Josh Charles

Joshua Aaron Charles (born 15 September 1971) is a Jewish-American stage, film and television actor.

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15 September - 1971 - Jewish - American

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Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Charles is an alumnus of the noted Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts summer program in New York. His film debut was in fellow Baltimore resident John Waters?s Hairspray (movie) (1988), followed in 1989 by a performance as Knox Overstreet in the classic Dead Poets Society. Mr Charles?s other work includes the made-for-television movies Murder in Mississippi http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100209/, in which he portrayed murdered Civil Rights activist Andrew Goodman (1990), Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) and

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Baltimore, Maryland - John Waters - Hairspray (movie) - Dead Poets Society - Andrew Goodman - Norma Jean & Marilyn

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Our America http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303373/ (2002). His other films include Bryan in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991), ?sexually ambivalent? Eddie in Threesome http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111418/ (1994), Little City http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119548/ (1997) and S.W.A.T. (2003), as well as a cameo role opposite Miss Piggy in Muppets From Space (1999).

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Our America - Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead - S.W.A.T. - Cameo role - Muppets From Space

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In 1998, Mr Charles was cast in the leading role of sports anchor Dan Rydell in the highly acclaimed TV comedy/drama Sports Night.

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Josh Charles?s most recent stage appearance was in a revival of Neil LaBute?s The Distance From Here in New York in 2004, which received a Drama Desk award for Best Ensemble Performance.

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Neil LaBute - The Distance From Here

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In 2005 Mr Charles appeared in the film Four Brothers (movie), together with Mark Wahlberg.

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Four Brothers (movie) - Mark Wahlberg

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He is a lifelong fan of the Baltimore Orioles baseball team. In 2004/5 he championed a fantasy football draft on the NFL Network.

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Baltimore Orioles - NFL Network

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