The 30-year-old American actor and film director was born on February 17, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, to Jane Gordon and Dennis Levitt. Grodon-Levitt’s maternal grandfather, Michael Gordon, was also a Hollywood film director in the mid 1940s and 1970s. In addition, Gordon-Levitt, who was born with the real name of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, has an older brother named Dan, who was a photographer and also a fire spinner. At the young age of four, Joseph Gordon-Levitt joined a musical theater group and also portrayed the character of Scarecrow in a production of the well known, The Wizard of Oz. He was then noticed by an agent and started on having an appearance on TV as well as in some commercials such as the Sunny Jim Peanut Butter and in Cocoa Puffs as well as Pop-Tarts and in Kinney Shoes.
At the young age of six, Gordon-Levitt started his professional job. He subsequently appeared in various TV films in late 1980s. In year 1996, he started on portraying the role of Tonny Solomon on the TV series called, 3rd Rock from the Sun. he was then included in the casts of the 2002 adaptation of the Treasure Island entitled, Treasure Planet, where he voiced the lead character of Jim Hawkins. While he was still acting on the said show, Gordon-Levitt was studying in Van Nuys High School and after he left the show during its final season, Gordon-Levitt became a recurring character.
Gordon-Levitt left the film industry and entered the Columbia University, which is the only school when he had applied for. He studied in year 2000 up to year 2001, where he took History, Literature as well as the French Poetry in the General Studies. On the other hand, Gordon-Levitt still returned in film industry, appearing in the drama film of Manic in year 2001 and the 2004 Mysterious Skin. He also appeared in the film of Brick in year 2005, where he portrayed the lead role of Brendan Frye. In addition, Gordon-Levitt also starred together with Steve Sandvoss in the 2003 film of Latter Days. He subsequently included in the casts of The Lookout, where he portrayed the role of Chris Patt. The film was released on March 2007.
On the following year, Gordon-Levitt appeared in several films like the Killshot, which also includes the star of Mickey Rourke, and in the film of Stop-Loss, which has been directed by the film director Kimberly Peirce. In year 2009, he starred together with Zooey Deschanel in the romantic film entitled, (500) Days of Summer. On the following year, Gordon-Levitt replaced James Franco in a role together with Leonardo DiCarpio in the science fiction film of the Inception. On the other hand, Gordon-Levitt is set to portray the role of the young Bruce Willis in the upcoming thriller film of Looper. In year 2011, he started on filming the upcoming film of The Dark Knight Rises, where he will be portraying the role of John Blake.
