Josh Lucas Biography

Josh Lucas, Actor
Born asJoshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer
Occup.Actor
FromUSA
SpouseJessica Ciencin Henriquez
BornJune 20, 1971
Little Rock, Arkansas
Age52 years
Early Life
Josh Lucas was born Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer on June 20, 1971, in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. His parents are Don Maurer, an ER medical professional, and Michelle LeFevre, a registered nurse. Josh comes from a family that valued strong political ideas, as well as his moms and dads were anti-nuclear activists. Because of his moms and dads' activism, Josh invested a considerable component of his childhood years traveling around the United States. He has 2 siblings, a more youthful bro called Devin, and also a sister called Kate.

Lucas participated in Kopachuck Middle School and also later on Gig Harbor High School in Gig Harbor, Washington. After secondary school, Josh decided to venture to Hollywood to begin his acting occupation.

Performing Career
Josh made his acting launching with a guest duty in the prominent television series, "True Colors", in 1990. He remained to show up in visitor roles on television collection such as "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" in 1991 and "Life Goes On" in 1992.

In 1993, Josh made his film debut in the thriller, "Alive", which was based upon a real tale of an airplane crash survivor. Over the following few years, he showed up in supporting duties in several movie tasks like "Father Hood" (1993), "Frank & Jesse" (1994), and "Wyatt Earp" (1994).

His innovation role can be found in 2000 when he starred alongside Reese Witherspoon in the comedy, "American Psycho". The success of this film moved Josh Lucas right into more high-profile roles in films such as "You Can Count on Me" (2000), "Session 9" (2001), and "The Deep End" (2001).

Josh's career took one more leap forward with his starring role as Jake Perry in the hit charming comedy, "Sweet Home Alabama" (2002), along with Reese Witherspoon as well as Patrick Dempsey. The success of this movie brought about additional leading functions in a range of categories, consisting of "Hulk" (2003), "Secondhand Lions" (2003), "Around the Bend" (2004), and "Stealth" (2005).

Josh continued to function steadily in both movie as well as television throughout the late 2000s and 2010s, with notable duties in "Poseidon" (2006), "Management" (2008), "Life as We Know It" (2010), "The Firm" (2012), as well as "The Mend" (2014). Along with his on-screen work, Lucas has likewise provided his voice to computer animated tasks such as "Trumbo" (2007) and "Red Dog" (2011).

Personal Life
Josh Lucas married his better half, Jessica Ciencin Henriquez, a freelance writer, in March 2012. The couple welcomed their child, Noah Rev Maurer, in June of the same year. Nevertheless, their marriage really did not last long, and they made a decision to split in 2014. Regardless of their separation, they made a decision to co-parent their son together as well as maintain a friendly relationship.

An enthusiastic outdoors type, Josh enjoys searching, mountain biking, as well as hiking in his downtime. He is a passionate environmental lobbyist as well as continues to sustain numerous environmental reasons throughout his job.

Honors and Achievements
Throughout his job, Josh Lucas has actually received a number of honor nominations as well as won several accolades for his performances. Significant among them are a Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Acting Ensemble for "A Beautiful Mind" (2001) and a National Board of Review Award for Best Acting Ensemble for "The Lincoln Lawyer" (2011).

To sum up, Josh Lucas is a functional as well as talented actor who has showcased his acting expertise in a vast array of duties in both movie as well as tv. He remains to captivate audiences globally as well as inspire upcoming talents via his strong efficiencies as well as commitment to the craft of acting.

Our collection contains 30 quotes who is written / told by Josh.

