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'''Joshua David Duhamel''' (pronounced {{IPA|/duh-MEL/}}; born [[November 14]], [[1972]]) is a [[Daytime Emmy Awards|Daytime Emmy Award]]-winning [[United States|American]] actor and former male fashion model, perhaps best known for his roles in both [[soap opera]] and [[television]].
'''Joshua David Duhamel''' (pronounced ''duh-MEL''; born November 14, 1972) is a [[Daytime Emmy Awards|Daytime Emmy Award]]-winning [[United States|American]] actor and former [[fashion model]]. He first achieved acting success in 1999 as [[Leo du Pres]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[All My Children]]'' and later as the chief of security, [[Danny McCoy#Cast and characters|Danny McCoy]], on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]''. He is also well known for his role as one of the protagonists, Captain William Lennox, in the box office hit ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''.

He first achieved acting success as [[Leo du Pres]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[All My Children]]'' (a role he originated in 1999) and later as [[James Caan]]'s young security guard officer and Head of Surveillance and Security, [[Danny McCoy#Cast and characters|Danny McCoy]], on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]''.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life===
===Early life===
Duhamel was born in [[Minot, North Dakota]], the son of Bonnie, a physical education teacher, and Larry David Duhamel, an advertising salesman. His parents divorced during his youth, and while he remains close to both, he grew up with his mother<ref>{{cite web|last=Hatty|first=Michele|url=http://www.usaweekend.com/05_issues/050206/050206josh_duhamel.html|title=Meet up-and-comer Josh Duhamel|publisher=[[USA Weekend]]|date=2005-02-06}} ''USA Weekend.com''</ref> and his younger sisters Ashlee, Mckenzee and Kassidy. Duhamel attended [[Minot State University]], earning a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[Biology]], with the intention of attending dental school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/Las_Vegas/bios/josh_duhamel.shtml|title=NBC.com - Las Vegas - Bios|publisher=[[NBC]]}} ''NBC.com''</ref> He also played on the university's football team, as a quarterback.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hatty|first=Michele|url=http://www.usaweekend.com/05_issues/050206/050206josh_duhamel.html|title=Meet up-and-comer Josh Duhamel|publisher=[[USA Weekend]]|date=2005-02-06}} ''USA Weekend.com''</ref>
Duhamel was born in [[Minot, North Dakota|Minot]], [[North Dakota]], the son of Bonnie, a physical education teacher, and Larry David Duhamel, an advertising salesman.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|title=Josh Duhamel Biography (1972–|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/64/Josh-Duhamel.html|accessdate=2008-09-20}} ''FilmReference.com''</ref> His parents divorced during his youth, and while he remains close to both, he grew up with his mother<ref name=USAWeekend>{{cite web|last=Hatty|first=Michele|title=Meet up-and-comer Josh Duhamel|date=2005-02-06|url=http://www.usaweekend.com/05_issues/050206/050206josh_duhamel.html|accessdate=2008-09-20}} ''[[USA Weekend]].com''</ref> and his younger sisters Ashlee, Mckenzee and Kassidy. Duhamel attended [[Minot State University]] and participated on the [[Minot State Beavers football|university's football team]] as the quarterback,<ref name=USAWeekend/>. He intended on attending dental school<ref name=NBC>{{cite web|title=NBC.com - Las Vegas - Bios|url=http://www.nbc.com/Las_Vegas/bios/josh_duhamel.shtml|accessdate=2008-09-20}} ''[[NBC]].com''</ref> but dropped out one-and-a-half credits shy of his degree.<ref name="People">{{cite web|title=Josh Duhamel Biography|url=http://www.people.com/people/josh_duhamel/biography|accessdate=2008-09-20}}</ref>


