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Why Nobody Thought Joseph Gordon-Levitt Could Be in Sundance Movies
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur known for films such as 500 Days of Summer, Inception, Looper, and Snowden. He recently co-starred in the #1 Netflix hit, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F and as the infamous founder of Uber in Showtime's Super-Pumped. He wrote and directed the prescient Sundance favorite, Don Jon about online pornography addiction, and followed with the Apple TV+ series, Mr. Corman. Gordon-Levitt has always been passionate about the intersection of media and technology, co-founding the two-time Emmy-winning online community for creative collaboration, hitRECord. He recently penned a Washington Post OpEd entitled 'If artificial intelligence uses your work, it should pay you', and spoke at Taiwan's Plurality Summit in support of its luminary Minister of Digital Affairs, Audrey Tang.
BornFebruary 17, 1981
- Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 26 wins & 76 nominations total
Actor
Producer
Writer
- Official sites
- Alternative names
- Joey Gordon-Levitt
- Height
- 1.76 m
- Born
- Spouse
- Tasha McCauleyDecember 20, 2014 - present (3 children)
- Children
- Child
- Parents
- RelativesDan Gordon-Levitt(Sibling)
- Other worksIn 2001 he made his impressive New York City Stage debut in the critically lauded Off-Broadway premiere of Austin Pendleton's play, "Uncle Bob," opposite theatre veteran George Morfogen (HBO's "OZ") at the SoHo Playhouse. The production was produced by Rebellion Productions, LLC.
- Publicity listings
- TriviaAfter spending six seasons on3rd Rock from the Sun (1996), he attended Columbia University in New York City. He studied history, literature and French poetry.
- QuotesThe whole concept of celebrity pisses me off. While I'm not acelebrity, it's such a weird concept that society has cooked up for us.Astronauts and teachers are much more amazing than actors.
- TrademarksDimples and youthful, boyish looks
- Nicknames
- Joe
- Joey
- JGL
- Regular Joe
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