Josh Radnor
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.jpg) Radnor in March 2010 |
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| Born | Joshua Thomas Radnor July 29, 1974 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, Film Director, Writer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Joshua Thomas "Josh" Radnor (born July 29, 1974) is an American actor, producer, director, and writer, best known for portraying the main character Ted Mosby on the popular, Emmy Award-winning CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, for which he has received worldwide fame and recognition.
He made his writing and directorial debut with the 2010 comedy-drama film happythankyoumoreplease, for which he won the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. He is currently producing his second film, entitled Liberal Arts, which he again wrote and directed.
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[edit] Early life
Radnor was born in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Alan Radnor, a medical malpractice lawyer, and Carol Radnor. He has two sisters, Melanie and Joanna. He grew up in Bexley, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, where he attended Jewish day schools (including the Columbus Torah Academy).[1] Radnor attended Bexley High School and later Kenyon College, where his school's theater department presented him with the Paul Newman Award, and he graduated with a B.A. in drama.[2] Radnor received his Master of Fine Arts degree in acting from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.[2][3]
[edit] Career
In 2001 Radnor was cast as the lead in The WB series Off Centre. However, the role was re-cast with Eddie Kaye Thomas before the first episode aired.[4] In 2002 he made his Broadway debut in the stage version of The Graduate, succeeding Jason Biggs, opposite Kathleen Turner and Alicia Silverstone. Since 2005, Radnor has starred in How I Met Your Mother, his biggest role to date. In July 2008, he starred opposite Jennifer Westfeldt in the premiere of the play Finks,[5] written by Joe Gilford and directed by Charlie Stratton for New York Stage and Film. Radnor made his directorial debut with the film happythankyoumoreplease, in which he was also the writer and star.[6] His second film Liberal Arts, starring Elizabeth Olsen, is currently in pre-production and due for release in 2012.[7]
[edit] Personal life
Radnor currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Radnor began dating actress Lindsay Price in August 2008; they first met a year and a half prior to that when Price guest-starred on How I Met Your Mother.[8] The couple split in November 2009.[9]
[edit] Film, television, and theatre credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Barney's Great Adventure | Extra (Uncredited) | |
| 2001 | Not Another Teen Movie | "Tour Guide"/"Teddy Bear | |
| 2004 | Everyday Life | Husband | Television film |
| 2010 | happythankyoumoreplease | Sam | Also director and writer |
| 2012 | Liberal Arts | Jesse Fisher | Pre-production, also writer and director |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Welcome to New York | Doug | Episode: "The Crier" |
| 2002 | Law & Order | Robert Kitson | Episode: "Access Nation" |
| 2002 | The Court | Dylan Hirsch | Episode: "Life Sentence" Episode: "Due Process" Episode: "Stay" |
| 2003 | ER | Keith | Episode: "The Advocate" |
| 2003 | Six Feet Under | Will Jaffe | Episode: "The Trap" |
| 2003 | Miss Match | Andrew | Episode: "I Got You Babe" |
| 2005 | Judging Amy | Justin Barr | Episode: "Too Little, Too Late" |
| 2005–present | How I Met Your Mother | Ted Mosby | Main Protagonist, 150 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "The Graduate" | Benjamin Braddock | Replacement (Jun 11, 2002 - Aug 18, 2002)[10] |
| 2004 | "The Paris Letter" | Sam Arlen/ Young Sandy | |
| 2011 | "She Loves Me" | Georg Nowack | [10] |
[edit] References
- ^ Spence, Rebecca (2008-03-12). "Radnor: Not Your Average TV Star". The Jewish Daily Forward. http://www.forward.com/articles/12901/. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
- ^ a b "Josh Radnor: How I Met Your Mother on CBS". http://www.cbs.com/primetime/how_i_met_your_mother/bio/josh_radnor/bio.php.
- ^ "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". 2011. http://gradacting.tisch.nyu.edu/object/ga_alumbios.html. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ^ "Josh Radnor Trivia — Josh Radnor Facts — Josh Radnor Notes". Tv.com. http://www.tv.com/josh-radnor/person/6249/trivia.html. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
- ^ Cotter, James (2008-07-26). "article". Times Herald. http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20080726/.[dead link]
- ^ Angelo, Megan. "How I Met Your City, the Real One," The New York Times, Sunday, February 27, 2011.
- ^ Kit, Borys (2011-03-23). "Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen Teaming for Indie 'Liberal Arts' (Exclusive)". The Holiday Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/josh-radnor-elizabeth-olsen-teaming-170621. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Josh Radnor and Lindsay Price Go Public with Romance". People. 2009-06-18. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20285949,00.html.
- ^ "Lindsay Price and Josh Radnor Split". People. 2009-11-11. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20319107,00.html.
- ^ a b "Josh Radnor". Internet Broadway Database. http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=99961. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
