Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (/ˈlɛvɪt/; born February , ) is an
American actor, filmmaker, singer, and entrepreneur. As a child,
Gordon-Levitt appeared in the films A River Runs Through It, Angels in
the Outfield, Holy Matrimony, and Things I Hate About You. He played
the roled of Tommy Solomon in the TV series rd Rock from the Sun. He
took a break from acting to study at Columbia University, but dropped
out in to pursue acting again. He has since starred in () Days of
Summer, Inception, Hesher, /, Premium Rush, Miracle at St. Anna, The
Brothers Bloom, The Dark Knight Rises, Brick, Looper, The Lookout,
Manic, Lincoln, Mysterious Skin, and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. He
portrayed Philippe Petit in the Robert Zemeckis-directed film The Walk
() and whistleblower Edward Snowden in the Oliver Stone film Snowden
(). For his leading performances in () Days of Summer and /, he was
nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor â€" Motion Picture
Musical or Comedy.Gordon-Levitt also founded the online production
company HitRecord in and has hosted his own TV series, HitRecord on
TV since January , winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding
Creative Achievement in Interactive Media â€" Social TV Experience in
the same year. In , Gordon-Levitt made his feature film directing and
screenwriting debut with Don Jon in which he also stars. He previously
directed and edited two short films, both of which were released in :
Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny and Morgan and Destiny's
Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo.Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt was
born in Los Angeles He was raised in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of
Los Angeles. He is Jewish, from a family that is "not strictly
religious;" his parents were among the founders of the Progressive
Jewish Alliance. Gordon-Levitt's father, Dennis Levitt was once the
news director for the Pacifica Radio station, KPFK-FM. His mother,
Jane Gordon ran for the United States Congress in California during
the s for the Peace and Freedom Party; she met Dennis Levitt while she
was working as the program guide editor for KPFK-FM. His maternal
grandfather, Michael Gordon (â€"), was a Hollywood film director.
Gordon-Levitt had an older brother, Dan, a photographer and fire
spinner who died in at the age of . Gordon-Levitt attended Van Nuys
High School and graduated in .
American actor, filmmaker, singer, and entrepreneur. As a child,
Gordon-Levitt appeared in the films A River Runs Through It, Angels in
the Outfield, Holy Matrimony, and Things I Hate About You. He played
the roled of Tommy Solomon in the TV series rd Rock from the Sun. He
took a break from acting to study at Columbia University, but dropped
out in to pursue acting again. He has since starred in () Days of
Summer, Inception, Hesher, /, Premium Rush, Miracle at St. Anna, The
Brothers Bloom, The Dark Knight Rises, Brick, Looper, The Lookout,
Manic, Lincoln, Mysterious Skin, and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. He
portrayed Philippe Petit in the Robert Zemeckis-directed film The Walk
() and whistleblower Edward Snowden in the Oliver Stone film Snowden
(). For his leading performances in () Days of Summer and /, he was
nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor â€" Motion Picture
Musical or Comedy.Gordon-Levitt also founded the online production
company HitRecord in and has hosted his own TV series, HitRecord on
TV since January , winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding
Creative Achievement in Interactive Media â€" Social TV Experience in
the same year. In , Gordon-Levitt made his feature film directing and
screenwriting debut with Don Jon in which he also stars. He previously
directed and edited two short films, both of which were released in :
Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny and Morgan and Destiny's
Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo.Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt was
born in Los Angeles He was raised in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of
Los Angeles. He is Jewish, from a family that is "not strictly
religious;" his parents were among the founders of the Progressive
Jewish Alliance. Gordon-Levitt's father, Dennis Levitt was once the
news director for the Pacifica Radio station, KPFK-FM. His mother,
Jane Gordon ran for the United States Congress in California during
the s for the Peace and Freedom Party; she met Dennis Levitt while she
was working as the program guide editor for KPFK-FM. His maternal
grandfather, Michael Gordon (â€"), was a Hollywood film director.
Gordon-Levitt had an older brother, Dan, a photographer and fire
spinner who died in at the age of . Gordon-Levitt attended Van Nuys
High School and graduated in .
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