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{{Infobox actor
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| caption = Gordon-Levitt at a promotional event for ''(500) Days of Summer''
| birthname = Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt
| birthdate = {{Birth date and age|1981|2|17}}
| birthplace = ], ]
| othername =
| occupation = actor, musician, singer
| yearsactive = 1988 – present
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'''Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt'''<ref>"Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt" is his full name and ] is his birthplace, according to information compiled from the State of California. '']''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.</ref> (born February 17, 1981) is an American actor whose career as both a child and adult has included television series, theatrical films, and stage performances.


Beginning in commercials as a young child, he went on to appear in a number of television films and series, including a lead role in a television revival of '']'' and a film debut in 1992's '']''. An appearance in '']'' followed, along with a starring role in the 1994 movie '']'', as Roger Bomman. Gordon-Levitt subsequently co-starred in the television sitcom '']'' (1996-2001) as the young Tommy Solomon, and had a major supporting role in the 1999 film '']''. '''Joseph Gordon-Levitt''' (born ], ] in ], is an American ] best known for his role as Tommy Solomon on '']''. He also appeared in the films '']'' and '']''.


In ], he appeared in the episode ] of ].
After a hiatus during which he attended ], Gordon-Levitt abandoned television but returned to film acting as an adult, appearing in various ], beginning with the 2001 film '']'', followed by the acclaimed roles in 2004's '']'' and 2005's '']''. In 2009, he played the lead role in the well-reviewed '']'', which gained him a nomination for the ]. In 2010, he starred in the ] film '']''. He runs an online collaborative production company titled HitRECord.


In ] he appeared in the critically acclaimed limited-release film '']'' by director ] which was well received at several major ].
==Early life and family==
Gordon-Levitt was born in ], and grew up in ]. His family is ]ish.<ref name=rell>{{cite news|last=Mueller|first=Matt|coauthors=|title=Hey Joe|pages=|publisher=Wonderland Magazine|year=2008|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080508021940/www.wonderlandmagazine.com/features/hey_joe/|accessdate=2010-07-22}}</ref><ref name=yadt>{{cite news|last=McCafferty|first=Dennis|coauthors=Alan Carter, Lydia Strohl|title=Favorites of a Young Rock Star|pages=|publisher=USA Today, through Rome News-Tribune|date=1999-04-02|url=http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=mmowAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LTUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2291,856956&dq=favorites-if-i-rock-star&hl=en|accessdate=2010-07-09}}</ref><ref name="elkinref">{{cite news|last=Elkin|first=Michael|title=He has a Mania for Good Works |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79380481.html|work=The Jewish Exponent |date=2003-05-22 |accessdate=2010-04-28}}; </ref> His father, Dennis Levitt, was once the news director for the ] station, ].<ref name="Gordon1"/> His mother, Jane Gordon, ran for the ] in ] during the 1970s for the ]; she met Dennis Levitt while she was working as the program guide editor for KPFK-FM.<ref name="Gordon1"/> Gordon-Levitt's maternal grandfather, ], was a Hollywood film director between the 1940s and 1970s, known for helming the 1959 ]/] film '']''.<ref name="Gordon1">{{cite news |last=Lidz |first=Frank |title=From Alien Boy to Growing Star in the Indie Universe |work=The New York Times |date=2007-03-25 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/25/movies/25lidz.html?_r=1&ref=movies&oref=slogin|accessdate=2007-03-26}}</ref> Gordon-Levitt had an older brother, Dan, who was a photographer and ];<ref name="details.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/cover-stars/201008/inception-actor-joseph-gordon-levitt |title=Joseph Gordon-Levitt interview, Details Magazine}}</ref> He was born in 1974 and died in October 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1649451/20101006/story.jhtml |author=Warner, Kara |title=Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Brother Dead At 36 |work=MTV |publisher=Viacom |date=2010-10-06 |accessdate=2010-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/joseph-gordon-levitts-brother-dead-21476 |author1=Lang, Bret |author2=Walker, Hunter |title=Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Brother, 'Burning Dan,' Dies |work=] |publisher=The Wrap News Inc |date=2010-10-05 |accessdate=2010-10-06}}</ref>


