Josh Radnor

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Josh Radnor

Radnor at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in Utah
Born Joshua Thomas Radnor
(1974-07-29) July 29, 1974
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation Actor, film director, producer, screenwriter
Years active 2000–present

Joshua Thomas "Josh" Radnor (born July 29, 1974) is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, best known for portraying the main character Ted Mosby on the popular Emmy Award-winning CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.

Radnor 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 starred in his second film, entitled Liberal Arts, which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in January 2012.[1]

Early life

Radnor was born in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Carol Radnor, a high school guidance counselor, and Alan Radnor, a medical malpractice lawyer. Radnor has two sisters, Melanie Radnor and Joanna Radnor Vilensky. He grew up in Bexley, Ohio, a small city nested inside Columbus. Radnor attended Orthodox Jewish day schools (including the Columbus Torah Academy) and was raised in Conservative Judaism.[2][3][4] Radnor went to 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 in 1996.[5] 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 in 1999.[5][6] Radnor participated in an Israel experience program in Tzfat with Livnot U'Lehibanot in 1997.[2]

He dated actress Lindsay Price from August 2008 to late 2009. They first met when shooting How I Met Your Mother episode, "Spoiler Alert" (2007).

Career

Radnor in 2009

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.[7] 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,[8] 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.[9] His second film Liberal Arts, starring himself and Elizabeth Olsen, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2012.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Not Another Teen Movie Tour guide
2010 Happythankyoumoreplease Sam Wexler Also writer and director
2012 Liberal Arts Jesse Fisher Also writer and director
2013 Afternoon Delight Jeff

Television

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 3 episodes
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"
2005–2014 How I Met Your Mother Ted Mosby Lead role
2007–2009 Family Guy Ted Mosby (voice) 2 episodes
2013 Malviviendo As himself Brief cameo in Spanish on-line series

Theater

Year Title Role Notes
2002 The Graduate Benjamin Braddock Broadway adaptation of the 1967 film[11]
2004 The Paris Letter Sam Arlen/Young Sandy World premiere of the Jon Robin Baitz play
2011 She Loves Me Georg Nowack[11] Benefit performance at Roundabout Theatre Company

Awards and nominations

Year Title Body Notes
2010 Happythankyoumoreplease Sundance Film Festival Audience Award Won
2010 Happythankyoumoreplease Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Award Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Sundance Film Festival". 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Spence, Rebecca (2008-03-12). "Radnor: Not Your Average TV Star". The Jewish Daily Forward. Retrieved 2008-03-13. 
  3. ↑ September 13, 2012 (2012-09-13). "Josh Radnor on Talmud and 'Liberal Arts' – The Arty Semite – Forward.com". Blogs.forward.com. Retrieved 2012-11-14. 
  4. ↑ "Josh Radnor: Heart versus head - 'its a big theme of my life' | The Jewish Chronicle". Thejc.com. 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2012-11-14. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Josh Radnor: How I Met Your Mother on CBS". 
  6. ↑ "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-01. 
  7. ↑ "Josh Radnor Trivia — Josh Radnor Facts — Josh Radnor Notes". Tv.com. Retrieved 2009-09-19. 
  8. ↑ Cotter, James (2008-07-26). "article". Times Herald. 
  9. ↑ Angelo, Megan (2011-02-27). "How I Met Your City, the Real One," The New York Times.
  10. ↑ Kit, Borys (2011-03-23). "Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen Teaming for Indie 'Liberal Arts' (Exclusive)". The Holiday Reporter. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Josh Radnor". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 11 January 2012. 

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