Josh Zuckerman (born April 1, 1985) is an American actor.[1][2] He is best known for his starring role in Sex Drive (2008), as well as for playing Mark Cullin in the science fiction TV series Kyle XY, Eddie Orlofsky in Desperate Housewives and Nate Marlowe in the comedy series Significant Mother. He also had a recurring role as Max Miller in the CW drama 90210. He voiced the lead role of Pony in the Nickelodeon original animated series It's Pony.
Josh Zuckerman | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 1, 1985 Stanford, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Known for | Sex Drive |
Early life
editZuckerman was born and raised in Stanford, California[3] in a family of five children. He attended Bullis-Purisima Elementary School there. He began formally acting at the age of ten, with a series of roles at the nearby Bus Barn Theater with the Los Altos Youth Theater company.[citation needed] He moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career after finishing the seventh grade at Egan Junior High School, where he had been elected student body president.[citation needed] He is of Jewish descent.[4]
He attended The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks.[citation needed] In 2003, he attended Princeton University, where he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, where he earned the pledge name "Checkers".[citation needed] After his freshman year he did not return to Princeton, deciding instead to focus on his acting career.
Career
editZuckerman made his professional on-camera debut in 2000 opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Drew Carey in the Disney Channel musical fantasy Geppetto,[citation needed] then enjoyed guest roles on the TV series NYPD Blue and Once and Again.
Zuckerman's assignments continued during his enrollment as a student at Princeton University, though over time he began to increasingly emphasize big-screen work, notably with supporting roles in the Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini holiday comedy Surviving Christmas (2004) and the Evan Rachel Wood dark comedy Pretty Persuasion (2005). In 2008, Zuckerman appeared in a multi-episode arc, as Mark, on the ABC Family series Kyle XY.[3]
Later that year, Zuckerman signed for one of his first starring roles, as a teen who ventures out on a cross-country road trip, along with two friends, to meet a girl he has been chatting with online and lose his virginity to her, in the teen-oriented sex comedy-road movie Sex Drive.
He played Eddie Orlofsky on Desperate Housewives. Zuckerman had a recurring role in the CW series 90210 as Naomi's love interest, Max Miller.[5]
Personal life
editHe is currently engaged to former Desperate Housewives co-star Andrea Bowen, with their wedding set for August 2024.[6]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Return to the Secret Garden | Timothie | |
| 2000 | The View from the Swing | Ben | Credited as Joshua Zuckerman |
| 2001 | The Myersons | Murphy Myerson | |
| 2002 | Lather. Rinse. Repeat | Timmy (little boy) | Short |
| 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Young Dr. Evil | |
| 2004 | Surviving Christmas | Brian Valco | |
| 2005 | Pretty Persuasion | Josh Horowitz | |
| 2005 | Feast | Hot Wheels | |
| 2006 | The Hottest State | Decker | |
| 2007 | Lions for Lambs | Student | |
| 2008 | Sex Drive | Ian Lafferty | |
| 2009 | Ceremonies of the Horsemen | Zerach | Short |
| 2010 | Ivan's House | Short | |
| 2011 | 2ND Take | Ethan | |
| 2014 | Field of Lost Shoes | Moses Jacob Ezekiel | |
| 2014 | Acid Girls | Sebastian | |
| 2018 | Killing Diaz | Cam/Kira | |
| 2019 | Made Public | Dave | |
| 2019 | Ring Ring | Jason | |
| 2020 | Variant | Thomas | |
| 2020 | The Bellmen | Josh | |
| 2020 | Useless Humans | Brian | |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | Giovanni Rossi Lomanitz | |
| 2024 | The Tiger's Apprentice | Rudy | Voice role |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Get Real | Young Andy | Episode: "The Distance" |
| 2000 | Once and Again | Toby Porter | Episodes: "Sneaky Feelings" and "Cat-in-Hat" |
| 2000 | Geppetto | Featured | |
| 2000 | That's Life | Eric Feinstein | Episode: "The Tutor" |
| 2000 | The Amanda Show | Episode: "Mammal-O's" | |
| 2001 | Bette | Tim | Episode: "The Invisible Mom" |
| 2001 | Jack & Jill | Adam Fickman | Episode: "Battle of the Bahamas" |
| 2001 | The West Wing | Boy #1 – Billy Fernandez | Episode: "Isaac and Ishmael" |
| 2001 | The Ellen Show | Timmy | Episode: "Cathy's Taffy" |
| 2001 | The Nightmare Room | Jeremy Clark | Episode: "Four Eyes" |
| 2001 | 'Twas the Night | Danny Wrigley | TV movie |
| 2001 | Judging Amy | Rob Bird | Episode: "Beating the Bounds" |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | James 'Swirly' Kilik | Episodes: "Oh, Mama!" and "A Little Dad'll Do Ya" |
| 2002 | I Was a Teenage Faust[2] | Brendan Willy | TV movie |
| 2005 | House | Keen Student | Episode: "Three Stories" |
| 2006 | Standoff | Cary Steckler | Episode: "Peer Group" |
| 2007 | Close to Home | Ben Murphy | Episode: "Maternal Instinct" |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Leo Donwell | Episodes: "Internal Affairs", "Broken Home" and "Bloodline" |
| 2007 | Boston Legal | Michael Scanlon | Episode: "Trial of the Century" |
| 2008–2009 | Kyle XY | Mark Cullin | 13 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Desperate Housewives | Eddie Orlofsky | 12 episodes |
| 2010–2013 | 90210 | Max Miller | 33 episodes |
| 2011 | Mr. Sunshine | Jimmy Lincon | Episode: "Lingerie Football" |
| 2011 | The Protector | Josh Taylor | Episode: "Wings" |
| 2012 | Breakout Kings | Rodney Cain | Episode: "Ain't Love (50) Grand?" |
| 2014 | Betas | Lance Roe | Episode: "This Is It" |
| 2015 | Significant Mother | Nate Marlowe | Lead role |
| 2016 | The Big Bang Theory | Marty | Episode: "The Military Miniaturization" |
| 2016 | Rosewood | Cody Tucker | Episode: "Boatspy & Booty" |
| 2017 | There's... Johnny! | Justin | Episode: "Take Me to Church" |
| 2017 | Ride Overshare | Michael | Episode: "Natalie" |
| 2018 | Strange Angel | Marvin Nickels | Episodes: "Sacrament of the Ancestors" and "The Sacrificial Dance" |
| 2020–2022 | It's Pony | Pony | Voice role |
| 2022 | The Offer | Peter Bart | Miniseries, main role |
| 2023 | School Spirits | Mr. Martin | Recurring |
| 2023 | Fatal Attraction | Paul | Episodes: "The Watchful Heart" and "Beautiful Mosaics" |
| 2024 | Chicago Med | Bill Storch | Episodes: "Get By With A Little Help From My Friends" |
| 2024 | S.W.A.T. | Cameron | Episodes: "Good for Nothing" |
References
edit- ^ Southern, Nathan (2008). "Josh Zuckerman". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07.
- ^ a b Tobey, Matthew (2010). "I Was a Teenage Faust (review)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-08-31.
- ^ a b "Josh Zuckerman | Actor, Writer, Director". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "JUF : Tweens : Celebrities : Josh Zuckerman". Archived from the original on August 17, 2016.
- ^ Masters, Megan (April 16, 2012). "90210 Scoop: Max Returns -- But There's a Twist!". TVLine. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ "Andrea Bowen and Josh Zuckerman's Wedding Website". www.zola.com. Retrieved 2024-01-18.