Joshua “Josh” Radnor, born July 29, 1979 is an American actor who is mostly known as Ted Mosby on the hit CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.

Josh was born in Bexley, Ohio, the son of Alan Radnor, a lawyer. He grew up in Bexley, near Columbus, where he attended Jewish day schools (including the Columbus Torah Academy) and summer camps. Josh graduated from Bexley High School and attended Kenyon College, where his school’s theater department presented him with the Paul Newman award.

In 2001, Josh was originally cast as the lead in The WB series Off Centre but the role eventually went to Eddie Kaye Thomas. In 2002, he made his Broadway debut in the stage version of The Graduate, succeeding Jason Biggs, opposite Kathleen Turner and Alicia Silverstone.

Josh is currently residing in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Dell neighbourhood.

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