He is ].
Gordon-Levitt joined a musical theater group at the age of four and played the ] in a production of '']''.<ref name="Gordon1"/> Subsequently, he was approached by an agent and began appearing on television and in commercials for ] peanut butter, ], ], and ].<ref name="Gordon1"/>


==Acting career== ==Films==
*'']'' (2005) as Sam
===Early work===
*'']'' (2005) as Brendan Frye
Gordon-Levitt began his acting career at the age of six, appearing in several late 1980s ] films, two episodes of the series '']'' and in ] Series 4 episode 5 "Permanent Wave". After having a lead role on the short-lived 1991 revival of the television series '']'' as ], he made his feature-film debut with a background role in 1992's '']''. Later that same year, he played a young version of ]'s character in '']''. At the age of twelve, Gordon-Levitt took the lead role of Gregory in the film ''Switching Parents'', which was based on the true story of ], a boy who won the right to legally divorce his parents. In 1994, he played a ] boy in the comedy ''Holy Matrimony'' and appeared in the lead role of the successful ] film '']''. From 1993 to 1995 he had a recurring role on the sitcom '']''.
*'']'' (2004) as Neil
*'']'' (2003) as Elder Paul Ryder
*'']'' (2002) as Jim Hawkins
*'']'' (2001) as Lyle
*'']'' (2000) as Martin Ellsworth
*'']'' (2000) as Flaco
*'']'' (1999) as Cameron James
*'']'' (1998) as Jimmy Howell
*'']'' (1998) as Tony
*'']'' (1996) as Oliver Laird
*'']'' (1995) as Matthew
*'']'' (1994) as Roger Bomman
*'']'' (1994) as Rich
*'']'' (1994) as Ezekiel
*'']'' (1993) as Gregory Kingsley '' (A.K.A Switching Parents)
*'']'' (1993)
*'']'' (1992) as Young Norman
*'']'' (1992)
*'']'' (1991) as Simon
*'']'' (1991) as Josh Stadler
*'']'' (1991) as Matt Hallam
*'']'' (1989) as Justin
*'']'' (1988) as Rounder


== External links ==
In 1996, Gordon-Levitt began playing ] on the sitcom '']'', a role that put him on the map and for which he is most well-known.<ref name="Gordon1"/> The '']'' noted the coincidence that Gordon-Levitt was a "]ish kid playing an ] pretending to be a Jewish kid".<ref name="Gordon6"/> In 1998, he was a guest star in the first season of '']'', appearing in the episode "]" as a ] schoolmate of ]'s. During the late 1990s, he also appeared in several films, including '']'' (1996), '']'' (1998) opposite ], and the ]-based teen comedy '']'' (1999), in which he and ] had the male leading roles. He performed the voice of the main character Jim Hawkins in the Disney animated feature '']'' (2002), which is a science fiction adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure novel ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/02/04/joseph_gordon_levitt_treasure_planet_interview.shtml |title=Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Treasure Planet Interview |work=] |publisher=] |date=2003-02-04 |accessdate=2010-09-09}}</ref>
* {{imdb name|id=0330687|name=Joseph Gordon-Levitt}}


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Gordon-Levitt was attending ] while acting on ''3rd Rock from the Sun''. During the 1990s, he was frequently featured in teenage magazines, something he resented.<ref name="Gordon1"/> He has also said that during this time period, he did not enjoy being recognized in public, specifying that he "hates celebrity."<ref name="Gordon6"/> As part of starring in ''3rd Rock'', Levitt appeared in five of ]'s public service announcements, '']''. His topics covered drinking while driving, peer pressure, hate crimes, staying in school, and violence prevention. He also appeared in the annual White House television special ''Christmas in Washington'' during the ] administration in 1996, the thirteenth season of '']'' in 1996, '']'' on March 18, 1999, and in the ] television special '']'' in 2002.


