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Canadian tyke to play Hugh Jackman's son

Reuters - Found Mar. 16, 2010
... mainly in Canadian television, may be best known Stateside for his work with Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett in 2007's 'Resurrecting the...
Goyo added to Levy's 'Steel' - Variety
Goyo signs for Jackman's 'Real Steel' - Digital Spy
Jackman Steels a Kid - FilmForce
Hugh Jackman gets a son in Real Steel - JoBlo Movie Emporium
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JoBlo Movie Emporium

Posted on March 16, 2010, 3:18 am

DreamWorks lands actor for 'Real Steel'

Hollywood Reporter - Found Mar. 15, 2010
... mainly in Canadian television, may be best known Stateside for his work with Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett in 2007's 'Resurrecting the...
Canadian tyke to play Hugh Jackman's son - Reuters Canada
Real Steel Finds A Son For Hugh Jackman - Empire Online
Canadian tyke to play Hugh Jackman's son (Reuters) - Yahoo! News
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Hollywood Reporter

Posted on March 15, 2010, 2:43 am

Link Party: Jimmy Kimmel Organizes the Handsome Men's Club

E! Online - Found Mar. 8, 2010
Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner's request to join was denied, but somehow Josh Hartnett got in.
Link Party: Jimmy Kimmel Organizes the Handsome Men's Club - EOnline.com
Early Buzz: Kimmel's new clip, 'Iron Man 2' trailer, Oscar bits and ... - USA Today
Jimmy Kimmel presides over 'Handsome Men's Club' - USA Today
Kimmel and Affleck, together again - CNN
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Huffington Post

Posted on March 8, 2010, 4:05 am

Stars Line Up for Kimmel's Handsome Club Skit

MaleFirst Mens Magazine - Found Mar. 9, 2010
Along with Rob Lowe, Josh Hartnett, John Krasinski, Lenny Kravitz and Patrick Dempsey, they voted on the handsomeness of potential new members...
Revealed: The Secrets of the Handsome Men's Club - New York Times
WATCH: Kimmel Gives an Oscar to Infomercials - ABC News
WATCH: Kimmel's Fight With 'Handsome' Actors - ABC News
Jimmy Kimmel Premieres His Handsome Mens Club - Access Hollywood
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MaleFirst Mens Magazine

Posted on March 9, 2010, 3:40 am

Jimmy Kimmel's Handsome Men's Club

Daily Beast - Found Mar. 8, 2010
Tags: ben affleck, entertainment, ethan hawke, handsome club, jimmy kimmel, john krasinski, josh hartnett, lenny kravitz, matt damon, matthew...

Posted on March 8, 2010, 9:55 am

Mary-Kate Olsen is either hooking up with Josh Hartnett or Sam ...

Cele|bitchy - Found Mar. 5, 2010
Last week, the rumor was that MK and Josh Hartnett had something going on. This week? MK plus Samantha Ronson equals true love.

Posted on March 5, 2010, 6:31 am

Toronto boy lands big film role

Jam! Showbiz Movies - Found Mar. 18, 2010
For Dakota Goyo, who previously played the role of Josh Hartnett?s son in 2007?s Resurrecting the Champ and can currently be seen opposite...

Posted on March 18, 2010, 5:06 am

Dakota Goyo Cast in Real Steel

/Film - Found Mar. 16, 2010
Steel . Goyo has worked mostly on Canadian television, but appeared alongside Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett in Resurrecting the Champ...

Posted on March 16, 2010, 4:00 am

Christian Bale Was Possibly Set to Play Superman?

MovieWeb - Found Mar. 15, 2010
Petersen said that the role of Superman was down to just Bale and one other actor, Josh Hartnett, and Petersen said the film almost went...

Posted on March 15, 2010, 9:59 am

Josh Hartnett Biography

Josh Hartnett
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Josh Hartnett
Born Joshua Daniel Hartnett
July 21, 1978 (1978-07-21) (age 31)
St Paul, Minnesota 1  United States
Occupation Actor, Producer
Years active 1997–present

Joshua Daniel "Josh" Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor and producer. He first came to audiences' attention in 1997 as "Michael 'Fitz' Fitzgerald" in the television series Cracker. He made his feature film debut in 1998, co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later for Miramax. That same year, he received an MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Breakthrough Male Performance. Hartnett gained fame for his role as Cpt Danny Walker in Pearl Harbor, and has starred since then for "big names" directors such as Ridley Scott, Brian de Palma, Robert Rodriguez, Tran Anh Hung or Michael Bay.

