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Justin Bartha (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor, who was featured in the film National Treasure.

Early life

Bartha was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Jewish American parents. His father, Stephen is a real estate developer while his mother Betty is a school teacher. The family moved to West Bloomfield, Michigan when Justin was 9 years old. While at high school, he muddled his way into acting after breaking his wrist trying out for the school's tennis team. After scoring a role in the local production of A Midsummer Night's Dream he formed a children's theatre group of 15 where he performed for children in hospitals and at elementary school. After he graduated from West Bloomfield High School in 1996, he set his sights on New York, eventually training at New York University's Meisner Extension."Justin Bartha Biography" paraphrased from Justin trained at New York University’s Meisner Extension. Retrieved September 16 2006

Biography

He began his movie career behind the camera as a production assistant on the film Analyze This. His acting debut came a year later in a short film called Tag in 1999. He wrote and directed a short film, Highs and Lows, which was shown at the South by Southwest Film Festival in 2003. Additionally, for MTV he wrote, produced and starred in an MTV pilot called the The Dustin and Justin Show."Justin Bartha Biography". Retrieved September 16 2006. He has stated that he would like to continue working behind the camera in the future. Alongside this, he had minor roles in Gigli and Carnival Sun, before his co-starring role in National Treasure(2004) as Riley Poole.

In 2006, Bartha had a supporting role in Failure to Launch and starred in the television sitcom Teachers which premiered on March 28th, 2006 on NBC, and was cancelled May 15, 2006.

He currently divides his time between living in New York and California.

Filmography

References

External links

• Justin Bartha photo gallery

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