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Personal Profile

Justin Bartha
  • Birth Name:
    Justin Lee Bartha
  • Date of Birth:
    July 21, 1978
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Cancer
  • Place of Birth:
    West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA
  • Height:
    5' 9"
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Hair Color:
    Brown
  • Eye Color:
    Blue
  • Nationality:
    American
  • Education:

    West Bloomfield High School

    New York University

Family

Justin Bartha
  • Father:
    Stephen
  • Mother:
    Betty
  • Brother:
    Jeffrey

Career

Justin Bartha
  • Profession:
    Actor
  • Claim to Fame:
    National Treasure - 2004 - Movie
  • Debut:
    Tag - 1999 - Movie

Trivia

Justin Bartha
  • Justin wrote and directed a short film called Highs and Lows.
  • Justin broke his wrist when he was 15 while playing tennis.
  • He described the process of moving from a major-league bomb to a home-run hit by explaining that in Hollywood, one man’s trash can ultimately prove to be another’s treasure trove.
  • Justin played Brian in the movie Carnival Sun (2003) and Kip Woffard in the movie Tag (1999).
  • He previously starred in Sidney Lumet’s Thought Crimes opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal and Glenn Close for HBO Films.
  • Justin wrote, produced, and starred in the MTV pilot, The Dustin and Justin Show, a cynical take on an entertainment magazine program.
  • Justin plays Jeff, a new English teacher at Filmore High School, in the new sitcom Teachers.
  • Justin was a production aid on the 1999 Billy Crystal and Robert DeNiro movie Analyze This.

Quotes

Justin Bartha
  • "Uh, can I marry your brain?"
  • "I take the subway. I like the bus too. Public transportation is great."
  • "I feel like a show monkey. The wildest I've gotten is sushi. I guess I could walk up to someone and say, 'Hi. I'm in Gigli. Make out with me."
  • "I'm single. New York is my girlfriend."
  • "It's a big, blue, green man with a weird goatee. I'm guessing that's significant. *hugs statue."
  • "TV wasn't on my radar, but this script was one of the funniest things I'd ever read. I just loved this character; he popped off the page for me."
  • "Robin is cutting her wrists*. Lady, you need some Band-Aids."
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Biography

Justin Bartha
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Justin BarthaBorn and raised in West Bloomfield, Michigan, just outside of Detroit, Justin Bartha trained at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Justin Bartha made his motion picture debut as Brian, the psychologically-challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor in Gigli (2003), opposite Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez and Christopher Walker. His next feature film role was as Riley Poole in National Treasure (2004) opposite Nicolas Cage. Bartha reprised the role in the sequel, National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007).

Following roles in Trust the Man (2006) with David Duchovny and Failure to Launch (2006) starring Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker, Bartha took on a lead role as the main character in the NBC mid-season comedy Teachers (2006). Unfortunately, the show didn't last long, but Bartha bounced back with a number of roles in major motion pictures such as National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)and The Hangover (2009).

Filmography

Justin Bartha

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