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Early Life

Josh Hartnett experienced a quiet and comfortable upbringing. He grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota and was raised mostly by his father, Daniel Hartnett (a building manager), and his stepmother, Molly (an artist).2 He has four younger half-siblings, named Jessica,Chelsea Marie, Jake and Joe and is of Irish ancestry.3 He was raised Roman Catholic,4 attending Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Grade School, where he played Adam Apple in an eighth grade production of "Krazy Kamp". He later attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School before switching to South High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from which he graduated in June 1996.

Hartnett was active in sports as a child, especially football, and did not entertain the thought of becoming a performer, until an injury left him unable to participate on the athletic playing field. A relative encouraged him to audition for a stage production of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn and to his surprise, he won the part of Huckleberry Finn. Now in love with the stage, he went on to star in a slew of high school plays.

Hartnett got his first job at a local video store. He had also worked at McDonald's and Burger King for a short time before getting his start in acting at Youth Performance Company in Minneapolis. He became a vegetarian at the age of 12 but returned to meat eating during the shooting of The Black Dahlia.5

After finishing high school a move to New York to attend the prestigious Conservatory of Theatre Arts & Film at SUNY Purchase did not go as well as he had hoped and a year later Hartnett found himself in California. He was 19 years old. Within a short time in Los Angeles, he caught an improbable break and landed a part in the short-lived but acclaimed drama Cracker, on ABC. Although the series was cancelled after nine episodes, Hartnett had made a name for himself. He then began to focus on feature film work.

Career

In April 1997, Hartnett made his screen debut playing the role of Michael Fitzgerald on the short-lived television series, Cracker. He also performed in small plays and on national television commercials, before being cast in his first feature film, playing the son of Jamie Lee Curtis' character in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, which was released on August 5, 1998 and performed well at the box office.

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. In 2002, he starred in O, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello set in an American high school, as Hugo, the film's version of Iago.

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 also voted Bliss magazine's "3rd Sexiest Male".

One of Hartnett's most recent films is the drama-mystery The Black Dahlia, in which he plays a detective investigating the notorious real-life murder of actress Elizabeth Short. Hartnett was cast in the role five years before the film was produced, and remained committed to appearing in the film because he liked the subject matter.6

Among his 2007 roles are Resurrecting the Champ, a drama also starring Samuel L. Jackson, and the graphic novel-based 30 Days of Night, in which he plays a small-town sheriff, Hartnett describes the film as "supernatural, but kind of a western". He was going to play trumpet player, Chet Baker, in the film The Prince of Cool, but did not agree with the producer's ideas and left the project.

Hartnett has played Charlie Babbit alongside Adam Godley in the theatre adaptation of Barry Morrow's Academy Award-winning Rain Man at the Apollo Theatre in London's West End.7 Also in 2008 he starred the new campaign of the Emporio Armani fragrance, "Diamonds for Men", he will feature in both print and TV ads for the fragrance. This makes him the first male celebrity to represent Giorgio Armani Beauty.8

He also had been featured on many magazine covers, such as Cosmogirl, Details, Entertainment Weekly, Girlfriend, Seventeen, Vanity Fair, GQ and Vman, besides being in other magazines like Vogue, ELLE, People, Glamour, Intouch and InStyle.910

In 2009, Hartnett produced the video clip for the rapper Kid Cudi's song Pursuit of Happiness.11

