Josh Hartnett - Biography

Some interesting and fun facts and Josh Hartnett:

• Has crush on actress Kim Basinger.
• Has a beauty mark on the right side of his cheek.
• Has a tattoo of a maze on his back near his shoulder.
• Loves to play his guitar.
• Was caught robbing a Dairy Queen when he was 16.
• Recognized as one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People.
• Thinks his best quality is: His butt.
• Thinks his worst quality is: His pecs.
• Favorite Color: Blue.
• Favorite Food: Pizza.
• Favorite Movie: Rear Window.
• Favorite Music: Jazz and Blues.
• Favorite TV Shows: The Dukes of Hazard and Lost in Space.
• Favorite Actors: Jimmy Stewart and Ethan Hawke.
• Favorite Actress: Kim Bansinger, Gwyneth Paltrow.
• Favorite Book: On the Road by Jack Kerouac.

Josh Hartnett was born on July 21 1978 in San Francisco, California. He was raised by his father Daniel Hartnett and stepmother Molly. He has three siblings Jessica, Jake and Joe. He grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota and considers that his hometown. Josh Hartnett got into acting after an injury kept him off the high school football team. Josh Hartnett's aunt encouraged him to audition for the school play and he landed the lead role.

Josh Hartnett says...."I'd love to reach out and slot myself into the Hollywood system and do my thing, but I don't ever want to be a full-fledged member. I don't want to be a pillar - I want to be a guy on the outside hitting it with a hammer."

Josh Hartnett started out in LA snagging commercials and roles in small plays. Luckily, it wasn't too long before Josh Hartnett landed the role of John Strode in the screaming movie hit, Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later. After that Josh Hartnett landed some typical cute boy roles in flicks like The Faculty and Here on Earth.

It was Josh Hartnett's part in the indie film; The Virgin Suicides that really made people realize he was more than a pretty face. Josh Hartnett's biggest hits to-date have been the epic Pearl Harbor starring Ben Affleck, 40 Days & 40 Nights and Hollywood Homicide co-starring Harrison Ford. He is set to appear in Lucky Number Slevin and the Black Dhalia.

Hartnett auditioned for, and was turned down, six times for a role on Dawson's Creek. He is of Swedish descent. When Josh Hartnett isn't filming movies, he's usually hanging out back in his hometown of St. Paul. Josh Hartnett likes to paint.