The Man
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- Name: Josh Winslow Groban
- Birthdate: February 27, 1981
- Astrological Sign: Pisces
- Mother: Art teacher, Melinda/"Lindy" (Norwegian
descent)
- Father: Executive Recruiter, Jack (Russian/Polish
descent)
- Brother: Chris (film student)
- Other: Who's Who in Grobania
- Pets: 2 Dogs, Barnaby and Max
- Hometown: Los Angeles
- Marital status:
Taken (Dating January Jones...unfortunate for the rest of us, but we're happy for him.) As of 6/26/06 we think he's single
- Religion: Episcopalian
- Height: 5'11
- Eyes: Brown
- Hair: Brown and Curly!
- Other: Wears contacts or glasses, lacks tonsils as of
August 7, 2002, wears briefs, and is right-handed.
- Favorite Color: Dark Blue and Black.
- Favorite Foods: Sushi, Rice Krispy Treats, Coffee
Ice Cream
- Favorite Pizza Vegetarian Mushroom
- Favorite Condiment: Ketchup
- Favorite Kind of Chocolate: Dark, bittersweet, Chocolate
- Favorite Restaurant: The Farm, in Beverly Hills.
- Favorite dish at The Farm: Corn chowder and tuna
plate.
- Favorite Music: Bjork, Linkin Park, System of
a Down, Afro-Celt Sound System, Limp Bizkit, Pavarotti,
Domingo, Sting, Paul Simon, Radiohead, Disturbed.
- Favorite CDs: GRACELAND by Paul Simon, DEBUT by Bjork
- Favorites in TV: The Simpsons, Power Puff Girls,
South Park, Dexter's Laboratory, David Letterman, Conan
O'Brien, Saturday Night Live, Monty Python, Danny Phantom, Spongebob Square Pants (according to my sources, this is no longer a favorite)
- Favorite South Park Characters: Stan's adopted, Canadian, little brother (with the beady little eyes) and Satan (from the movie) cause he busts out into show tunes.
- Favorite Movies: Amelie, Braveheart, The Imposters, Monty Python/Holy Grail.
- If he could be a Holy Grail Character who would he be?: The Knights Who Say "Ni" or the Snooty Frenchman (at the top of the castle throwing coconuts at the Kuhniggits.
- Favorite Disney: Lady and the Tramp.
- Favorite Reading: The Onion.
- Favorite Veg-out activities: Playing video games.
- Favorite Thing to Collect: Pennies
- Celebrity crushes: Natalie Portman, Bjørk.
- Before a concert: Drinks water, tea or apple
juice.
- Most Prized Posession: His instruments, especially his piano and drums. And of course, his new home!
- Talents (other than singing): Plays 6 different
instruments, including drums, piano, flute, uilleann pipe
(an elbow-powered type of bagpipe) and penny whistle.
Speaks some Japanese.
- Sports: Tennis, ping pong, lacrosse, and running.
- Drives: Ford Explorer and a Porsche
- Influences: Peter Gabriel, Mandy Patinkin, his
grandmother, Paul Simon's Graceland, The musical, "Cats."
- Educational Stuff: Los Angeles County High School
for the Arts, Theatre, 1999; attended Carnegie Mellon
University /musical theatre program Participated in the
Interlochen Summer Arts Camp
- Debut Album Release Date: November 20, 2001 (Warner
Brothers/143 Records)
- Appearances: Ally McBeal, Oprah Winfrey (wearing
leather pants), Jay Leno, Larry King Live, The Rosie O'Donnell
Show, 20/20, The Today Show, PBS "Great Performances,"
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Rockefeller Tree Lighting,
Closing of the 2002 Olympics and more!
- Has sung with: Celine Dion, Lara Fabian, Barbra
Streisand, Charlotte Church, Sarah Brightman, Bela Fleck, The Corrs,
Lili Haydn, Rhys Fulber, The Boston Symphony Orchestra
conducted by John Williams.
Fun random facts:
- Went stag to the prom (ie, without a date).
- Would love to meet Paul Simon, Bjork & Bob Marley (though
he's a bit living impaired).
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