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30 Famous quotes by Josh Lucas

Small: Im challenged by people like Russell Crowe and Sean Penn who come in with such incredible discipline an
"I'm challenged by people like Russell Crowe and Sean Penn who come in with such incredible discipline and power"
Small: It was a long period of time where I tried to figure out what worked, what didnt work
"It was a long period of time where I tried to figure out what worked, what didn't work"
Small: I had friends of mine tell me they had a baby, and I didnt even know they were pregnant
"I had friends of mine tell me they had a baby, and I didn't even know they were pregnant"
Small: I got so used to being unstable that I started to only be comfortable being unstable
"I got so used to being unstable that I started to only be comfortable being unstable"
Small: Every day is intense and alive, whether its travel, work, even down time, which there is so little of
"Every day is intense and alive, whether it's travel, work, even down time, which there is so little of"
Small: At a certain point, even if the one alpha male is dominant, at a certain point theres a younger lion th
"At a certain point, even if the one alpha male is dominant, at a certain point there's a younger lion that is stronger, and everyone knows it"
Small: Ive worked with some incredibly difficult directors but my understanding is that a lot of the best peop
"I've worked with some incredibly difficult directors but my understanding is that a lot of the best people are driven from a place of being extremely challenging and dark within their way"
Small: I think Ive spent so much time playing characters that are so far away from me and learning how to tech
"I think I've spent so much time playing characters that are so far away from me and learning how to technically build and how to technically put something on top of you"
Small: Always do something different. Always different things
"Always do something different. Always different things"
Small: I love how people in this business push themselves to know themselves, the world, and their creativity
"I love how people in this business push themselves to know themselves, the world, and their creativity better"
Small: I visited those friends whod just had a baby, and she was washing dishes and he was cleaning the house,
"I visited those friends who'd just had a baby, and she was washing dishes and he was cleaning the house, and I burst with happiness. And in their minds, they were in this terrible domestic rut"
Small: I think that often times Hollywood panders to the cliches of small town life, specifically Southern sma
"I think that often times Hollywood panders to the cliches of small town life, specifically Southern small town life, and I think that this movie does the opposite"
Small: I had a Southern accent but I had broken it so hard
"I had a Southern accent but I had broken it so hard"
Small: So when we finally settled down outside of Seattle I felt totally uncomfortable with that idea
"So when we finally settled down outside of Seattle I felt totally uncomfortable with that idea"
Small: Ill look at the script and Ill try to find as many books, movies, and pieces of music that I think are
"I'll look at the script and I'll try to find as many books, movies, and pieces of music that I think are going to feed each scene or the character as a whole"
Small: My instincts are not comedic
"My instincts are not comedic"
Small: I want to be so strong as an actor that people wouldnt say... eh, thats Josh Lucas
"I want to be so strong as an actor that people wouldn't say... eh, that's Josh Lucas"
Small: I think actors become jacks-of-all-trades and masters of none
"I think actors become jacks-of-all-trades and masters of none"
Small: Once everyone else around you starts to become incredibly comfortable - if anything, quite happy with w
"Once everyone else around you starts to become incredibly comfortable - if anything, quite happy with what you are doing - then I start to settling in and trusting all those choices that I've made up to that point"
Small: No, well, my fathers definitely not Christopher Walken
"No, well, my father's definitely not Christopher Walken"
Small: My nomadic childhood dramatically fed my eventual decision to be an actor, but not in the way you might
"My nomadic childhood dramatically fed my eventual decision to be an actor, but not in the way you might think"
Small: Im right at a time when Im strongly finding my identity inside of my work
"I'm right at a time when I'm strongly finding my identity inside of my work"
Small: I love experiencing other peoples realities, seeing the world through their eyes for a short period of
"I love experiencing other people's realities, seeing the world through their eyes for a short period of time"
Small: The Hulk, that was the experience of my life, so far
"The Hulk, that was the experience of my life, so far"
Small: Its the South that maintains the idea that theyre different, which is interesting because nobody else r
"It's the South that maintains the idea that they're different, which is interesting because nobody else really cares"
Small: Comedy is so hard its so much harder than drama. The pacing of it, the energy of it
"Comedy is so hard; it's so much harder than drama. The pacing of it, the energy of it"
Small: Theres such good people out there where there filmmaking world is alive
"There's such good people out there where there filmmaking world is alive"
Small: On A Beautiful Mind, there was a wall of math
"On A Beautiful Mind, there was a wall of math"
Small: New York has got this sort of wonderful romantic idea of the South
"New York has got this sort of wonderful romantic idea of the South"
Small: Its funny, but we were living on this small island off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina when I w
"It's funny, but we were living on this small island off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina when I was 9"