Post by Grobanite19 on Apr 19, 2008 21:55:58 GMT -5
I found this on Imdb.com
Date of Birth
27 February 1981, Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth Name
Joshua Winslow Groban
Height
6' 0½" (1.84 m)
Trade Mark
His powerful voice.
Trivia
Was enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University
When David E. Kelley witnessed the audience reaction to Josh singing at California. Gov. Gray Davis' Inaugural, he wrote Josh into an "Ally McBeal" (1997) show where the audience in the show exhibits the same reaction to his voice. His character of Malcolm Wyatt was so popular that he was asked to come back the next season to reprise his role.
He was first "seen" when he stood in for Andrea Bocelli to sing "The Prayer" with Céline Dion at the 1998 Grammy rehearsals. This led to the MC for the Grammys that year, Rosie O'Donnell, to invite Josh to appear on her show.
Josh and his younger brother Chris were born on the exact same day 4 years apart.
His grandmother is from Toten, Norway.
Went to Bridges Academy in Los Angeles,CA
Good friends with Mandy Moore.
Attended the Los Angeles County High School For The Arts with Dayna Price.
Personal Quotes
[in 2001 interview] I sang all my life. My parents had me singing around the house when I was younger. I'm not from a showbiz family or anything. It's just something I enjoyed doing. When I started getting into seventh or eighth grade, I became part of the theater program. I went to L.A. County High School for the Arts and did more singing there. It's really something I did on the side and then I met David Foster. I was working with a voice teacher who was a friend of the family's. David . . . called him and told him he needed a singer for an event he was doing. That's how that started.
[People Weekly, 6/21/04] I hope to break through the Top 40, not by changing what I do but by changing the way people think.
The shower is my time to open up my operatic chops, because of the enormous echo. You sound five times as big in the shower, so I break into some "Nessun Dorma" [from Giacomo Puccini's "Turandot"] or Pearl Jam. You've got to go big when you're in the shower. There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.
No matter what your age and no matter where you come from, everyone can change the world in some way, whether it's being a mentor to someone younger than you or someone that doesn't have as much experience as you. If you're passionate enough, you can do whatever you want and definitely change the world.
Soundtrack:
Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2006) (TV) (performer: "Music of the Night")
"Great Performances" (1 episode, 2005)
- Michael Bublé: Caught in the Act (2005) TV episode (performer: "Fly Me to the Moon")
The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) (performer: "Believe")
The Polar Express (2004) (performer: "Believe")
... aka The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience (USA: IMAX version)
Troy (2004) (performer: "Remember")
"Máximo corazón" (2002) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka Máximo in My Heart (International: English title)
"1000 millones" (1 episode, 2002)
... aka Fortuna de amor (Argentina)
... aka Love Heritage (International: English title)
- Mil millones (2002) TV episode (performer: "Gira con me questa notte", "Aléjate", "To where you are")
"Ally McBeal" (1 episode, 2001)
- The Wedding (2001) TV episode (performer: "You're Still You")
Actor:
"American Dad!" .... Whiny Parishioner (1 episode, 2005)
- Deacon Stan, Jesus Man (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Whiny Parishioner
"Ally McBeal" .... Malcolm Wyatt (2 episodes, 2001)
- Nine One One (2001) TV episode .... Malcolm Wyatt
- The Wedding (2001) TV episode .... Malcolm Wyatt
Writer:
Josh Groban in Concert (2002) (TV) (creator)
Self:
"Larry King Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 3 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 24 February 2008 (2008) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
"Extra" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka Extra: The Entertainment Magazine (USA)
- Episode dated 11 February 2008 (2008) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
Live from the Red Carpet: The 2008 Grammy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself
Where Music Meets Film (2008) (TV) .... Himself
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (2007) (TV) .... Himself
"Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 24 December 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
"What Perez Sez" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- About 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
"Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
... aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 10 December 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 10 November 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
"Loose Women" .... Himself - Performer (2 episodes, 2007)
- Episode #12.45 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Performer
- Episode #11.102 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Performer
"The Paul O'Grady Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka The New Paul O'Grady Show (UK: new title)
- Episode #7.27 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
Concert for Diana (2007) (TV) .... Himself
"American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka American Idol (USA: new title)
... aka American Idol 2 (USA: promotional title)
... aka American Idol 3 (USA)
... aka American Idol 4 (USA: fourth season title)
- Idol Gives Back: Part Two (2007) TV episode .... Himself
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself / ... (1 episode, 2007)
... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
- Episode dated 8 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself/Musical Guest
"GMTV" .... Himself - Performer (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 29 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Performer
"Live from Abbey Road" .... Performer (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #1.2 (2007) TV episode .... Performer
Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2006) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
