Josh Brolin
American actor (born 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Josh James Brolin (/ˈbroʊlɪn/; born February 12, 1968)[1][2] is an American actor. A son of actor James Brolin, he gained fame in his youth for his role in the adventure film The Goonies (1985). After years of decline, Brolin had a resurgence with his starring role in the crime film No Country for Old Men (2007). Brolin received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for portraying Dan White in the biopic Milk (2008).
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Born | Josh James Brolin (1968-02-12) February 12, 1968 (age 56) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1983–present |
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Children | 4, including Eden |
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Family | Barbra Streisand (stepmother) |
Awards | Full list |
Brolin gained wider recognition for playing Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), including in the films Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), as well as Cable in Deadpool 2 (2018). Brolin has been a collaborator with Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, having appeared in the action thriller Sicario (2015) and in Villenueve's two-part film adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 novel Dune, portraying the character Gurney Halleck in Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024).