Since Columbia, Joseph Gordon-Levitt has become an avid and self-confirmed Francophile and a French speaker
Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt(born February 17, 1981) is an American actor whose career as both a child and adult has included television series and theatrical films. He is known for his roles in the 2009 indie (500) Days of Summer and Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi Inception. The former earned him a Golden Globe nomination.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Sherman Oaks. His family is Jewish. His father, Dennis Levitt, was once the news director for the Pacifica Radio station, KPFK-FM.His mother, Jane Gordon, ran for the United States Congress in California during the 1970s for the Peace and Freedom Party; she met Dennis Levitt while she was working as the program guide editor for KPFK-FM. Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s maternal grandfather, Michael Gordon, was a Hollywood film director between the 1940s and 1970s, known for helming the 1959 Doris Day/Rock Hudson film Pillow Talk.
Gordon-Levitt began his acting career at the age of six, appearing in several late 1980s made-for-television films. In 1996, Gordon-Levitt began playing Tommy Solomon on the sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, a role that put him on the map and for which he is most well-known.
Gordon-Levitt founded and directs hitRECord, an open collaborative production. hitRECord creates and develops art and media collectively using their website where anyone with an internet connection can upload their records, download and remix others’ records, and work on projects together. When the results of these RECords are produced and make money, hitRECord splits the profits 50/50 with everybody who contributed to the final production. hitRECord has published books, put out records, gone on tour and has screened their work at major festivals including Sundance and TIFF.
2016 Snowden 2015 The Night Before 2015 The Walk 2014 The Interview 2014 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 2013 The Wind Rises 2013 Don Jon 2012 Lincoln 2012 The Dark Knight Rises 2012 Premium Rush 2012 Looper 2011 50/50 2010 Inception 2010 Morgan and Destiny’s Eleventeenth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo (short) 2010 Elektra Luxx 2010 Morgan M. Morgansen’s Date with Destiny 2010 Hesher 2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2009 Women in Trouble 2009 Uncertainty 2009 500 Days of Summer 2009 Big Breaks (short) 2008 Killshot 2008 The Brothers Bloom 2008 Miracle at St. Anna 2008 Stop-Loss 2007 The Lookout 2005 Shadowboxer 2005 Havoc 2005 Brick 2004 Mysterious Skin 2003 Latter Days 2002 Treasure Planet (voice) 2000 Forever Lulu 2000 Picking Up the Pieces 1999 10 Things I Hate About You 1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later 1998 Sweet Jane 1996 The Juror 1995 The Great Elephant Escape 1994 Angels in the Outfield 1994 The Road Killers 1994 Holy Matrimony 1993 Gregory K 1993 Partners 1992 A River Runs Through It 1992 Beethoven 1991 Plymouth 1991 Hi Honey – I’m Dead 1991 Changes 1989 Settle the Score 1988 Stranger on My Land