"III nach neun" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka 3nach9 (West Germany: new title)
- Episode dated 15 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
"The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka Oprah (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 11 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
"Bingolotto" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2003-2006)
- Episode dated 10 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 22 November 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
"Nyhetsmorgon" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Josh Groban (2006) TV episode .... Himself
"Senkveld med Thomas og Harald" .... Performer (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 8 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Performer
2006 American Music Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2002-2006)
- Episode dated 16 November 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself/Musical Guest
- Episode dated 28 January 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
"Great Performances" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2005)
- Michael Bublé: Caught in the Act (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Performer
- 30th Anniversary: A Celebration in Song (2003) TV episode .... Himself
Save the Music Concert (2005) (TV) .... Himself/Performer
The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Performer: 'Believe'
Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope (2005) (TV) .... Himself
The Royal Variety Performance 2004 (2004) (TV) .... Performer
Great Performances: Josh Groban Live at the Greek (2004) (TV) .... Vocalist
"Today with Des and Mel" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 18 November 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
"Open Access" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Charities (2004) TV episode .... Himself
World Music Awards 2004 (2004) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
"Wetten, dass..?" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Wetten, dass..? aus Klagenfurt (2004) TV episode .... Himself
"The Sharon Osbourne Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
... aka Sharon (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 15 December 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
"Dans la lumière" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 22 November 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
"Først & sist" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
... aka Først & sist med Fredrik Skavlan (Norway: informal title)
- Episode #10.10 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
"Verstehen Sie Spaß?" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode #1.99 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
"Kelly" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 7 March 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
The 30th Annual American Music Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
Nobel Peace Prize Concert (2002) (TV) .... Himself
Josh Groban in Concert (2002) (TV) .... Vocal
The Concert for World Children's Day (2002) (TV) .... Himself/Performer
"The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1999-2002)
- Episode dated 16 April 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 13 April 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
"Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Today Show (USA)
- Episode dated 1 January 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
Sarah Brightman: La Luna - Live in Concert (2001) (V) .... Himself
Charlotte Church Enchantment (2001) (V)
Archive Footage:
20 Most Awesomely Bad Songs of 2004 (2004) (TV) .... Himself
Date of Birth
27 February 1981, Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth Name
Joshua Winslow Groban
Height
6' 0½" (1.84 m)
Trade Mark
His powerful voice.
Trivia
Was enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University
When David E. Kelley witnessed the audience reaction to Josh singing at California. Gov. Gray Davis' Inaugural, he wrote Josh into an "Ally McBeal" (1997) show where the audience in the show exhibits the same reaction to his voice. His character of Malcolm Wyatt was so popular that he was asked to come back the next season to reprise his role.
He was first "seen" when he stood in for Andrea Bocelli to sing "The Prayer" with Céline Dion at the 1998 Grammy rehearsals. This led to the MC for the Grammys that year, Rosie O'Donnell, to invite Josh to appear on her show.
Josh and his younger brother Chris were born on the exact same day 4 years apart.
His grandmother is from Toten, Norway.
Went to Bridges Academy in Los Angeles,CA
Good friends with Mandy Moore.
Attended the Los Angeles County High School For The Arts with Dayna Price.
Personal Quotes
[in 2001 interview] I sang all my life. My parents had me singing around the house when I was younger. I'm not from a showbiz family or anything. It's just something I enjoyed doing. When I started getting into seventh or eighth grade, I became part of the theater program. I went to L.A. County High School for the Arts and did more singing there. It's really something I did on the side and then I met David Foster. I was working with a voice teacher who was a friend of the family's. David . . . called him and told him he needed a singer for an event he was doing. That's how that started.
[People Weekly, 6/21/04] I hope to break through the Top 40, not by changing what I do but by changing the way people think.
The shower is my time to open up my operatic chops, because of the enormous echo. You sound five times as big in the shower, so I break into some "Nessun Dorma" [from Giacomo Puccini's "Turandot"] or Pearl Jam. You've got to go big when you're in the shower. There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.
No matter what your age and no matter where you come from, everyone can change the world in some way, whether it's being a mentor to someone younger than you or someone that doesn't have as much experience as you. If you're passionate enough, you can do whatever you want and definitely change the world.
