Josh Brolin – Bio, Net Worth, Height

Josh Brolin – Bio, Net Worth, Height

origin
Josh Brolin is an American film and television actor. His acting credits include the films No Country for Old Men (2007), W. (2008), Milk (2008) and the series The Young Riders (1989-92). He played “Nathan Summers/Cable” in the upcoming superhero movie “Deadpool 2” (2008). Josh James Brolin was born on February 12, 1968 in Santa Monica, California. His father James was an actor and his late mother Jane was a wildlife activist. He has a brother Jesse and a half-sister Molly. Brolin grew up in Templeton, California. His parents separated when he was a teenager.

Profession
Brolin discovered his passion for acting after taking improv classes in high school. His feature film debut was the adventure comedy The Goonies (1985). The film is directed by Richard Donner and stars Sean Astin and Corey Feldman. His second film, Thrashin (1986), proved less successful. Brolin moved to the small screen as “Johnny Bates” in the NBC crime drama series Private Eye (1987-88). His next big role was “James Butler Hickok” on the ABC Western series The Young Riders. The show ran for 3 seasons from September 1989 to June 1992. Other TV shows include “21 Jump Street,” “Winnetka Road,” “The Outer Limits,” and “Mister Sterling.” He narrated the documentary series Humans: The Story of All of Us (2012) for the History Channel.

Brolin had a small but memorable role in the comedy film Flirting with Disaster (1996). In 2007, he co-starred in “Llewelyn Moss” in Old Man Without Borders (2007) with Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem. Brolin played President “George W. Bush” in the biographical drama “W.” (2008). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as “Bai Dan” in “Milk” (2008). The film is directed by Gus Van Sant and stars Sean Penn and Emile Hirsch. Brolin’s other films include Jeff Bridges’ True Courage (2010), Will Smith’s Men in Black 3 (2013), Joaquin Phoenix’s Innate Vice (2014), Jason Clarke’s Everest (2015) and Long Live Caesar! (2016) with George Clooney. He played Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Cable in Deadpool 2 (2018).

personal
Josh Brolin is about 5 feet 10 inches tall and is of Swiss, German, English, Scottish and Irish ancestry. His net worth is estimated at $45 million. Brolin was married to his first wife “Alice Adair” from 1988 to 1994. They have two children, Trevor and Eden. Engaged to “Minnie Driver” in 2001, but broke up six months later. His second wife was actress “Diane Lane”. Their union lasted from August 2004 to November 2013. Brolin married his third wife “Katherine Boyd” in September 2016.

Photo by Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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