Josh Lucas
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Josh Lucas (born Joshua Lucas Easy Dent MaurerLucas disclosed his full name on The Tonight Show, May 3-4, 2006 on 20 June, 1971) is an American actor.
Biography
Early life
Lucas was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to Don Maurer (an ER-doctor) and Michelle (a nurse). At the time of his birth, his parents were living on an Indian reservation. Lucas grew up traveling the South with his parents (who were anti-nuclear activists) and younger siblings, two sisters and a brother; by the age of 13, he had lived in 30 different locations, including the Isle of Palms and Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. The family eventually settled in the small and sheltered town of Gig Harbor, Washington, which is now an exurb of Tacoma. He later graduated from Gig Harbor High School in 1989. He did not attend college, in order to pursue his acting career.Lucas started acting in high school plays.
Career
Lucas gained exposure after his roles in Sweet Home Alabama, A Beautiful Mind, and as Glenn Talbot in Hulk. In 2005, he co-starred with Jamie Foxx and Jessica Biel in the film Stealth, which was considered a major financial disappointment, grossing $31 million domestically on a budget of $130 million. In early 2006, Lucas played Don Haskins, a renowned basketball coach, in Glory Road. Lucas met and consulted with the real Haskins, as well as with several other famous basketball coaches, during filming.During filming of his most recent film, Poseidon, Lucas snapped muscles on his left thumb during an accidental fall; he lost feeling in this thumb, and had to work with a rehabilitative physician. Poseidon's filming involved several dangerous shoots underwater and around fire, and Lucas has mentioned that during filming, he "genuinely had moments... where I was like, 'Either I'm going to be killed or someone's gonna be killed" and that at one point he believed he was going to drown. Poseidon was released on May 12, 2006.
Lucas has taken a brief break from acting after Poseidon's release. His next film, which will begin filming in the fall of 2006, will be a thriller based on the book Who Killed Daniel Pearl?; it is unclear if Lucas will play Pearl or a version of the book's author, Bernard-Henri Lévy.
Personal life
Lucas has dated actress Salma Hayek, but is currently single. In 2005, Lucas participated in a Canadian campaign to raise AIDS awareness among young people.Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Poseidon | Dylan Johns |
| Glory Road | Coach Don Haskins | |
| 2005 | An Unfinished Life | Sheriff Crane Curtis |
| Stealth | Lt. Ben Gannon | |
| 2004 | Around the Bend | Jason Lair |
| 2003 | Wonderland | Ron Launius |
| Secondhand Lions | Older Walter | |
| Hulk | Major Glenn Talbot | |
| 2002 | Sweet Home Alabama | Jake Perry |
| 2001 | A Beautiful Mind | Hansen |
| Session 9 | Hank | |
| 2000 | American Psycho | Craig McDermott |
References
Footnotes
Interviews
- [The News Tribune interview] (January 13, 2006)
- [LIFETEEN.com interview] (January 12, 2006)
- [MLive interview] (January 12, 2006)
- [People Magazine interview] (December 20, 2005)
- [Aboutfilm.com interview] (October, 2004)
- [IGN films interview] (September 24, 2002)
Web sites
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