]
Gordon-Levitt left ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' during its final season, becoming a recurring character and appearing in only half of the season's episodes. For the two years following, he quit acting and attended ] (the only university to which he had applied).<ref name="Gordon1"/><ref name="Gordon2">{{cite news |last=Roberts |first=Sheila |title=Joseph Gordon-Levitt Interview, The Lookout |publisher=MoviesOnline |date=2007-03-24 |url=http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_11554.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070329165509/http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_11554.html |archivedate=2007-03-29|accessdate=2007-03-26}}</ref> He entered in 2000 and attended from 2001 to 2004, studying history, literature, and French poetry in ].<ref name="Gordon1"/> Since his study at Columbia, he has become an avid and self-confirmed ], and a speaker of the French language.<ref name="Gordon1"/> He has said that moving to New York City (he currently resides in ]'s ]) from his hometown "forced" him to grow as a person.<ref name="Gordon6"/> Gordon-Levitt dropped out of the university in 2004 to concentrate on acting again.<ref name="Gordon1"/>
]
]
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]
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===Later work===
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Gordon-Levitt has said that he made a conscious decision to "be in good movies" after returning to acting.<ref name="Gordon2"/> Since the early 2000s, he has appeared in what has been described by the '']'' as a series of "acclaimed and underseen indies" that "pegged him as a rising star on the indie film circuit."<ref name="Gordon6"/><ref name="resume1">{{cite news |last=Schaefer |first=Stephen |title=Brick by ‘Brick’: Complex roles rebuild Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s love of acting |work=The Boston Herald |date=2006-03-29 |url=http://theedge.bostonherald.com/movieNews/view.bg?articleid=132616 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070929145407/http://theedge.bostonherald.com/movieNews/view.bg?articleid=132616 |archivedate=2007-09-29|accessdate=2007-03-26}}</ref> Gordon-Levitt has received praise and positive reviews for his performances.<ref name="Gordon3">{{cite news |last=Williamson |first=Kevin |title=Gordon-Levitt on 'The Lookout' |publisher=Jam! Showbiz |date=2007-03-24 |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2007/03/25/3829068.html |accessdate=2007-03-25}}</ref> Observing Gordon-Levitt's acclaim from critics and audiences alike, Showbiz notes that he has "defied the cliched fates that befall most underage actors when they grow up,"<ref name="Gordon3"/> while '']'' has described him as "one of the hottest young stars in the indie firmament."<ref name="Gordon1"/> Although he regularly researches his roles by exposing himself to real-life versions of the character before shooting, Gordon-Levitt does not label himself as a ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Listening To Pearl Jam Prepped Joseph Gordon-Levitt For 'Lookout' Role |url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1555888/20070330/index.jhtml |publisher=] |accessdate=2008-05-15}}</ref>

His films include 2001's drama '']'', which was set in a ], '']'' (2004), in which he played a gay ] and ] victim, and '']'' (2005), a modern-day ] set ], in which he had the lead role of Brendan Frye, a teen who becomes involved in an underground drug ring while investigating a murder. ''Brick'' received positive reviews, with ''The ]'''s critic commenting that Gordon-Levitt played the character "beautifully," "true to film’s style," "unfeeling but not disenchanted," and "sexy in the most ambiguous way."<ref name="Gordon2"/><ref name="Minnesota1">{{cite news |last=Fjerstad |first=Tatum |title=This film's too cool for school&nbsp;— in a good way |work=The Minnesota Daily |date=2006-04-06 |url=http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2006/04/05/67881 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070930181607/http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2006/04/05/67881 |archivedate=2007-09-30 |accessdate=2007-03-26}}</ref> Another reviewer described the performance as "astounding."<ref name="Seattle1">{{cite news |last=Wright |first=Andrew |title=On Screen |work=The Stranger: Seattle's Only Newspaper |date=2006-04-06 |url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=31581 |accessdate=2007-03-26}}</ref> His roles in ''Mysterious Skin'' and 2005's ''Brick'' prompted ] to describe him as "one of the most interesting leading men in independent film, a thoughtful performer, simultaneously outspoken and introverted, who specializes in playing troubled characters at war with themselves and the world."<ref name="simple"/> He also starred opposite ] as a young judgmental missionary in '']'' (2003), a film that centers on a sexually confused ] missionary (Sandvoss) who falls for his gay neighbor. Gordon-Levitt had originally auditioned for Sandvoss' part, but was eventually cast as Elder Paul Ryder because of his good sense of humor and aggressiveness.<ref>''Latter Days'' DVD behind-the-scenes featurette.</ref> In 2005, he also had roles in the youth drama '']'' and the critical failure '']'',<ref name="jglfilmography"/> a film about a terminally ill assassin, played by ], carrying out one final killing.

