Josh Radnor
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| Born | Joshua Radnor July 29, 1974 Bexley, Ohio, USA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Joshua "Josh" Radnor (born July 29, 1974) is an American actor who is best-known for playing the main character Ted Mosby on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.
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[edit] Personal life
Radnor was born in Bexley, Ohio, the son of Alan Radnor, a lawyer. He grew up in Bexley, a suburb of Columbus, where he attended Jewish day schools (including the Columbus Torah Academy) and summer camps.[1] Radnor graduated from Bexley High School and attended Kenyon College, where his school's theater department presented him with the Paul Newman Award, named for the school's most famous alumnus.[2] Radnor received his master of fine arts degree in acting from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.[2]
Radnor lives in Los Angeles. In August 2008, he started dating actress Lindsay Price who starred in the canceled television show, Lipstick Jungle and the Fall 2009 series Eastwick.[3][4] Their relationship ended after 14 months together.[5]
[edit] Career
In 2001 Radnor was originally cast as the lead in The WB series Off Centre, but the role eventually went to Eddie Kaye Thomas.[6] In 2002 he made his Broadway debut in the stage version of The Graduate, succeeding Jason Biggs, opposite Kathleen Turner and Alicia Silverstone. From 2005 to present 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,[7] written by Joe Gilford and directed by Charlie Stratton for New York Stage and Film.
[edit] Filmography
- How I Met Your Mother (2005 - Present) - Ted Mosby
- The Court (2002) - Dylan Hirsch
- Not Another Teen Movie (2001) - Tour Guide
- Can't Hardly Wait (1998) - uncredited person at party
- Band of Brothers (TV miniseries) - as a soldier from supply
[edit] Notable television guest appearances
- Judging Amy - Justin Barr
- Miss Match - Andrew
- Six Feet Under (TV series) - Will Jaffe
- ER - Keith
- Family Guy - Himself
- Law & Order - Robert Kitson
- Welcome to New York - Doug
- George Lopez - Lonnie
[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.
- ^ Gibson, Christina (2009-01-21). "New Couples Celebrate New President in Hollywood". E!. http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/hwood_party_girl/b80018_new_couples_celebrate_new_president_in.html. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1402376/
- ^ "Lindsay Price and Josh Radnor Split". American Superstar Magazine. 2009-11-11. http://www.americansuperstarmag.com/news/lindsay-price-and-josh-radnor-split. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ "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]
