Josh Radnor is an acclaimed American actor, director, and musician who is best known for playing the lead role of Ted Mosby in the hit CBS sitcom, How I Met Your Mother (2005-2014).
Sun Sign
Leo
Residence
- Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States (Settled in Los Angeles in 2003)
- New York City, New York, United States
Nationality
Manager
Josh is represented by –
- United Talent Agency, (UTA)
- Gold Village Entertainment, New York City, New York, United States
- Blaire Preiss, B Company, Publicist, New York City, New York, United States
- Rachel Hurley, Baby Robot Media, Publicist, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Andrew Hurwitz, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz (Law Firm)
Genre
Folk Pop
Instruments
Vocals, Guitar
Labels
- Diggers Factory
- Gold VE
Girlfriend / Spouse
Josh Radnor has dated –
- Lindsay Price (2008–2009)
- Julia Jones (2012)
- (2014)
- (2016–2017)
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Guy next door personality
- Deep, somber voice
- Often maintains a beard in between work projects
Religion
Judaism
He has also read about Hindu, Buddhist, Sufi, and Christian spiritual traditions.
Josh Radnor Favorite Things
- Bands – Cloud Cult, Blind Pilot, Dr. Dog
- Movies – Tootsie (1982), The Breakfast Club (1985), Broadcast News (1987), Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004)
- Filmmaker –
- Director – Nicole Holofcener
- Foreign Film – The Lives of Others (German) (2006)
- TV Show – Girls (2012-2017), Orange is the new Black (2013–2019), Key & Peele (2012–2015)
- Jewish Holiday – Yom Kippur, Passover and revelry of Purim
- Guilty Pleasure – French Toast, Ice-cream
- Cuisine – Japanese, Italian, Chinese, Korean
- Life Philosophy – “Everything in moderation, including moderation.” – Oscar Wilde
- Advice – “Character doesn’t count in the short term; it counts in the long term.” By his father
- Drink – Club soda with lime (with or without bitters)
- Restaurants (NYC) – The Smith or PJ Clarke’s for a post-show bite, Shun Lee for Chinese, Parm for eggplant parm, and Marea for everything
- Acting Platform – Theatre
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Josh Radnor Facts
- He claims to practice transcendental meditation.
- Josh is a registered democrat.
- The actor always leaves his house with a packet of Kleenex in his back pocket.
- He is an avid reader and consciously includes this activity in his daily routine.
- Radnor learned to play the guitar at the age of 43 to enhance his musical contribution to the band that he formed with Ben Lee in 2017 collectively called Radnor & Lee.
- The actor is very cautious with spending money and was the last cast member of How I Met Your Mother sitcom to buy a house. He prefers to spend money on travel experiences rather than material things. The only exception to this rule is that he likes to collect guitars.
- Josh gave up swearing in 2016 because he saw it as a ‘resonance of negativity.’
- Radnor does not drink coffee. Instead, he uses a yerba mate concoction for his daily caffeine kick.
- He is allergic to dogs.
- Radnor was not aware of ’s music or her celebrity status when she made a cameo on How I Met Your Mother sitcom that shocked his co-star, .
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Facts of Joshua Thomas Radnor
- Gender Male
- full nameJoshua Thomas Radnor
- middle nameThomas
- nicknamesJosh
- birthplaceColumbus, Ohio, United States
- Date of Birth July 29, 1974
- Age 50 years 1 months
- Horoscope Leo
- Lucky Number 12
- Lucky Stone Ruby
- Lucky Color Gold
- Best Match for Marriage Sagittarius, Gemini, Aries
- ethnicity / ethnic backgroundIrish, English, and Polish
- nationalityAmerican
- religionJudaism
- net worth$30 Million
- professionActor, Director, Screenwriter, Musician
- weight75 kg or 165.5 lbs
- height5 ft 11.5 in or 182 cm
- hair colorDark Brown
- eye colorDark Brown
- body type / buildSlim
- high schoolBexley High School
- collegeNew York University
- motherCarol Radnor née Hirsch
- fatherAlan T. Radnor
- sistersMelanie Radnor, Joanna Radnor Vilensky
- favorite bandsCloud Cult, Blind Pilot, Dr. Dog
- favorite moviesTootsie (1982), The Breakfast Club (1985), Broadcast News (1987), Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004)
- favorite tv showGirls (2012-2017), Orange is the new Black (2013–2019), Key & Peele (2012–2015)