===Career===
===Career===
Duhamel has stated, "After college, I followed an ex-girlfriend to northern California, did a bunch of odd jobs and then sort of fell into modeling."<ref name=USAWeekend/> He won the title of Male Model of the Year in an IMTA (International Modeling and Talent Association) modeling competition in 1997<ref name=IMTA>{{cite web|title=IMTA Alum Josh Duhamel Transforms Into Action Hero|date=2007-07-02|url=http://www.imta.com/pressDetail.aspx?type=joshduhamel070207|accessdate=2008-09-20}} ''[[IMTA]].com''</ref> (his first runner-up was actor [[Ashton Kutcher]]<ref name=JoshAshton>{{cite web|title=Josh Duhamel: People.com|url=http://www.people.com/people/josh_duhamel|accessdate=2008-09-20}} ''[[People (magazine)|People]].com''</ref>).
Prior to his major success, Duhamel had won an [[International Modeling and Talent Association|IMTA]] modeling contest (his first runner-up was [[Ashton Kutcher]]). He got a huge role in 1999 when he won the role of [[Leo du Pres]], a charming schemer, on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[soap opera]] ''[[All My Children]]''. His work on the show, especially his character's [[Leo du Pres and Greenlee Smythe|pairing]] with [[Rebecca Budig]]'s [[Greenlee Smythe]], garnered critical acclaim. Duhamel often referred to Rebecca Budig as "Little Budig". In 2002, Duhamel earned a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] nomination for Specian Fan Award for America's Favorite Couple shared with Budig, and won a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Leo du Pres. Later that year, Duhamel opted to leave ''All My Children'' to pursue other acting opportunities.


Duhamel began his acting career as an [[extra (actor)|extra]] in the [[music video]]s for [[Donna Summer]]'s song, "I Will Go With You ([[Con te partirò]])" in 1998 and [[Christina Aguilera]]'s song, "[[Genie in a Bottle]]" in 1999.<ref name=USAWeekend/> Later that year, he won the role of [[Leo du Pres]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[soap opera]] ''[[All My Children]]''. His work on the show, especially his character's [[Leo du Pres and Greenlee Smythe|pairing]] with [[Greenlee Smythe]] (portrayed by actor [[Rebecca Budig]]), garnered critical acclaim. In 2002, Duhamel earned a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] nomination for the Special Fan Award for America's Favorite Couple, shared with Budig, and won a Daytime Emmy Award for [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor]] for his portrayal of Leo du Pres.<ref>{{cite web|title=The 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/soapcentral/awards/emmys/2001.php|accessdate=2008-09-20}} ''Soapcentral.com''</ref> Duhamel opted to leave ''All My Children'' in 2002 to pursue other acting opportunities.
In 2003, Duhamel landed a prime time role on the [[NBC]] show ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]'' playing casino security agent, Danny McCoy. He succeeded [[James Caan]] as president of the Montecito after Caan departed at the end of the fourth season. Duhamel has also played the character on ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'' in a [[Fictional crossover|crossover]] arc. Duhamel has appeared on the big screen, landing roles in films such as 2004's ''[[Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!]]'' and the recent ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''.

In 2003, Duhamel landed a prime time role on the [[NBC]] show ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]'', playing [[Montecito Casino]] security agent, Danny McCoy. He succeeded [[James Caan]] as president of the Montecito after Caan departed at the end of the fourth season. The series was cancelled in 2008.

Duhamel made his big-screen acting debut in 2004's ''[[Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!]]'' and continued on to star in the [[thriller (genre)|thriller]] ''[[Turistas]]'' (2006). After watching an episode of ''Las Vegas'' in which Duhamel's character had just returned from the war in Iraq, [[film director|director]]/[[film producer|producer]] [[Steven Spielberg]] handpicked him for the role of Captain William Lennox in 2007's summer [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]] film ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''<ref name=IMTA/> (a film which Spielberg was the [[executive producer#Motion Pictures|executive producer]]). Duhamel will reprise the role for the sequel, ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', scheduled for release on June 26, 2009.<ref name=Variety>{{cite web|title='Transformers' sequel sets 2009 date|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117972852.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|date=2007-09-26|accessdate=2008-09-20}} ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''</ref>


