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Josh Brolin

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Josh Brolin is an American actor who was born on 12 February 1968 in Santa Monica, California, the son of the actor James Brolin and the casting director Jane Cameron Agee. He first became known as a young performer in the adventure film The Goonies in 1985, then spent years in television and stage work before a career resurgence that began with a starring role in the Coen brothers film No Country for Old Men in 2007. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing the city supervisor Dan White in the biographical film Milk, and he went on to play the title role in W., Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, and Gurney Halleck in the Dune films directed by Denis Villeneuve. In 2019 he founded the production company Brolin Productions.

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National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor 1
Award
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor 1
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1968 1
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Performer 1
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is an American actor
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1. Josh Brolin (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth date
    born February 12, 1968
  • Lead, occupation
    is an American actor
  • Awards
    received New York Film Critics Circle and National Board of Review awards for Best Supporting Actor
  • Lead, nationality
    is an American actor
  • Associated With: Film, Medium: film
    he gained fame in his youth for his role in the adventure film The Goonies (1985)
  • Associated With: Television, Medium: television
    ABC Western TV series The Young Riders
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