Joseph Gordon-Levitt

He married Tasha McCauley on December 20, 2014, and in August, 2015 the couple welcomed their son.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt was born in on February 17, 1981, in Los Angeles, California to Dennis Levitt and Jane Gordon. His father worked as news director of ‘KPFK ‘, the Pacifica radio station and his mother ran for ‘U.S. Congress’ on behalf of the ‘Peace and Freedom Party’. Former Hollywood film director Michael Gordon was his maternal grandfather.

His parents were two of the founders of the ‘Progressive Jewish Alliance’. He and his brother Don were raised in the neighbourhood of Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles.

His journey in acting started at the age of four at a local children’s theatre. Soon, he moved on with television films and commercials at when he was 6. His endorsements included ‘Kinney Shoes’, ‘Cocoa Puffs’, ‘Sunny Jim’ peanut butter and ‘Pop-Tarts.

Some of his notable performances in television as child artist include films like ‘Stranger on My Land’ (1988), ‘Hi Honey – I'm Dead’ (1991) and ‘The Great Elephant Escape’ (1995). Television series of that period includes ‘Family Ties’ (1988), ‘Dark Shadows’ (1991) and ‘The Powers That Be’ (1992).

He made his big screen debut with the 1992 released ‘A River Runs Through It’. The film earned him a ‘Young Artist Award’ for ‘Best Actor under 10 in a Motion Picture’. His other big screen flicks as child artist include ‘Holy Matrimony’ (1994), ‘Angels in the Outfield’ (1994), ‘Halloween H20: 20 Years Later’ (1998) and ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ (1999).

In 2004, he set up the online collaborative production company, ‘hitRECord’. The company collaborates with musicians, artists, filmmakers among others to develop and create art and media. The profit from such collaboration is shared by those involved in the final production.

He made a successful transition from a child artist to a matured and well accepted full-time actor. His wide range of challenging roles includes Neil McCormick, a gay prostitute in ‘Mysterious Skin’ (2004), Brendan Frye, a teenage investigator in ‘Brick’ (2005) and Richie Nix, a hoodlum in ‘Killshot’ (2009) to name a few. In 2005, he received the ‘Golden Space Needle Award’ at the ‘Seattle International Film Festival’ for his performance in ‘Mysterious Skin’.

He proved his mettle as a lead in 2009 hit romantic comedy ‘(500) Days of Summer’. The film fetched him a nomination for the ‘Golden Globe Award’. He portrayed the character of a villain, The Doctor/Rexford ‘Rex’ Lewis in the action thriller ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’. In the same year he made his directorial debut with ‘Sparks’, a twenty-four minute short film based on Elmore Leonard’s short story. The film was selected in the ‘Sundance Film Festival’.

In 2010, he starred in Christopher Nolan’s science fiction ‘Inception’. He received positive reviews for his role of Arthur in the film which also starred Leonardo DiCaprio. He directed two short films ‘Morgan M. Morgansen's Date with Destiny’ and its sequel ‘Morgan and Destiny's Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo’ under the production of ‘hitRECord’. The films were premiered at ‘Sundance Film Festival’ and at the ‘South by Southwest’ festival respectively.

He has tackled both Hollywood and independent films with equal élan. He played a young man Adam Lerner in the 2011 film ‘50/50’ who faces unusual challenges after learning about his cancer.