===Personal life===
===Personal life===
In January 2004, Duhamel was engaged to his girlfriend of several years, fashion model Kristy Pierce, although they broke off their engagement soon after. He is now in a relationship with Stacy "[[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]]" Ferguson, who is a singer in the band [[The Black Eyed Peas]]. They met, and began dating, in September 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20043023,00.html|title=Josh Duhamel Reveals His Pick-Up Line on Fergie|publisher=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=2007-06-19}} ''People.com''</ref> when she and her band appeared on Duhamel's show ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]'' (in an episode titled "Montecito Lancers", which aired on November 1, 2004). Duhamel and Ferguson have recently purchased a house together.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19309856|title=Duhamel is hot, but he calls Fergie bigger star|publisher=[[MSNBC |MSNBC]]|date=2007-06-19}} ''MSNBC.com''</ref>
In 2004, Duhamel was engaged to his girlfriend of several years, fashion model Kristy Pierce, whom he met on a photo shoot. They broke off their engagement months shy of their wedding.<ref name=People/> He is now engaged to Stacy "[[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]]" Ferguson,<ref name=Engagement>{{cite web|title=Actor Josh Duhamel, Fergie Engaged|date=2007-12-26|url=http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=290135&gt1=7702|accessdate=2008-09-20}} ''[[MSN]].com''</ref> who is a singer in the band [[The Black Eyed Peas]]. They met, and began dating, in September 2004<ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Duhamel Reveals His Pick-Up Line on Fergie|date=2007-06-19|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20043023,00.html|accessdate=2008-09-20}} ''[[People (magazine)|People]].com''</ref> when she and her band appeared on Duhamel's show ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]'' (in an episode titled "Montecito Lancers", which aired on November 1, 2004). Duhamel and Ferguson reside in [[Brentwood, Los Angeles, California|Brentwood]], [[California]]<ref name="STLtoday">{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/stories.nsf/peopleinthenews/story/6ADC5F2451B51CFF862574AB00062B48?OpenDocument|title=Fergie tries to find balance in her chaotic life|last=Henerson|first=Evan|date=2008-08-21|accessdate=2008-09-20}} ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch|STLToday]]''</ref> in a house that they purchased together in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Duhamel is hot, but he calls Fergie bigger star|date=2007-06-19|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19309856|accessdate=2008-09-20}} ''[[MSNBC]].com''</ref>


Duhamel branched into entrepreneurship in 2005 by opening a restaurant with three other people, "10 North Main", in the downtown section of his hometown of Minot, North Dakota.<ref name=10NorthMain>{{cite web|title=About 10 North Main|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=10+north+main|accessdate=2008-09-20}} ''10 North Main''</ref>
Duhamel currently lives in [[Brentwood, Los Angeles, California|Brentwood]]. He enjoys [[basketball]], [[american football|football]], [[skiing]] and [[golf]]. Duhamel has also branched into entrepreneurship, opening a restaurant, ''10 North Main'', in his hometown.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

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===Film===
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"

! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
{| border="2" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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! width="75"|Year
! width="205"|Film
! width="170"|Role
|-
|-
| 2002
| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[The Picture of Dorian Gray]]'' || Dorian Gray ||
| ''[[Adaptations of The Picture of Dorian Gray|The Picture of Dorian Gray]]''
| Dorian Gray
|-
|-
| 2004
| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!]]'' || Tad Hamilton||
| ''[[Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!]]''
| Tad Hamilton
|-
|-
| 2006
| [[2006 in film|2006]] || ''[[Turistas]] || Alex ||
| ''[[Turistas]]''
|-
| Alex
| [[2007 in film|2007]] || ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' ||Cpt. William Lennox||
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''
| Captain William Lennox
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| ''[[When in Rome (2009 film)|When in Rome]]''
| Nick Beamon
|-
| ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''
| Captain William Lennox
|}
|}


===Television===
==Awards and nominations==
'''Daytime Emmy Awards'''
*Nominated for Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, ''All My Children'' (2003)
*'''Won Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, ''All My Children'' (2002)'''
*Nominated for Special Fan Award (not associated with The Emmy Awards): America's Favorite Couple (shared with [[Rebecca Budig]]), ''All My Children'' (2002)
*Nominated for Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, ''All My Children'' (2001)


{| border="2" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
'''Soap Opera Digest Awards'''
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
*Nominated for Soap Opera Digest Award: Outstanding Younger Lead Actor, ''All My Children'' (2001)
! width="75"|Year
! width="205"|Title
! width="170"|Role
|-
| 1999-2002
| ''[[All My Children]]''
| Leo du Pres
|-
| 2003-2008
| ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]''
| Danny McCoy
|-
|}


