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Gad at the 41st Annie Awards in 2014
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Born |
Joshua Ilan Gad February 23, 1981 Hollywood, Florida, United States |
Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts |
Occupation | Actor, comedian, singer |
Years active | 2002–present |
Spouse(s) | Ida Darvish (m. 2008) |
Children | 2 |
Joshua Ilan "Josh" Gad (born February 23, 1981) is an American actor, comedian, and singer best known for voicing Olaf in Frozen, for originating the role of Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, and Ryan Church in the television series Back to You.
He has also appeared in ER, The Daily Show, Modern Family, New Girl, Bored to Death, and Numb3rs, played Skip Gilchrist in the political sitcom 1600 Penn on NBC, and a fictionalized version of himself on FX's The Comedians, alongside Billy Crystal. His film roles include The Rocker, The Internship, 21, Love & Other Drugs, Frozen, Jobs, Pixels, The Wedding Ringer, The Angry Birds Movie and A Dog's Purpose.
Josh Gad was born in Hollywood, Florida on February 23, 1981. His mother is a realtor and his stepfather is an investment advisor. He was raised Jewish; his father is a Jewish immigrant from Afghanistan and his mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.