e f Stated on Inside the Actors Studio, 2008
- ^ Entertainment News | Celebrity Gossip | Celebrity Pictures | Starpulse.com
- ^ Mair, George (1997). "21 Jump Street". The Barry Diller Story: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Entertainment Mogul. John Wiley and Sons. p. 148. ISBN 9780471299486.
- ^ "My Future's so Bright, I got to Wear Shades". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/21-jump-street/my-futures-so-bright-i-gotta-wear-shades/episode/88464/summary.html. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ^ Hirschberg, Lynn (2010-02-26). "Tough Enough". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/t-magazine/02well-cover.html. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ "RTÉ.ie Entertainment: Stone and Brolin to make Bush biopic". Rte.ie. 2008-01-21. http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0121/stoneo.html. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
- ^ a b c Kevin West (October 2008). Josh Brolin. W magazine. http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/2008/10/josh_brolin?currentPage=1. Retrieved 2008-11-19
- ^ www.imdb.com Josh Brolin page
- ^ Finke, Nikki (2009-02-24). "White Knot Oscars and Spirit Awards Lists". Deadlinehollywooddaily.com. http://www.deadline.com/2009/02/white-knot-oscars-and-spirit-awards-lists/. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ^ "A New Look at Josh Brolin in 'Jonah Hex'". Bloody-disgusting.com. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19860. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
- ^ "Credits". The People Speak. http://www.thepeoplespeak.com/pages/credits/. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
- ^ Sam Allis (2007-11-04). "Josh Brolin is more than just a familiar face". Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2007/11/04/josh_brolin_is_more_than_just_a_familiar_face/. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ^ "UC International Film Festival to be held this weekend", The Union City Reporter, November 28, 2010, Page 4
- ^ Mestanza, Jean-Pierre. "Brolin film screening at festival", Hudson Dispatch Weekly, November 25, 2010, Page 8
- ^ "UNION CITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TO OPEN WITH JOSH BROLIN’S ACCLAIMED SHORT FILM 'X'" NecioTV, November 18, 2010
- ^ a b Stephen Rebello (October 2010). "Playboy Interview: Josh Brolin". Playboy.
- ^ Schneller, Johanna (January 2005). "Changing Lane". In Style.
- ^ "New York Crime Headlines and Articles". NY Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime_file/story/263757p-225852c.html. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
- ^ "Actor Brolin arrested after fight". BBC News. July 14, 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7504772.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ "Brolin, Wright, others in film crew arrested". Associated Press. July 13, 2008. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jaO9-M1rYgh5SrfggAL-ASndrUBAD91SN3KG0. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ Attorney says charges against Brolin to be dropped Yahoo News, January 6, 2009
- ^ Josh Brolin Scores Touchdown with 'The Tillman Story' Narration on accessAtlanta
[edit] External links
- Josh Brolin at the Internet Movie Database
- Josh Brolin at AllRovi
- The People Speak at the Internet Movie Database
- 'The People Speak'
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