| Justin Bartha | |
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| Born | Justin Lee Bartha July 21, 1978 West Bloomfield, Michigan |
| Occupation | Film, television actor |
Justin Lee Bartha (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor, known for his co-starring role as Riley Poole in the National Treasure films. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) West Bloomfield Township is a Charter township and suburb of Detroit in Oakland County in the U Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works National Treasure is the first movie in the National Treasure franchise and is a 2004 Adventure film from Walt Disney Pictures written Bartha is dating actress ashley olsen
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Bartha was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate Canal system is a city in Broward County, Florida, Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the His father, Stephen, is a real estate developer, while his mother, Betty, is a school teacher. In Education, a teacher is one who helps Students or pupils often in a School, as well as in a Family, religious or Bartha is Jewish. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ [1][2] His family moved to West Bloomfield, Michigan when Bartha was nine years old. West Bloomfield Township is a Charter township and suburb of Detroit in Oakland County in the U 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. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, suggested by " The Knight's Tale " from 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. West Bloomfield High School is a public secondary school in West Bloomfield Michigan. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. [3] To quote his father, "Justin was born in Florida, raised in Michigan, but he's been a New Yorker all his life. He also loved his work with the National Treasure movies.
He began his movie career behind the camera as a production assistant on the film Analyze This. A production assistant, also known as a PA, is an entry-level job title used in filmmaking and Television for a person responsible for various aspects Analyze This is a 1999 movie produced by Warner Brothers Studios. [3] His acting debut came a year later in a short film called Tag in 1999. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) [3] He wrote and directed a short film, Highs and Lows, which was shown at the South by Southwest Film Festival in 2003. South by Southwest ( SXSW) is a set of interactive, Film, and Music festivals and conferences that take place [3][4] Additionally, for MTV he wrote, produced and starred in an MTV pilot called the The Dustin and Justin Show. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. [5][4] He has stated that he would like to continue working behind the camera in the future. Alongside this, he played a major role in the critically bashed Gigli and Carnival Sun, before his co-starring role in National Treasure (2004) as Riley Poole. Not to be confused with Gigi Gigli (ˈdʒiːli or /ˈʒiːʎi/ is a film released in 2003 which was written and directed National Treasure is the first movie in the National Treasure franchise and is a 2004 Adventure film from Walt Disney Pictures written [3]
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 due to low ratings. Failure to Launch is a 2006 American Romantic comedy Film. It is a loose remake of the French film Tanguy Teachers is an American television Sitcom that aired on NBC. The show ran for six episodes until its cancellation on May 2, 2006 The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [3]
In November 2007, Bartha was cast in an indie comic-drama, Holy Rollers. An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several Comedy-drama, also called dramedy and dramatic-comedy, is a style of Television and movies in which there is an equal or nearly equal balance His character lures a young Hasidic Jew into becoming an Ecstasy dealer. Hasidic Judaism (also Chasidic, etc from the Hebrew: he '''''חסידות''''', Chassidus, meaning "piety" from the Hebrew MDMA ( 34-methylenedioxy- N -methylamphetamine) most commonly known today by the street name Ecstasy (often abbreviated E, X, Filming is scheduled to begin in New York in the spring of 2008. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous [6][3]
It has also just been announced that Justin will star alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones in the new Bart Freundlich film, The Rebound. Bart Freundlich (born on January 17, 1970) is an American director, Screenwriter, and producer. The romantic comedy is about a 25-year-old man (Bartha) who starts a romance with his older single mother neighbour (Zeta-Jones). The movie is set to begin shooting in April 2008 in New York. [3] Also he is starting and starring in a film in 2008 called Shoe at your Foot; about a man named Jack who is encouraged to take the romantic Paris vacation he won, despite just being dumped by his girlfriend. His trip soon devolves into chaos and adventure, when his luggage is swapped for a French businesswoman's belongings who soon takes a liking to his belongings -- especially his shoes -- and sets out to find him. [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Riley Poole | |
| 2006 | Teachers | Jeff Cahill | |
| Failure to Launch | Ace | ||
| 2005 | Trust the Man | Jasper | |
| 2004 | National Treasure | Riley Poole | |
| Strip Search | |||
| 2003 | Carnival Sun | Adam Roam | |
| Gigli | Brian | ||
| 1999 | Tag | Kip Woffard |