Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an American television and film actor. He starred in the television series 3rd Rock from the Sun from 1996 to 2001, before taking a hiatus from acting to attend Columbia University, where he studied French, but did not graduate.

Gordon-Levitt plays thug Richie Nix in the 2009 Killshot film, which also stars Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane and Thomas Jane.

Gordon-Levitt began acting as a 6-year old in a children's musical group. He broke into film in the 1992 Robert Redford film A River Runs Through It. He is noted for his smooth transition from child star to adult actor. After his time as a student at Columbia, Gordon-Levitt tackled some heavy dramatic material. In Mysterious Skin he played a teenage hustler, and in Brick he played a high school loner who investigates the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend by diving into to dark world of drugs and gangs.

"Joseph's a genuinely nice guy. He and Evan Rachel are very compatible and make a cute couple. After her relationship with Manson, there's no doubt in my mind her parents are relieved she's finally dating someone clean-cut and closer to her age."--Unnamed sourcePerezHilton.com: Manson's Ex Moves On Quickly (November 24, 2008)

"This thing with Joseph has come out of nowhere. They've taken everyone by surprise. They were having so much fun together. They were dancing wildly, drinking and flirting."--Unnamed sourcePerezHilton.com: Manson's Ex Moves On Quickly (November 24, 2008)

"Supermarket tabloids and celebrity gossip shows are not just innocently shallow entertainment, but a fundamental part of a much larger movement that involves apathy, greed and hierarchy. Celebrity doesn't have anything to do with art or craft. It's about being rich and thinking that you're better than everybody else."--Joseph Gordon-LevittThe New York Times: From Alien Boy to Growing Star in the Indie Universe (March 25, 2007)

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• February 17, 1981: Born

• 1992: Beethoven

• 1992: A River Runs Through It

• 1994: Angels in the Outfield

• 1996-2001: 3rd Rock from the Sun

• 1998: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

• 1999: 10 Things I Hate About You

• 2001: Manic

• 2003: Latter Days

• 2004: Mysterious Skin

• 2005: Brick

• 2007: The Lookout

• 2008: Stop Loss

• 2008: Miracle at St. Anna - IMDb Listing

• 2008: Uncertainty - IMDb Listing

• 2009: Killshot - IMDb Listing

• 2009: 500 Days of Summer - IMDb Listing

• 2009: G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra - IMDb Listing

• 2009: The Frog King - IMDb Listing