His next role was in '']'', where he played Chris Pratt, a janitor involved in a ], which was released on March 30, 2007. In reviewing the film, '']'' described Gordon-Levitt as a "surprisingly formidable, and formidably surprising, leading man,"<ref name="Gordon4">{{cite news |last=Rea |first=Steven |title=On Movies: 'Lookout' can't be called an overnight success |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=2007-03-25 |url=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/entertainment/20070325_On_Movies___Lookout_cant_be_called_an_overnight_success.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071024203632/http://philly.com/inquirer/entertainment/20070325_On_Movies___Lookout_cant_be_called_an_overnight_success.html |archivedate=2007-10-24 |accessdate=2007-03-26}}</ref> while ] stated that he is a "major ] actor ... a minimalist," and that his character worked because he "doesn’t seize the space ... by what he takes away from the character."<ref name="Gordon5">{{cite news |last=Edelstein |first=David |title=A Terrible Thing to Waste |work=New York Magazine |date=2007-03-25 |url=http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/29711/ |accessdate=2007-03-26}}</ref> The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' specified that he "embodies, more than performs, a character's inner life."<ref name="Gordon6">{{cite news |last=Chonin |first=Neva |title=Look out: his star is rising |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=2007-03-25 |url=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/25/PKG0FOOFVI1.DTL&type=movies |accessdate=2007-03-26}}</ref> Several critics suggested that his role in ''The Lookout'' would turn Gordon-Levitt into a mainstream actor.<ref name="Gordon6"/> His 2008 films include '']'', in which he played a hoodlum partnered with a hired killer played by ], and '']'', directed by ] and revolving around American soldiers returning from the ].<ref name="Gordon2"/>

He played a lead role opposite ] in '']'', a 2009 release about the deconstruction of a relationship, which received positive reviews.<ref name="jglfilmography"/> His performance, described as "the real key" to what makes the film work, credits him with using "his usual spell in subtle gradations."<ref name="summer">{{cite web|first=Stephanie |last=Zacharek |title=(500) Days of Summer |url=http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/review/2009/07/17/500_days_summer/index.html |work=Salon |date=2009-07-19 |accessdate=2009-07-20}}</ref> '']''{{'}}s Todd McCarthy praised his performance, saying he "expressively alternates between enthusiasm and forlorn disappointment in the manner Jack Lemmon could".<ref>{{cite web|first=Todd |last=McCarthy |title=500 Days of Summer |work=] |date=2009-01-18 |accessdate=2009-07-20}}</ref> ] of '']'' said the movie "hits you like a blast of pure romantic oxygen" and credited both lead actors for playing "it for real, with a grasp of subtlety and feeling that goes beyond the call of breezy duty."<ref>{{cite web|first=Peter |last=Travers |title=(500) Days of Summer |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/25457855/review/29192072/500_days_of_summer |work=] |date=2009-07-16 |accessdate=2009-07-20}}{{dead link|date=November 2010}}</ref> He was subsequently nominated for a ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/news/id/159 |title=The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards Nominations |publisher=Golden Globes.org}}</ref>

