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Josh Hutcherson Biography

Josh Hutcherson is an American actor and producer. He started his acting career in the early 2000s. He appeared in several commercials and minor film and television roles before landing his first major role in 2002 in the pilot episode of House Blend.

Josh’s first film role was in Miracle Dogs (2003) on Animal Planet.  It was  followed by a motion-capture performance in The Polar Express (2004) and a voice-acting role in Howl’s Moving Castle (2005).

His other early film appearances include Little Manhattan and Zathura: A Space Adventure (both 2005), RV (2006), Bridge to Terabithia (2007), Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), and The Kids Are All Right (2010).

In 2011, he landed the leading role of Peeta Mellark in the box office record-setting film series The Hunger Games, released annually from 2012 to 2015, for which he won three MTV Movie Awards and a People’s Choice Award. During the same period he also played a lead role in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) and a voice role in the animated film Epic (2013).

He has expressed an interest in directing and producing throughout his career . Josh has served as an executive producer in Detention (2011), The Forger (2012) and Escobar: Paradise Lost (2015), while also playing a lead role in each film. He is also greatly involved in the gay–straight alliance chapter called “Straight But Not Narrow”.

Josh Hutcherson Age | How Old Is Josh Hutcherson

Josh was born on October 12, 1992 in Union, Kentucky. He is 26 years old as of 2018.

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Josh has a modest height he stands at a height of 1.7 m. which is below the average height. The average height of an American man is 5.9,

Josh Hutcherson Family

Josh was Born in Union, Kentucky.  He is the elder son of Michelle (née Fightmaster), a former Delta Air Lines employee who now assists with Josh’s career, and Chris Hutcherson, an analyst for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Josh’s parents, who were also born and raised in Kentucky, met in high school in Dry Ridge. He has one sibling a younger brother known as Connor.

Josh And Connor Hutcherson |Josh Hutcherson Brother

Connor Hutcherson is a movie actor, family member and brother of fellow movie star Josh. He is most notable for his role in the Hunger Games franchise. Before he became famous, he provided his voice for the Tonka character in Tarzan II before turning 10 years old. He appeared in the 2005 film Little Manhattan in an amazing trivia .

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Despite his parents’ concerns,  Josh’s profession interest in acting developed as a child. According to him  he had “loved the entertainment industry” from the age of four. His father stated that his son was compelled to perform for people from a very young age, possessing a personality that attracted people’s attention. His mother  also said that Josh “bugged us so much” into becoming an actor, but believed it was a phase he was going through and would grow out of.

When he was eight years old , he went through the yellow pages and contacted an acting agency. , He and his mother met acting coach Bob Luke in January 2002 , who travelled from New York City to Kentucky to meet them.  They were advised by Luke  to go to Los Angeles and begin auditioning Josh for TV pilots. During that time, his only acting experience had been in a Kroger television commercial and a Vacation Bible School training film.  Josh and his mother lived in Los Angeles’ Oakwood apartments, a housing community that accommodates young child actors and their families for three years.

Most of his childhood was spent on film sets rather than in a classroom. He went New Haven Elementary School in Union until he started his career when he was nine years old.  After which Josh began homeschooling, with his mother as his teacher.  Later Josh returned to Kentucky to attend Ryle High School for one semester. During high school he played on the high school’s soccer team and has been a keen sports enthusiast since,  also displaying a passion for football and tennis. When he was 13 years old , he participated in a triathlon. Josh later said of his schooling experiences, “I know it’s something kids have to deal with every single day but getting up at the same time every day and having to listen to teachers talk about things I could learn so much more easily on my own, I hated it.”

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In 2015 Josh confirmed he was dating his Escobar: Paradise Lost co-star Claudia Traisac. The two met while making the movie.   They are still going Strongon Thursday (April 5) 2018 in Los Angeles they shared a cute moment together while grabbing their afternoon pick-me-up at Alfred’s Coffee.

Josh Hutcherson Wife

Josh is not yet married.

Josh Hutcherson Gay

Josh is not a gay despite him being an advocates the gay–straight alliance campaign “Straight But Not Narrow”. Since its formation, he has been its most active supporter. In 2017 in an interview he stated “I’ve met guys all the time that I’m like, Damn, that’s a good-looking guy, you know?” he added. “I’ve never been, like, Oh, I want to kiss that guy. I really love women. But I think defining yourself as 100% anything is kind of near-sighted and close-minded.”

Josh Hutcherson House

Josh is currently resides in Los Angeles, California.  He purchased the 1,861-square-foot (172.9 m2) $2.5 million former house of Heath Ledger in May 2012, in Laurel Canyon in the Hollywood Hills, a small ranch built in 1951.  Josh stated that his fame has not changed him as a person, stating, “I love my job more than anything in the world and I could never imagine doing anything else. So this whole thing is a very small price to pay compared to someone who has to go to an office to work.”

Josh Hutcherson Hunger Games|  Josh Hutcherson Peeta

Lionsgate announced in April 4, 2011,that Josh had been cast as Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games series, opposite Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen. Josh was eager to land the role, feeling that he related to the character extremely well. In preparation for filming, Josh had to bleach his hair and gain 15 pounds.  The initial film, The Hunger Games, was released on March 23, 2012, and went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of the year. Hutcherson received the MTV Movie Award for “Best Male Performance”. He was also awarded the 2012 NewNowNext award for “Next Mega Star” and the National Association of Theatre Owners’s 2012 CinemaCon award for “Breakthrough Performer of the Year”

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Josh Hutcherson Upcoming Movies

There are no upcoming movie as of February 2019.

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Josh Hutcherson has revealed that he and his Hunger Games co-stars – Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth – once ended up getting naked at a fetish club in Germany.

“There’s like these big German bouncers there,” Josh said on a recent appearance on The Late Show by Stephen Colbert. “And he’s like, ‘No, no, no, you cannot come in because it is fetish night. You have to take off your clothes.’”

So Josh, Jennifer and Liam stripped at the door. Just like that. Just like they weren’t three massive Hollywood stars about to be exposed to a load of German fetishists.

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Josh Hutcherson Polar Express

Josh’s character in 2004’s fantasy film The Polar Express, young Hero Boy, was created by motion-capture of his facial expressions and body movements.

Josh Hutcherson 2017

In November 2017, Josh began starring in the science fiction comedy series Future Man on the video on demand service Hulu.

Josh Hutcherson Bridge To Terabithia

In 2007 he received his  breakthrough role in his career as a child actor when he portrayed Jesse Aarons in the fantasy drama Bridge to Terabithia.  It was shot on location in New Zealand for three and a half months. Josh said of the filming: “That was an amazing experience. It doesn’t get any prettier than that. There were beaches everywhere and all sorts of forests. We took little road trips everywhere and just had a lot of fun.” Josh admitted to not having read the novel that the film is based upon before being cast.

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Josh Hutcherson Bisexual

Josh is  known as ally of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community. He  advocates the gay–straight alliance campaign “Straight But Not Narrow”.  Since it was formed  he has been its most active supporter. His involvement with the LGBT community originated from his family ties; two of his uncles who were gay died of AIDS-related illnesses. Josh  became the youngest recipient of the Vanguard Award in April 2012, from GLAAD, given for promoting equal rights for LGBT people.  Josh was also awarded with Young Humanitarian Award at the 2015 unite4:humanity award ceremony.

Josh Hutcherson Spiderman

Josh had interest in  playing  Spider-Man: “That’d be really cool”. He said that he would be keen to take on the role if asked.

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