Filmography

Acting Credits

Film Appearances
Year Film Role Notes
2011 Gunslinger Sev pre-production
Stuck Between Stations post-production 12 13 14
2010 Bunraku The Drifter post-production
2009 I Come with the Rain Kline
2008 August Tom Sterling
T Takes : Episode 1 Josh T Takes is a 12-part series of short films shot by the emerging director Brody Baker at Sundance 2008. Each episode, starring a different actor improvising for the camera, builds on the previous one. 15 16
2007 30 Days of Night Sheriff Eben Oleson Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Actor, Horror/Thriller
Resurrecting the Champ Erik Kernan
Stories USA Gianni A compilation of cinematic short about desperate lives in America
2006 The Black Dahlia Ofc Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert
Lucky Number Slevin Slevin Kelevra Won - Best Acting Performance Male (tied with Peter Falk) - 2006 Milan International Film Festival 17
2005 Mozart and the Whale Donald Morton
Sin City The Salesman
Stories of Lost Souls The Neighbor A compilation of cinematic shorts
2004 Wicker Park Matthew Simon
2003 Hollywood Homicide K.C. Calden
2002 40 Days and 40 Nights Matt Sullivan Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Chemistry (shared with Shannyn Sossamon)
2001 Black Hawk Down Matt Eversmann Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Acting Ensemble (shared with the cast)
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Actor, Drama/Action Adventure
O Hugo Goulding
Pearl Harbor Cpt Danny Walker Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Actor
Town & Country Tom Stoddard
Blow Dry Brian Allen
Member Gianni Short film
The Same The Neighbor Short film
2000 Here on Earth Jasper Arnold Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout Performance
1999 The Virgin Suicides Trip Fontaine
1998 The Faculty Zeke Tyler Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later John Tate Nominated — Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Male Newcomer
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Male Performance
Debutante Bill Short film
Stage Appearances
Year Play Role Notes
2008 Rain Man Charlie Babbitt Won - The Dewynters London Newcomer of the Year // WhatsOnStage Awards The Theatregoers' Choice 18
2008 24 Hour Plays main man Annual fundraiser at the Old Vic theatre involving actors, writers and directors joining forces to create and present a series of six plays all within a day 19
Television Appearances
Year Title Role Notes
1997-1999 Cracker Michael 'Fitz' Fitzgerald 16 episodes, main character
Music Video Appearances
Year Song Title Author Notes
2001 There You'll Be Faith Hill Pearl Harbor soundtrack
1999 Playground Love Air The Virgin Suicides soundtrack

Production Credits

Year Feature Film Notes
2010 Ham Lake pre-production
2009 Nobody Executive producer
2008 August Spectrum - 2008 Sundance Film Festival 20
Contemporary World Cinema - 2008 Seattle International Film Festival 21
Narrative Feature Films - 2008 Brooklyn International Film Festival 22
Horizons - 2008 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 23
International Section - 2008 Oldenburg International Film Festival
World Cinema - 2008 Flanders International Film Festival Ghent
Spirit Of Freedom: Dramatic - 2008 Bahamas International Film Festival 24

Other Awards & Nominations

  • 2009
    • Won - Outstanding Environmentalist // Doha 21st Century Leaders Awards, Qatar 25
  • 2007
    • Won - GQ Männer des Jahres (GQ Men of the Year) // GQ magazine, Germany 26
  • 2002
    • Won - ShoWest Award Male Star of Tomorrow // ShoWest Convention, USA

Awards Presentations

Bibliography

  • Bruce Beresford. Josh Hartnett definitely wants to do this...true stories from a life in the screen trade. Fourth Estate, 2007. ISBN 0732284392.
  • Emma Matthews. The Josh Hartnett Album. Plexus Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0859653242.
  • Lorelei Lanum. Josh Hartnett, American Idol. Fireside, 2002. ISBN 0743242734.