The same year, he appeared in '']'', which details about a couple who thrust into two alternative realities by the flip of a coin, and his first ], portraying villain ] in '']'', a live-action film of the toy series. In ''G.I. Joe'' Gordon-Levitt wore a mask and prosthetic makeup underneath it.<ref>{{cite news|author=Brian Jacks|title=‘G.I. Joe’ Movie Will Reveal ‘Twisted’ Cobra Commander; Mask And Menacing Voice Included|work=] Movies Blog|date=2008-09-04|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/09/04/gi-joe-movie-will-reveal-twisted-cobra-commander-mask-and-menacing-voice-included/|accessdate=2010-09-07}}</ref> After seeing concept art of the role he was being offered, he signed on saying that it was a once in a lifetime opportunity.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/948/948296p1.html|title=Gordon-Levitt on G.I. Joe|work=]|date=2009-01-27|author=Jim Vejvoda|accessdate=2010-09-07}}</ref> He later explained that the film was a welcome relief after the heavy films he filmed in between 2007 and 2008.<ref name="r.cinterview">"G.I. Jone: Rise of Cobra - Word From Cobra" March 25, 2008. ]</ref> The movie grossed over 300 million,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gijoe.htm |title=G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra |publisher=IMDb Inc |work=] |accessdate=2010-09-07}}</ref> but received mixed reviews, with Stephen Whitty of '']'' calling it "incredibly silly".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/08/gi_joe_review_long_loud_and_in.html |title='G.I. Joe' review: Long, loud and incredibly silly |first=Stephen |last=Whitty |work=] |publisher=New Jersey On-Line LLC |date=2009-08-07 |accessdate=2010-09-08}}</ref> On November 21, he hosted '']''.<ref>{{cite news |first=Kate |last=Stanhope |title=January Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Host SNL, along with ] as the musical guest. |work=TV Guide |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Jones-Levitt-SNL-1011442.aspx |date=2009-10-31 |accessdate=2009-11-02}}</ref>

In 2010, Gordon-Levitt starred opposite ] in ]'s science fiction thriller '']'', replacing ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/04/24/gordon-levitt-i/ |title=Joseph Gordon-Levitt replaces James Franco in 'Inception' |first=Simon |last=Vozick-Levinson |work=] |publisher=Time Warner Inc |date=2009-04-24 |accessdate=2010-09-08}}</ref> in the role of Arthur, who is the "Point Man", Dom Cobb's (DiCaprio) partner and the person responsible for researching the team's targets. ''Inception'' received critical acclaim<ref name="jglfilmography">{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/joseph_gordonlevitt/ |title=Joseph Gordon-Levitt |work=] |publisher=Flixster Inc |accessdate=2010-09-09}}</ref> and was number 1 at the US box office for 3 consecutive weeks and has made over $800 million,<ref>{{cite news |title=Inception (2010) |publisher=IMDb Inc |work=] |accessdate=2010-09-06}}</ref> becoming his most successful film to date. His other 2010 films include '']'', an independent drama co-starring ] in which he plays the title character who becomes a mentor and tormentor to a young boy. Other films he will appear in are '']'', opposite ] and ], which is a ] about an adult male's struggle with cancer and '']'', where Gordon-Levitt plays a ] who is pursued by a dirty cop for information. While filming the latter he crashed into the back of a cab while riding a bicycle; the injury required 31 stitches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/08/05/2010-08-05_inception_actor_joseph_gordonlevitt_receives_31_stitches_after_crashing_bike_int.html?r=gossip&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nydnrss%2Fgossip+%28Gossip%29 |title='Inception' actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt receives 31 stitches after crashing bike into NYC taxi window |first=Kristie |last=Cananarh |publisher=] |date=2010-08-05 |accessdate=2010-09-08}}</ref> In addition, he will play the younger version of ]' character in the time-traveling thriller '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/cannes-bruce-willis-plays-mature-joseph-gordon-levitt-in-time-travel-pic-looper/ |title=CANNES: Bruce Willis Plays Mature Joseph Gordon-Levitt In Time Travel Pic 'Looper' |first=Mike |last=Flemming |work=] |publisher=Mail.com Media Corporation |date=2010-05-14 |accessdate=2010-09-07}}</ref>

===Stage===
In 2001, Gordon-Levitt made his stage acting debut in the off-Broadway premiere of ]'s play, ''Uncle Bob'' opposite ] at the Soho Playhouse.<ref>{{iobdb title|4902|Uncle Bob}}</ref>

Gordon-Levitt was one of the producers of the Broadway show '']'', a job he shares with, amongst others, ], who acted as the stage manager during the production of ''Uncle Bob''.<ref>{{cite news |first=Gordon |last=Cox |title=Ticket brokers try to catch a break |work=Variety |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997307.html?categoryid=2076&cs=1 |date=2008-12-12 |accessdate=2010-01-01}}</ref> In 2009, he was nominated for a ] as one of the show's producers.<ref>{{ibdb|481495|Slava's SnowShow}}</ref>

