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Josh Holloway - Biography
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Josh Holloway Biography
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| Name : | Josh Holloway |
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Date of birth :
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20 July 1969
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Place of birth :
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San Jose, California, USA
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Birth name :
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Joshua Lee Holloway
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Height :
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6' 1½
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Josh Holloway Trivia
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- Although born in California, his family moved to Georgia when he was a baby, and he still considers himself a "Blue Ridge Mountain boy."
- Had a successful career as a model until he got bitten by the acting bug and relocated to Los Angeles.
- After going out of his way to lessen his Southern accent to get a wider variety of work, he had to pick it back up to play the shady "confidence man" Sawyer on the hit show "Lost" (2004).
- Grew up in Free Home, Georgia.
- His first job was picking up dead chickens at a farm.
- He's the second of four brothers.
- While he says it looks "cool", he admits to hating the long hair he has to wear as "Sawyer" on "Lost" (2004).
- Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [2005]
- At around 4:30am on Wednesday, October 13th 2005, he and his wife were robbed at gunpoint in their home in Oahu. The robber took cash and credit cards as well as stealing Holloway's Mercedes-Benz that was later dumped not far from his home in Hawaii Kai, which is about 12 miles east of Honolulu. They were shaken but unharmed. An arrest was later made in the robbery.
- He has been a movie-buff since the age of 3. His favorite film is 'The Shining' (1980).
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Josh Holloway Detailed Biography
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Josh Holloway was born in Northern California but moved after only two years to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia, where he was raised the second-eldest of four boys.
From an early age he discovered a passion and love for films. After one year at the University of Georgia, he embarked on a successful modeling career which took him all over Europe and North America.
Holloway's pursuit of acting brought him to Los Angeles, where he soon landed a role in the comedy Doctor Benny, opposite Eddie McClintock and Sarah Wynter. He followed that up with lead roles in the independent films Mi Amigo, Moving August and Cold Heart, in which he starred opposite Nastassja Kinski. He then gained considerable notice for his lead role in the Sci-Fi channel's Sabretooth, with David Keith and John Rhys-Davies. Most recently he guest starred on CSI and Navy NCIS.
Holloway's hobbies include boating, sailing, snowboarding, martial arts, motor cross and playing guitar. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
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