==Awards and nominations==
'''Teen Choice Awards'''
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
*Nominated for Teen Choice Award: Choice Movie Actor - Horror/Thriller, ''Turistas'' (2007)
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
*Nominated for Teen Choice Award: Choice Movie Rumble, ''Transformers'' (Captain Lennox vs. Blackout) (2007)
! Year || Award || Category || Film/TV Show || Result
*Nominated for Teen Choice Award: Choice Male Hottie (2007)
|-
*Nominated for Teen Choice Award: Choice Breakout Movie Star - Male, ''Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!'' (2004)
| rowspan="2" | 2001 || [[Daytime Emmy Award]] || [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] || rowspan="5" | ''[[All My Children]]'' || {{award-nom}}
*Nominated for Teen Choice Award: Choice Movie Liar, ''Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!'' (2004)
|-
*Nominated for Teen Choice Award: Choice TV Actor - Drama/Action Adventure, ''Las Vegas'' (2004)
| Soap Opera Digest Award || Outstanding Younger Lead Actor || {{award-nom}}
*Nominated for Teen Choice Award: Choice Breakout TV Star - Male, ''Las Vegas'' (2004)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002 || rowspan="2" | Daytime Emmy Award || Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series || {{award-won}}
|-
| Special Fan Award: America's Favorite Couple<br><small>Shared with [[Rebecca Budig]]<br>Not associated with the Daytime Emmy Awards</small> || {{award-nom}}
|-
| 2003 || Daytime Emmy Award || Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series || {{award-nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2004 || rowspan="4" | [[Teen Choice Award]] || Choice Movie Breakout Star – Male || rowspan="2" | ''[[Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!]]'' || {{award-nom}}
|-
| Choice Movie Liar || {{award-nom}}
|-
| Choice Breakout TV Star – Male || rowspan="2" | ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]'' || {{award-nom}}
|-
| Choice TV Actor – Drama/Action Adventure || {{award-nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007 || rowspan="2" | Teen Choice Award || Choice Movie Actor: Horror/Thriller || ''[[Turistas]]'' || {{award-nom}}
|-
| Choice Movie: Rumble<br><small>Captain Lennox vs. Blackout</small> || ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' || {{award-nom}}
|-
|align="center" colspan=5| {{small|(Source: [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0241049/awards IMDb.com])}}
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Leo du Pres and Greenlee Smythe]]
*[[Leo du Pres and Greenlee Smythe]]
*[[Supercouple]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://joshduhamelweb.com Josh Duhamel Web], your source for the latest news, media, and coverage of Josh.
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* [http://www.goodfoodnicedrinks.com 10 North Main], Josh Duhamel's restaurant
*[http://www.goodfoodnicedrinks.com 10 North Main], Josh Duhamel's restaurant

{{Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor 2000-2009}}


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Revision as of 10:36, 13 October 2008

Josh Duhamel
Photographed by Jerry Avenaim 2006
Born
Joshua David Duhamel
OccupationActor
PartnerStacy "Fergie" Ferguson

Joshua David Duhamel (pronounced duh-MEL; born November 14, 1972) is a Daytime Emmy Award-winning American actor and former fashion model. He first achieved acting success in 1999 as Leo du Pres on ABC's All My Children and later as the chief of security, Danny McCoy, on NBC's Las Vegas. He is also well known for his role as one of the protagonists, Captain William Lennox, in the box office hit Transformers.

Biography

Early life

Duhamel was born in Minot, North Dakota, the son of Bonnie, a physical education teacher, and Larry David Duhamel, an advertising salesman.[1] His parents divorced during his youth, and while he remains close to both, he grew up with his mother[2] and his younger sisters Ashlee, Mckenzee and Kassidy. Duhamel attended Minot State University and participated on the university's football team as the quarterback,[2]. He intended on attending dental school[3] but dropped out one-and-a-half credits shy of his degree.[4]

Career

Duhamel has stated, "After college, I followed an ex-girlfriend to northern California, did a bunch of odd jobs and then sort of fell into modeling."[2] He won the title of Male Model of the Year in an IMTA (International Modeling and Talent Association) modeling competition in 1997[5] (his first runner-up was actor Ashton Kutcher[6]).