==Other projects==
Gordon-Levitt's side project, hitRECord.org, is an online collaborative production company. According to the hitRECord website, "we create and develop art and media collaboratively here on our site; we use my position in the traditional entertainment industry to turn that creativity into money-making productions; and then we share any profits with the contributing artists".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitrecord.org/records/31376 |title=hitRECord in a nutshell}}</ref> Gordon-Levitt has owned the website hitrecord.org since 2004, when it hosted six ] and ]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Table of Contents |publisher=HitRecord.org |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080105103434/www.hitrecord.org/TableOfContents.php}}</ref> Beginning in 2009, he opened the website to host films by others. In a 2007 interview in ''Salon'', he was attributed as describing his website as " alternative outlet of where get to be a little less professional and just freak out a little bit."<ref name="simple">{{cite web|first=Andrew |last=O'Hehir |title=Life's not simple |date=2007-03-08 |accessdate=2009-07-21 |url=http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/feature/2007/03/28/gordon_levitt/index.html}}</ref> The site has since expanded, with more than 10,000 participants collaborating to make songs, images, stories, and short films. According to a 2010 article in '']'' magazine, Gordon-Levitt oversees the site from a bank of computers in his home studio.<ref name="details.com"/>

Gordon-Levitt's first film as director, the 24 minute-long ''Sparks'', an adaptation of a short story by ], was selected for the 2009 ] as part of a new program for short films.<ref>{{cite news |title=2009 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Program |date=2008-12-08 |publisher=]}}</ref> In August 2010, Gordon-Levitt directed another short film, entitled ''Morgan and Destiny’s Eleventeeth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo'', which he also acted in with his ''G.I. Joe'' co-star ].<ref name="shortfilm2"/> It premiered at two houses during the ] festival in ].<ref name="shortfilm2">{{cite web |url=http://www.collider.com/2010/08/09/morgan-and-destinys-eleventeenth-date-the-zeppelin-zoo-joseph-gordon-levitt-channing-tatum/ |title=Watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Channing Tatum in the Short Film MORGAN AND DESTINY’S ELEVENTEENTH DATE: THE ZEPPELIN ZOO |first=Brendan |last=Bettinger |publisher=] |date=2010-08-09 |accessdate=2010-09-08}}</ref>

He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the ] founded by ].

