Josh Radnor

Biography

Josh Radnor was born on July 29, 1974 in Columbus, Ohio, USA as Joshua T. Radnor. He is an actor, known for How I Met Your Mother (2005), Liberal Arts (2012) and Not Another Teen Movie (2001).

Made his Broadway debut in 2002 in the stage version of The Graduate (1967), starring opposite Kathleen Turner and Alicia Silverstone.

Originally cast as the American lead in the pilot of the WB sitcom Off Centre (2001). The role was eventually played by Eddie Kaye Thomas.



Attended Kenyon College, where he won the Paul Newman award from the theater department

He has an M.F.A. in acting from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

Is allergic to dogs.

Graduated from Bexley High School, class of 1992, and came back as a guest speaker for the 2008 graduating class.

He has two sisters who live in southern and northern California.

Attended Kenyon College with author John Green.

Was Lindsay Price's boyfriend from August 2008 to late 2009. They first met when shooting How I Met Your Mother: Spoiler Alert (2007).

His favorite films include The Breakfast Club (1985), Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), Tootsie (1982), The Lives of Others (2006) and Happiness (1998).

He was an extra in the movie 200 Cigarettes (1999) where he appears for a few seconds at the entrance of a punk club (30th min 19th sec of the movie). He doesn't have a line.

Was class president of his high school.