Justin Bartha

Infobox actor


caption =
birthname = Justin Lee Bartha
birthdate = birth date and age|1978|7|21
birthplace = Fort Lauderdale, FloridaFact|date=June 2008
occupation = Film, television actor

Justin Lee Bartha (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor, known for his co-starring role as Riley Poole in the "National Treasure" films.

Biography

Early life

Bartha was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Fact|date=June 2008 His father, Stephen, is a real estate developer, while his mother, Betty, is a school teacher. Bartha is Jewish. [ [http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_13757.html Justin Bartha Interview, National Treasure 2 - MoviesOnline ] ] His family moved to West Bloomfield, Michigan when Bartha was nine years old.Fact|date=May 2008 While at high school, he muddled his way into acting after breaking his wrist trying out for the school's tennis team.Fact|date=May 2008 After scoring a role in the local production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" he formed a children's theatre group of 15 where he performed for children in hospitals and at elementary school.Fact|date=May 2008 After he graduated from West Bloomfield High School in 1996, he set his sights on New York, eventually training at New York University's Meisner Extension. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0058581/ Justin Bartha] , Internet Movie Database] To quote his father, "Justin was born in Florida, raised in Michigan, but he's been a New Yorker all his life.Fact|date=June 2008 He also loved his work with the "National Treasure" movies.Fact|date=June 2008

Career

He began his movie career behind the camera as a production assistant on the film "Analyze This". His acting debut came a year later in a short film called "Tag" in 1999. He wrote and directed a short film, "Highs and Lows", which was shown at the South by Southwest Film Festival in 2003. [http://movies.about.com/od/nationaltreasure/p/bartha111804.htm "Justin Bartha Biography"] . Retrieved September 16 2006.] Additionally, for MTV he wrote, produced and starred in an MTV pilot called the "The Dustin and Justin Show". [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3N3b7qQt_k YouTube - The Dustin and Justin Show Pilot (Part 1) ] ] He has stated that he would like to continue working behind the camera in the future.Fact|date=May 2008 Alongside this, he played a major role in the critically bashed "Gigli" and "Carnival Sun", before his co-starring role in "National Treasure" (2004) as Riley Poole.

In 2006, Bartha had a supporting role in "Failure to Launch" and starred in the television sitcom "Teachers" which premiered on March 28th, 2006 on NBC, and was cancelled May 15, 2006 due to low ratings.

In November 2007, Bartha was cast in an indie comic-drama, "Holy Rollers". His character lures a young Hasidic Jew into becoming an Ecstasy dealer. Filming is scheduled to begin in New York in the spring of 2008.cite news|last=Goldstein|first=Gregg|title=Drug-dealing Jews inspire comic drama|pages=|publisher="Reuters"|date=2007-11-18|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSN1824665220071118|accessdate=2007-11-05]

It has also just been announced that Justin will star alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones in the new Bart Freundlich film, "The Rebound". The romantic comedy is about a 25-year-old man (Bartha) who starts a romance with his older single mother neighbour (Zeta-Jones). The movie is set to begin shooting in April 2008 in New York. Also he is starting and starring in a film in 2008 called "Shoe at your Foot"; about a man named Jack who is encouraged to take the romantic Paris vacation he won, despite just being dumped by his girlfriend. His trip soon devolves into chaos and adventure, when his luggage is swapped for a French businesswoman's belongings who soon takes a liking to his belongings -- especially his shoes -- and sets out to find him.

Filmography

References

External links

*amg name|2:355681
* [http://www.justinbarthawebsite.com Justin Bartha Website]
*imdb name|0058581