References

  1. ^ "Josh Hartnett Dodges Kissing Questions - Caught in the Act, Josh Hartnett, Rihanna". People. October 18, 2008. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20153026,00.html. 
  2. ^ "Josh Hartnett Biography (1978-)". July 23, 2008. http://www.filmreference.com/film/48/Josh-Hartnett.html. 
  3. ^ "Man of Style". September 1, 2004. http://www.luckynumberjosh.com/scripts/magazine_instyle2004.htm. 
  4. ^ "No Joshin': Hartnett Can't Do It - Josh Hartnett". People. March 4, 2002. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,623538,00.html. 
  5. ^ "Doctor Orders Vegetarian Josh Hartnett To Eat Meat". http://www.exposay.com/doctor-orders-vegetarian-josh-hartnett-to-eat-meat/v/24526/. 
  6. ^ "Exclusive Interview with The Black Dahlia Star Josh Hartnett". July 23, 2008. http://movies.about.com/od/theblackdahlia/a/dahliajh090606.htm. 
  7. ^ "Rain Man Promo Trailer featuring Josh Hartnett and Adam Godley". WestEndTheatre. October 2008. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYw3R_uSB2s. Retrieved 2010-02-25. 
  8. ^ "Armani signs Josh Hartnett for new fragrance campaign". July 21, 2008. http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/833073/Armani-signs-Josh-Hartnett-new-fragrance-campaign/. 
  9. ^ "Magazine: 1997 - 2004". Lucky Number Josh. July 23, 2008. http://luckynumberjosh.com/gallery/index.php?cat=24. 
  10. ^ "Magazine: 2005 - 2007". Lucky Number Josh. July 23, 2008. http://luckynumberjosh.com/gallery/index.php?cat=25. 
  11. ^ "Kid Cudi Hooks Up With Drake, Josh Hartnett For New Video". MTV (Steven Roberts). November 30, 2009. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1627222/20091130/kid_cudi.jhtml. Retrieved 2010-02-25. 
  12. ^ "Another movie to begin shooting in Twin Cities Friday". Star Tribune (Tim Campbell). September 29, 2009. http://www.startribune.com/blogs/62696012.html. Retrieved 2010-02-27. 
  13. ^ "Stuck Between Stations film overcomes obstacles of shooting in Minnesota". City Pages (David Hansen). October 20, 2009. http://www.citypages.com/2009-10-21/news/stuck-between-stations-film-overcomes-obstacles-of-shooting-in-minnesota/. Retrieved 2010-02-27. 
  14. ^ "Stuck Between Stations film overcomes obstacles of shooting in Minnesota". Aja Major, My Life is My Movie (Aja Major). November 18, 2009. http://ajamajor.com/2009/11/18/stuck-between-stations/. Retrieved 2010-02-27. 
  15. ^ "T Takes / Josh Hartnett". The New York Times (T Magazine). March 17, 2008. http://video.nytimes.com/video/2008/03/12/style/tmagazine/1194817121817/t-takes-josh-hartnett.html. Retrieved 2010-02-27. 
  16. ^ "Now Screening : Josh Hartnett in ‘T Takes’ Episode 1". T Magazine (Adam Kepler). March 17, 2008. http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/17/now-screening-josh-hartnett-in-t-takes-episode-1/. Retrieved 2010-02-27. 
  17. ^ MIFF Awards Winners in the past - 2006 / Sixt Edition, Milan International Film Festival
  18. ^ "Winners Announced In The Ninth Annual WhatsOnStage Awards". Whatsonstage.com Awards (Bandwidth Communications Ltd). 2009. http://awards.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=849. Retrieved 2010-02-22. 
  19. ^ "Hartnett is main man in Old Vic's 24 Hour Plays". London Evening Standard (Louise Jury). November 11, 2008. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23584708-hartnett-is-main-man-in-old-vics-24-hour-plays.do. Retrieved 2010-02-27. 
  20. ^ 2008 Online Film Guide, Sundance International Film Festival
  21. ^ The Festival - Films & Events, Seattle International Film Festival
  22. ^ 2008 Edition - Category Feature / Film Details, Brooklyn Film Festival Film Library
  23. ^ History - Film Archive, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
  24. ^ "Bahamas Festival to close with Spike Lee's Miracle Of St Anna". Screen Daily (Jeremy Kay). November 13, 2009. http://www.screendaily.com/bahamas-festival-to-close-with-spike-lees-miracle-of-st-anna/4042000.article. Retrieved 2010-02-26. 
  25. ^ "The 2009 Doha 21st Century Leaders Awardees". 21stcenturyleadersawards.org. October 30, 2009. http://www.21stcenturyleadersawards.org/award/awardees/josh-hartnett/. Retrieved 2010-02-22. 
  26. ^ "GQ Männer des Jahres 2007 ceremony". Vanity Fair online. October 2007. http://www.listal.com/video/2538661. Retrieved 2010-02-25. 
  27. ^ "Industry Gathers for Irish Awards Celebrations at IFTA 2010". Irish Film & Television Academy. February 17, 2009. http://www.ifta.ie/pressreleases/2010/gen17-02-10.html. Retrieved 2010-02-27. 
  28. ^ "Josh Hartnett joins the cast at Evening Standard theatre awards". London Evening Standard (Louise Jury). November 18, 2008. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23588417-josh-joins-the-cast-at-evening-standard-theatre-awards.do. Retrieved 2010-02-27. 
  29. ^ "Film Independent's 2007 Spirit Awards". The Internet Movie Database. February 4, 2007. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1063328/. Retrieved 2010-02-27. 
  30. ^ "Josh Hartnett presents the 2007 Ray Ban Visionary Award to actor Aaron Eckhart". WireImage. January 21, 2007. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MMqM-M13fI. Retrieved 2010-02-27. 
  31. ^ "2003 MTV Movie Awards". The Internet Movie Database. June 5, 2003. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364913/. Retrieved 2010-02-27. 
  32. ^ "The 74th Annual Academy Awards". The Internet Movie Database. March 24, 2002. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0313162/. Retrieved 2010-02-27. 

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