Duhamel began his acting career as an extra in the music videos for Donna Summer's song, "I Will Go With You (Con te partirò)" in 1998 and Christina Aguilera's song, "Genie in a Bottle" in 1999.[2] Later that year, he won the role of Leo du Pres on the ABC soap opera All My Children. His work on the show, especially his character's pairing with Greenlee Smythe (portrayed by actor Rebecca Budig), garnered critical acclaim. In 2002, Duhamel earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for the Special Fan Award for America's Favorite Couple, shared with Budig, and won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Leo du Pres.[7] Duhamel opted to leave All My Children in 2002 to pursue other acting opportunities.

In 2003, Duhamel landed a prime time role on the NBC show Las Vegas, playing Montecito Casino security agent, Danny McCoy. He succeeded James Caan as president of the Montecito after Caan departed at the end of the fourth season. The series was cancelled in 2008.

Duhamel made his big-screen acting debut in 2004's Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! and continued on to star in the thriller Turistas (2006). After watching an episode of Las Vegas in which Duhamel's character had just returned from the war in Iraq, director/producer Steven Spielberg handpicked him for the role of Captain William Lennox in 2007's summer blockbuster film Transformers[5] (a film which Spielberg was the executive producer). Duhamel will reprise the role for the sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, scheduled for release on June 26, 2009.[8]

Personal life

In 2004, Duhamel was engaged to his girlfriend of several years, fashion model Kristy Pierce, whom he met on a photo shoot. They broke off their engagement months shy of their wedding.[4] He is now engaged to Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson,[9] who is a singer in the band The Black Eyed Peas. They met, and began dating, in September 2004[10] when she and her band appeared on Duhamel's show Las Vegas (in an episode titled "Montecito Lancers", which aired on November 1, 2004). Duhamel and Ferguson reside in Brentwood, California[11] in a house that they purchased together in 2007.[12]

Duhamel branched into entrepreneurship in 2005 by opening a restaurant with three other people, "10 North Main", in the downtown section of his hometown of Minot, North Dakota.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role
2002 The Picture of Dorian Gray Dorian Gray
2004 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Tad Hamilton
2006 Turistas Alex
2007 Transformers Captain William Lennox
2009 When in Rome Nick Beamon
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Captain William Lennox

Television

Year Title Role
1999-2002 All My Children Leo du Pres
2003-2008 Las Vegas Danny McCoy

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film/TV Show Result
2001 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series All My Children Nominated
Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead Actor Nominated
2002 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Won
Special Fan Award: America's Favorite Couple
Shared with Rebecca Budig
Not associated with the Daytime Emmy Awards		 Nominated
2003 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
2004 Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Breakout Star – Male Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Nominated
Choice Movie Liar Nominated
Choice Breakout TV Star – Male Las Vegas Nominated
Choice TV Actor – Drama/Action Adventure Nominated
2007 Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actor: Horror/Thriller Turistas Nominated
Choice Movie: Rumble
Captain Lennox vs. Blackout		 Transformers Nominated
(Source: IMDb.com)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Josh Duhamel Biography (1972–". Retrieved 2008-09-20. FilmReference.com
  2. ^ a b c d Hatty, Michele (2005-02-06). "Meet up-and-comer Josh Duhamel". Retrieved 2008-09-20. USA Weekend.com
  3. ^ "NBC.com - Las Vegas - Bios". Retrieved 2008-09-20. NBC.com
  4. ^ a b "Josh Duhamel Biography". Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  5. ^ a b "IMTA Alum Josh Duhamel Transforms Into Action Hero". 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2008-09-20. IMTA.com
  6. ^ "Josh Duhamel: People.com". Retrieved 2008-09-20. People.com
  7. ^ "The 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards". Retrieved 2008-09-20. Soapcentral.com
  8. ^ McClintock, Pamela (2007-09-26). "'Transformers' sequel sets 2009 date". Retrieved 2008-09-20. Variety
  9. ^ "Actor Josh Duhamel, Fergie Engaged". 2007-12-26. Retrieved 2008-09-20. MSN.com
  10. ^ "Josh Duhamel Reveals His Pick-Up Line on Fergie". 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2008-09-20. People.com
  11. ^ Henerson, Evan (2008-08-21). "Fergie tries to find balance in her chaotic life". Retrieved 2008-09-20. STLToday
  12. ^ "Duhamel is hot, but he calls Fergie bigger star". 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2008-09-20. MSNBC.com
  13. ^ "About 10 North Main". Retrieved 2008-09-20. 10 North Main

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