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Josh Hartnett would rather have his heart broken than break someone else’s. The Pearl Harbor star, who dated Scarlett Johansson for two years and was most recently linked to Helena Christensen, has revealed he doesn’t like hurting those he loves.
Josh Hartnett Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor. He came to fame after his first film role, in 1998's Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, and has since become a leading Hollywood actor, having starred in Here on Earth, Pearl Harbor, Wicker Park, and most recently The Black Dahlia. Biography Hartnett was born in San Francisco, California and was raised mostly by his father, Daniel Hartnett, and stepmother, Molly. His birth mother moved back to her native San Francisco after divorcing his father. Hartnett has three younger siblings, named Jessica, Jake and Joe. He grew up in Saint Paul,
Hartnett has since developed a steady film career, having appeared in several Hollywood films, including The Faculty, Black Hawk Down, Lucky Number Slevin and Pearl Harbor. He was originally set to play the role of Tino in Deuces Wild, but dropped out to star in Pearl Harbor. Hartnett was chosen as one of Teen People magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21" in 1999, Teen People's "25 Hottest Stars under 25", and one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People", both in 2002. He was ... voted Bliss magazine's "3rd Sexiest Male".
[I]n a surprising departure from such increasingly lucrative teen fare, Hartnett appeared in Sophia Coppola’s decidedly adult exploration of teenage sexuality The Virgin Suicides (1999). His nuanced portrayal of Troy, a sexually precocious 1970s seducer attracted critical notice. It was ... noticed by director Michael Bay, who then cast Hartnett opposite Ben Affleck and Kate Beckinsale in his $135 million WWII epic Pearl Harbor (2001). Although the flashy, special-effects driven film received only a lukewarm critical reception, Hartnett soon found himself in more military fare, this time in Black Hawk Down (2001), Ridley Scott’s controversial portrayal of U.S. involvement in Somalia.
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Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor. He came to fame after his first film role, in 1998's Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, and has since become a leading Hollywood actor, having starred in Here on Earth, Pearl Harbor, Wicker Park, and most recently The Black Dahlia. Biography Hartnett was born in San Francisco, California and was raised
If you don't see that many paparazzi pics of hot number Josh Hartnett it's because he avoids the Hollywood scene and hangs out in his native Minnesota between movies. Not that fond of the tinseltown game, the cute young actor is soft-spoken and shyly friendly during interviews and, when we sat down with him in Beverly Hills' 4 Seasons hotel this week, he was willing to talk about his decision to make some important indie films rather than hop on the big budget popcorn movie merry-go-round after Pearl Harbor and his cop comedy Hollywood Homicide.
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