Josh Hartnett - Biography

Last Editor: juniore335				Josh Hartnett Biography -   Name : Josh Hartnett Birthdate : July 21, 1978 Hometown : St. Paul, Minnesota Full Name : Joshua Daniel Hartnett Height : 6'3 Weight : 175 lbs. Hair : Brown Eyes : Brown Education : State University of New York, Purchase, New York; attened one year

Josh Hartnett Trivia -

Chosen as one of Teen People Magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21." [1999]   Born in San Francisco but grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota.   Auditioned for Remember the Titans (2000).   Started a production company, Roulette Entertainment, with Elden Henson (Elden Ratliff).   Has three younger siblings: Jessica, Jake, and Joe.   He was caught supposedly robbing a Dairy Queen when he was 16 (he and his friends were actually making a short film).   He went to high school with actress Rachael Leigh Cook.   Was raised for the most part by his father, Daniel, and stepmother, Molly. His mother moved back to San Francisco after divorcing his father.   Josh also attended Cretin-Derham Hall in St. Paul Minnesota before attending South High School.   Josh was in a production of Tom Sawyer, he played the part of Huckleberry Finn.   Recently moved back to Minnesota (March 2002).   Quit football in high school because of an injured left knee.   One of Teen People's 25 Hottest Stars under 25 (2002)   One of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People (2002)   Was scheduled to speak at a political rally in support of Senator Paul Wellstone the weekend the Senator was killed along with 7 others in a plane crash. On October 26th 2002 (the day after the Senator's death), Hartnett appeared at a peace rally in St. Paul, Minnesota and spoke a few words in rememberance.   Was set to star as Clark Kent/Superman in Wolfgang Petersen's Batman vs.Superman, but the project has been delayed until after Brett Ratner's X-Men film.   Is a vegetarian.   He is of Swedish and Irish descent.   Was voted Bliss magazines 3rd sexiest male.   Dated his childhood sweetheart Ellen Fenster. They had been together for a number of years and about a year ago, they bought a $2.5 million mansion together in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In February 2004 the two decided to go their separate ways.   Was set to play the role of Tino in Deuces Wild (2002) but dropped out when he won the role of Danny Walker in Pearl Harbor (2001). The Tino role eventually went to James Franco.   Was considered for the role of Evan Treborn in The Butterfly Effect (2004).   Director Sofia Coppola directed both Josh and his girlfriend Scarlett Johansson, but not in the same movie. Scarlett was in Coppola's Lost in Translation (2003) and Josh starred in The Virgin Suicides (1999).   Is a huge jazz fan.   The film Hero Wanted (2008) was originally conceived as a starring vehicle for him although the script at the time was very different.   He graduated from high school with New MC from Kanser.   Friends with Ben Affleck and Jason Isaacs.   Attended Nativity of Our Lord elementary and middle school in St. Paul, Minnesota.   From 2004 to late 2006 was the boyfriend of Scarlett Johansson.

Josh Hartnett Detailed Biography -

Josh Hartnett might have been born in San Francisco, but he was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota and considers that his hometown. Josh Hartnett got into acting after an injury kept him off the high school football team. Josh Hartnett's aunt encouraged him to audition for the school play and he landed the lead role. Graduated from South High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota in June of 1996, then attended SUNY in Purchase, New York. By April of 1997, he was offered the role of Michael Fitzgerald in the short-lived American television series "Cracker". Josh started off doing small plays and national commercials, but is beginning to break into the big-screen movie business with his starring role in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998). Hartnett proved a commanding screen presence when cast in the Robert Rodriguez-Kevin Williamson sci-fi teen thriller "The Faculty" (also 1998) as Zeke. With the requisite teen horror credits behind him and a clued-in young audience in his corner, Hartnett would next prove himself in Sofia Coppola's feature directorial debut "The Virgin Suicides" (1999). Also starred in less impressive romantic drama "Here on Earth", played the son of Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton in the comedy-drama "Town & Country" (2001) & showcased a capable northern British accent in "Blow Dry". Cast in a lead role in Michael Bay's epic "Pearl Harbor", Hartnett was poised to enter the ranks of young Hollywood's elite. Another light romantic comedy, "40 Days and 40 Nights" proved to everyone that he was capable of being a versatile performer. The fact that he has shunned Hollywood in favor of his hometown, St. Paul, Minnesota, is indicative that his feet are planted on the ground, despite his heartthrob status.