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Joshua Malina

Age: 43
Height: 5' 9"

Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
Born: Jan. 17th, 1966

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Joshua Malina's Main TV Roles

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:

Malina told an audience at the University of Florida that early in his career, he was not allowed to audition for a pizza commercial that took place during Passover, because the casting agents wanted him actually to eat the pizza. He refused, because pizza dough is leavened, rendering it not kosher for Passover. Malina offered to mime eating the pizza instead, but the advertiser's casting agents insisted that he had to eat the pizza or he would not be able to audition.
Has a daughter named Isabel, and a son named Avi.
Avid poker player. Played to pay for rent when he struggled as an actor.
1988: Graduated from Yale as a Theater Studies major.
Latest in a string of actors who appeared in _The American President (1995)_ (qv) to join the cast of _"The West Wing" (1999)_ (qv), following 'Martin Sheen' (qv), 'Nina Siemaszko' (qv), 'Anna Deavere Smith' (qv) and "President" writer 'Aaron Sorkin' (qv), who had a cameo appearance and later created and is executive producer of "The West Wing".
One of the executive producers of the new Bravo series _"Celebrity Poker Showdown" (2003)_ (qv) .
Attended Horace Mann School in Riverdale, New York (Class of '84).
Brother-in-law of _"The West Wing" (1999)_ (qv) cast mate 'Timothy Busfield' (qv). Malina's wife, 'Melissa Merwin' (qv), is the sister of Busfield's wife, Jenny Merwin.