Josh Zuckerman

Biography: Josh has been acting since age 10, when he began studying and performing in the Los Altos Youth Theater in Los Altos, California. He made his professional debut in ABC's movie of the week, "Geppetto," starring Drew Carey and Julia Louise-Dreyfus, and went on to appear, and later guest-lead, in many TV shows including "NYPD Blue" opposite Dennis Franz, "Judging Amy" opposite Tyne Daly, "Jack and Jill" opposite Jaime Pressly, "That's Life" opposite Heather Paige Kent, "The Ellen Show," "Bette," R.L. Stein's "Nightmare Room Tales" opposite Lynsey Bartilson (Lily of "Grounded For Life"), "Get Real," and two episodes of "Once and Again" as the first love of Evan Rachel Wood. Last October, Josh guest-starred in an episode of NBC's "The West Wing" as the lead student during a hostage situation in the White House (audience of 25.2 million). His performance opposite Emmy Award winners Bradley Whitford and Allison Janney led to a pivotal role in the next Austin Powers installment. Josh is Dr. Evil at age 17 in "Austin Powers in Goldmember," New Line's feature scheduled for wide release this July. Playing young Dr. Evil, however, will not be Josh's first lead in a feature. He also starred opposite Morgan Fairchild and Robert Townsend in the Showtime Original Movie, "I Was A Teenage Faust," opposite Bryan Cranston (Hal of "Malcolm in the Middle") in the Disney Channel's Original Movie "Twas The Night," and opposite Lesley Ann Warren and Dan Hedaya in "The Myersons." The youngest of five children, Josh has many interests in addition to his love of acting. He enjoys traveling, snowboarding and mixing it up in paintball battles. He is also an avid environmentalist and sponsor of the Rainforest Preservation Foundation. In the future, he plans to attend college, where he would like to find a balance between his education and acting, and ultimately make acting his life's work.… Expand