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Actor
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1988
| ''Stranger on My Land''
| Rounder
| TV movie
|-
|1988
| '']''
| Dougie
| Episode: ]<br />Episode: ]
|-
| 1989
| ''Settle the Score''
| Justin
| TV movie
|-
|1990
| '']''
| ]
| TV movie
|-
|1990
| '']''
| Boy #1
| Episode: ]
|-
|1991
| '']''
| ]/]
| Series regular
|-
|1991
| '']''
| Matthew 'Matt' Hallam
| TV movie
|-
|1991
| ''Hi Honey — I'm Dead''
| Josh Stadler
| TV movie
|-
|1991
| ''Plymouth''
| Simon
| TV movie
|-
|1991
| '']''
| Archie Winslow, Age 9
| Episode ]
|-
|1991
| '']''
| Kyle
| Episode: ]<br>Nominated — ]
|-
|1991
| '']''
|
| Episode: Lose the Law
|-
| 1992–1993
| '']''
| Pierce Van Horne
| Series regular<br>Nominated — ]
|-
|1992
| '']''
| Student #1
|
|-
|1992
| '']''
| Young Norman
|]
|-
|1993
| ''Partners''
|
|TV movie
|-
|1993
| ''Switching Parents''
| ]
| TV movie
|-
|1993
| '']''
| Zack Lawson
| Episode: ]
|-
| 1993–1995
| '']''
| George
| Episode: ]<br />Episode: ]<br />Episode: ]<br />Episode: ]
|-
|1994
| '']''
| Ezekiel
|
|-
|1994
| '']''
| Rich Lerolland
|
|-
|1994
| '']''
| Roger Bomman
|Nominated — ]
|-
| 1995
| ''The Great Elephant Escape''
| Matthew
| TV movie
|-
| 1996–2001
| '']''
| ]
| Series regular<br>YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy TV Series (1997, 1998)<br>Nominated — ] (1997, 1998, 1999)<br>Nominated — ] (1999) <br>Nominated — ] (1997)
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| 1996
| '']''
| Oliver Laird
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|1998
| '']''
| Tony
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|1998
| '']''
| Jimmy Howell
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| 1998
| '']''
| Buddy Morgan
| Episode: ]
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| 1999
| '']''
| Cameron James
| Nominated – YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film
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| 2000
| '']''
| Zach
| Episode: ]
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|2000
| '']''
| Flaco
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|2000
| ''Forever Lulu''
| Martin Ellsworth
|TV movie
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|2001
| '']''
| Lyle Jensen
| released in 2003
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| 2002
| '']''
| Jim Hawkins (voice)
| Animated film
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|2003
|'']''
| Elder Paul Ryder
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|2004
| '']''
| Neil McCormick
| ]<br>Nominated — ]
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| 2005
| '']''
| Scott Reynolds
| Episode: ]
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|2005
| '']''
| Brendan Frye
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|2005
| '']''
| Sam
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|2005
| '']''
| Dr. Don
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| 2007
| '']''
| Chris Pratt
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|2008
| '']''
| Tommy Burgess
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|2008
| '']''
| Tim Boyle
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|2008
| '']''
| Bar Patron
| uncredited cameo
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|2008
| '']''
| Richie Nix
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|2009
| ''Big Breaks''
| Todd Sterling
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|2009
| '']''
| Tom Hansen
|Nominated — ]<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://detroitfilmcritics.com/Home_Page.html|title=Detroit Film Critics Society Announces the Best of 2009 Nominations and Winners|publisher=]|date=December 18, 2009|accessdate=June 15, 2010}}</ref><br>Nominated — ]<ref name=gg>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2009/|title=Nominations and Winners|work=Official Website of the Annual Golden Globe Awards|publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association|accessdate=April 7, 2010}}</ref><br>Nominated — ]<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.filmindependent.org/content/25th-film-independent-spirit-award-nominations-announced|title=25th Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations Announced|date=December 1, 2009|publisher=Film Independent|accessdate=June 15, 2010}}</ref><br>Nominated — ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/index.jsp?year=2010|title=2010 Nominees and Winners|work=Official Website of People's Choice Awards|accessdate=June 15, 2010}}</ref><br>Nominated — ]<ref name=teen2010>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/06/14/first-wave-of-teen-choice-2010-nominees-announced/20100614fox01/|title=First Wave of "Teen Choice 2010" Nominees Announced|date=June 14, 2010|work=The Futon Critic|accessdate=June 15, 2010}}</ref>
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|2009
| '']''
| Bobby
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|2009
| '']''
| Bert Rodriguez
|
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|2009
| '']''
| ]
|Nominated — ]<ref name=teen2010/>
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|2010
| '']''
|Hesher
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|2010
| '']''
| Morgan M. Morgansen/Narrator
| Short film, also director and editor.
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|2010
| '']''
| Bert Rodriguez
|
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|2010
| '']''
| Morgan M. Morgansen/Narrator
| Short film, also director and editor.
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|2010
| '']''
| Arthur
|Won — ]<br>Won — ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/superstars-sci-fi-and-superheroes-unite-at-spike-tvs-scream-2010-105197809.html |title=Superstars, Sci-Fi and Superheroes Unite at Spike TV's 'SCREAM 2010' |work=] |publisher=PR Newswire Association LLC. |date=2010-10-18 |accessdate=2010-10-18}}</ref>
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|2011
| '']''
| Adam
| Post-Production
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|2012
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|2012
| '']''
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Promo picture from "3rd Rock from the Sun"

Joseph Gordon-Levitt (born February 17, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, is an American boy player best known for his role as Tommy Solomon on 3rd Rock from the Sun. He also appeared in the films Angels in the Outfield and 10 Things I Hate About You.

In 1998, he appeared in the episode "Eric's Buddy" of That 70's Show.

In 2004 he appeared in the critically acclaimed limited-release film Mysterious Skin by director Gregg Araki which was well received at several major film festivals.

He is Jewish.

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