Justin Theroux
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Justin Theroux (born August 10, 1971 in Washington, D.C.) is an American actor.
Theroux came from an artistic family. His father Eugene Theroux is an amateur artist who graduated from Pratt Institute[citation needed], his mother Phyllis Theroux is is the author of the memoir, "California and Other States of Grace" and "The Book of Eulogies"[citation needed]. His uncle, Paul, wrote The Mosquito Coast, while his cousin, Louis, is a journalist. He discovered acting while attending Buxton School, a boarding school in Williamstown, MA . Theroux graduated from Bennington College with a double major in visual arts and drama.
Theroux made his film debut in 1996, in Mary Harron's I Shot Andy Warhol. Since then, he has performed both on Broadway, starring in the acclaimed "Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Toward the Somme," numerous off-Broadway productions and in comedies, such as The Baxter, Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion, Broken Hearts Club and Zoolander, and darker, more serious fare such as American Psycho and Lost Highway, widely considered to be his breakout movie.[citation needed] Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle has been his most successful film, in terms of box office receipts. He recently appeared in the film versions of the cult TV show Strangers With Candy and Michael Mann's Miami Vice. Some think he has taken the place of Kyle MacLachlan as director David Lynch's doppelgänger/Protagonist,[citation needed] as he is now starring in Lynch's new film Inland Empire and has already appeared in Lynch's widely known Mulholland Drive.
In 2003, he was featured in the music video for the British band Muse for their song "Hysteria".
Theroux also has an extensive television resume, having appeared on episodes of shows such as Alias, Sex and the City and Six Feet Under (the last he guest-starred for several episodes in the fourth season).
In 2006, he directed the film Dedication[1] which will premiere at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and also had roles in two other films at the festival, Broken English and The Ten.
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