Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt"Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt" is his full name and Los Angeles, California, is his birthplace.
California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. (born February 17, 1981) is an American actor whose career as both a child and adult has included television series and theatrical films. He is known for his roles in the 2009 indie
Days of Summer and
Christopher Nolan's 2010 sci-fi film
Inception. The former earned him a Golden Globe nomination. Beginning in commercials as a young child, he made his film debut in 1992's
Beethoven. Gordon-Levitt subsequently co-starred in the television sitcom
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001) as the young Tommy Solomon. After a hiatus during which he attended
Columbia University, Gordon-Levitt left television for film acting, appearing in various independent films, beginning with the 2001 film
Manic, followed by critically acclaimed performances in 2004's
Mysterious Skin, 2005's
Brick, and 2007's
The Lookout. He runs an online collaborative production company titled HitRECord.
Early life
Gordon-Levitt was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in
Sherman Oaks. His family is Jewish. His father, Dennis Levitt, was once the news director for the
Pacifica Radio station,...
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