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Trivia
Birth name: Joshua Daniel Hartnett
Date of birth: 21 July 1978
Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Nickname: Josh
Height: 6' 2½" (1.89 m)
Hartnett was born in San Francisco, California and was raised mostly by his father, Daniel Hartnett, and stepmother, Molly.
His birth mother moved back to her native San Francisco after divorcing his father. Hartnett has three younger siblings, named Jessica, Jake and Joe.
He grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota and attended Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Grade School, where he played Huck Finn in an eighth grade production.
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 played football in high school, but stopped because of an injured left knee.
Hartnett attended SUNY in Purchase, New York. His first job was working at a Mr. Movies in St. Paul. He got his start acting at Youth Performance Company in Minneapolis.
Chosen as one of Teen People Magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under
21." [1999]
Has a tattoo of a maze on his back near his shoulder.
Born in San Francisco but grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Auditioned for Remember the Titans (2000).
His first acting part was a Huck Finn in a school play.
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 beat out Ashton Kutcher for his role as Danny Walker in Pearl Harbor.
Josh was in a production of Tom Sawyer, he played the part of
Huckleberry Finn.
Josh lists his most prized possessions as his hat and his guitar.
Josh's favorite book is On the Road by Jack Kerouac.
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).
Josh wears size 11 shoes.
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.
Josh Hartnett 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 Superman film.
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.
Josh is of of Swedish descent
Was voted Bliss magazines 3rd sexiest male.
Shares birthday with Robin
Williams.
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 Tinoin 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 of Irish ancestry.
Hartnett is a former vegetarian.
He dated his high school sweetheart, Ellen Fenster, for a number of years; the two bought a $2.5 million mansion in Minneapolis, but split in February of 2004.
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