Soundtrack:
Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2006) (TV) (performer: "Music of the Night")
"Great Performances" (1 episode, 2005)
- Michael Bublé: Caught in the Act (2005) TV episode (performer: "Fly Me to the Moon")
The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) (performer: "Believe")
The Polar Express (2004) (performer: "Believe")
... aka The Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience (USA: IMAX version)
Troy (2004) (performer: "Remember")
"Máximo corazón" (2002) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka Máximo in My Heart (International: English title)
"1000 millones" (1 episode, 2002)
... aka Fortuna de amor (Argentina)
... aka Love Heritage (International: English title)
- Mil millones (2002) TV episode (performer: "Gira con me questa notte", "Aléjate", "To where you are")
"Ally McBeal" (1 episode, 2001)
- The Wedding (2001) TV episode (performer: "You're Still You")
Actor:
"American Dad!" .... Whiny Parishioner (1 episode, 2005)
- Deacon Stan, Jesus Man (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Whiny Parishioner
"Ally McBeal" .... Malcolm Wyatt (2 episodes, 2001)
- Nine One One (2001) TV episode .... Malcolm Wyatt
- The Wedding (2001) TV episode .... Malcolm Wyatt
Writer:
Josh Groban in Concert (2002) (TV) (creator)
Self:
"Larry King Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 3 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 24 February 2008 (2008) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
"Extra" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka Extra: The Entertainment Magazine (USA)
- Episode dated 11 February 2008 (2008) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
Live from the Red Carpet: The 2008 Grammy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself
Where Music Meets Film (2008) (TV) .... Himself
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (2007) (TV) .... Himself
"Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 24 December 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
"What Perez Sez" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- About 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
"Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
... aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 10 December 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 10 November 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
"Loose Women" .... Himself - Performer (2 episodes, 2007)
- Episode #12.45 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Performer
- Episode #11.102 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Performer
"The Paul O'Grady Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka The New Paul O'Grady Show (UK: new title)
- Episode #7.27 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
Concert for Diana (2007) (TV) .... Himself
"American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka American Idol (USA: new title)
... aka American Idol 2 (USA: promotional title)
... aka American Idol 3 (USA)
... aka American Idol 4 (USA: fourth season title)
- Idol Gives Back: Part Two (2007) TV episode .... Himself
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself / ... (1 episode, 2007)
... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
- Episode dated 8 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself/Musical Guest
"GMTV" .... Himself - Performer (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 29 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Performer
"Live from Abbey Road" .... Performer (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #1.2 (2007) TV episode .... Performer
Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2006) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
"III nach neun" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka 3nach9 (West Germany: new title)
- Episode dated 15 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
"The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka Oprah (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 11 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
"Bingolotto" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2003-2006)
- Episode dated 10 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 22 November 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
"Nyhetsmorgon" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Josh Groban (2006) TV episode .... Himself
"Senkveld med Thomas og Harald" .... Performer (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 8 December 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Performer
2006 American Music Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2002-2006)
- Episode dated 16 November 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself/Musical Guest
- Episode dated 28 January 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
"Great Performances" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2005)
- Michael Bublé: Caught in the Act (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Performer
- 30th Anniversary: A Celebration in Song (2003) TV episode .... Himself
Save the Music Concert (2005) (TV) .... Himself/Performer
The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Performer: 'Believe'
Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope (2005) (TV) .... Himself
The Royal Variety Performance 2004 (2004) (TV) .... Performer
Great Performances: Josh Groban Live at the Greek (2004) (TV) .... Vocalist
"Today with Des and Mel" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 18 November 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
"Open Access" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Charities (2004) TV episode .... Himself
World Music Awards 2004 (2004) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
"Wetten, dass..?" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Wetten, dass..? aus Klagenfurt (2004) TV episode .... Himself
"The Sharon Osbourne Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
... aka Sharon (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 15 December 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
"Dans la lumière" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 22 November 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
"Først & sist" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
... aka Først & sist med Fredrik Skavlan (Norway: informal title)
- Episode #10.10 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
"Verstehen Sie Spaß?" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode #1.99 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
"Kelly" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 7 March 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
The 30th Annual American Music Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
Nobel Peace Prize Concert (2002) (TV) .... Himself
Josh Groban in Concert (2002) (TV) .... Vocal
The Concert for World Children's Day (2002) (TV) .... Himself/Performer
"The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1999-2002)
- Episode dated 16 April 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 13 April 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
"Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Today Show (USA)
- Episode dated 1 January 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
Sarah Brightman: La Luna - Live in Concert (2001) (V) .... Himself
Charlotte Church Enchantment (2001) (V)
Archive Footage:
20 Most Awesomely Bad Songs of 2004 (2004) (TV) .... Himself