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Josh Hartnett
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Josh Hartnett's first big screen blockbuster was the flop Pearl Harbor (2001), in which he played the flyboy sidekick to fellow heartthrob Ben Affleck. He ... made a splash in The Virgin Suicides (2000), played Jamie Lee Curtis's son in Halloween H20 (1998) and co-starred in the alien horror flick The Faculty (1998, with Usher). Hartnett is especially a hit with young women, physically famous for his tousled hair and the small birthmark on his neck. His other films include Black Hawk Down (2001, directed by Ridley Scott), Hollywood Homicide (2003, opposite Harrison Ford) and Sin City (2005, directed by comics artist Frank Miller).
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Drawing attention with a charmingly self-effacing demeanor in his quietly imposing presence plus decent performances he is frequently capable to display of in his growing career, Josh Hartnett has wonderfully soared to be one of the brightest stars of his generation. Born Joshua Daniel Hartnett on July 21, 1978 in San Francisco, California, he was raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota by his father and stepmother since the departure of his mother who left the family not long after her divorce. His involvement in acting began at an early age when a relative encouraged him to attend an audition for a role in the stage production of “Tom Sawyer.” Surprisingly won the part, the boy afterwards became heavily attracted to the art of performing and ... enthusiastically plunged himself into a series of plays during his teens while also took time to undertake some commercial stints.
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Despite the fact that he has yet to deliver a magnificent performance, Josh Hartnett does have potential as an actor. He comes as a very modest person while giving interviews and does have a modest stage background. In addition, he has given audiences some strong performances in films The Virgin Suicides. Josh Hartnett style statement consists of jeans and T-shirt. He was a model for Tommy Hilfiger brand and his favorite wardrobe item is a knit blue cap. Hartnett may be a household name and teenage sensation especially among girls, and has yet to break out with a defining role. Based on interviews he has conducted in the past, it is apparent that he harbors nothing but indifference toward the fame game in Hollywood.
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There is a key moment in Josh Hartnett's latest film, Hollywood Homicide, where Hartnett's character, cop K. C. Calden, finally admits to his veteran partner [Harrison Ford] that he'd rather be an actor than a cop. For Hartnett, the idea of having a career crisis is something the 24-year old Hollywood heartthrob can understand. Often publicity shy, Hartnett is far more relaxed this time around as he admits that one of the attractions of Hollywood Homicide was that "it was exactly what I was kinda feeling at the time", he confesses. "Everybody in their mid-twenties changes careers, or cities in which they live.
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In a relatively short time, Josh Hartnett has emerged as one of Hollywood's bright young actors. From the likes of war-set blockbusters Pearl Harbor and the recent Black Hawk Down, through to 'O', Hartnett's diversity is well founded. Now audiences will see him in a different light in the sexy new comedy 40 Days and 40 Nights, in which he plays a sex-focused young man who decides to give up sex in order to purify himself, until love begins to put a damper on things. PAUL FISCHER caught up with Hartnett in New York.
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Josh Hartnett was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. While growing up, he performed in several theater productions in the Minneapolis area. After graduating from South High School in 1996, Hartnett attended SUNY in Purchase, New York. In 1997, he traveled to Los Angeles with his manager and within two months, was offered a role in the TV series, Cracker. During this time, he was ... trying to get a role on Dawson's Creek. He auditioned six times, but failed to get a part.
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