American actor and erstwhile fashion model

Joshua David Duhamel ( ; born November 14, 1972 ) is an american actor and erstwhile fashion model. After assorted modeling work, he made his acting debut as Leo du Pres on the ABC day soap opera All My Children and late starred as Danny McCoy on NBC ‘s Las Vegas. Duhamel has ventured into film, appearing as one of the main protagonists in four of the Transformers films, most recently in the one-fifth entrance, Transformers: The Last Knight ( 2017 ). He has besides appeared in When in Rome ( 2010 ), Life as We Know It ( 2010 ), New Year’s Eve ( 2011 ), Safe Haven ( 2013 ), and You’re Not You ( 2014 ). In 2015, Duhamel co-starred on the ephemeral CBS crime play Battle Creek. He besides starred in two video games, most notably Call of Duty: WWII ( 2017 ). In 2018, he appeared in the quixotic comedy-drama film Love, Simon. In 2021, Duhamel starred in the role of Sheldon Sampson in the Netflix superhero series Jupiter’s Legacy.

early life [edit ]

Duhamel was born in Minot, North Dakota. His mother, Bonnie L. ( Bachmeier ) Kemper, is a retired teacher and local businesswoman, and his church father, Larry Duhamel, is an advertising salesman. [ 1 ] He is of French-Canadian, Irish, English, Austrian, German and norwegian lineage. Duhamel ‘s family is Catholic. [ 2 ] [ failed verification ] His parents divorced during his youth. Although he remains close to both, he grew up with his mother and his three younger sisters, Ashlee, Kassidy and Mckenzee Duhamel. Duhamel attended Minot State University and played as the quarterback for the university ‘s football team. [ 3 ] He planned to attend dental school, [ 4 ] but dropped out one-and-a-half credits shy of his undergraduate degree. [ 5 ] He late completed his credits, and he received his degree in 2005. [ 6 ] [ 7 ]

career [edit ]

Duhamel has stated, “ After college, I followed an ex-girlfriend to northern California, did a bunch of odd jobs. ” He won the deed of Male Model of the year in an International Modeling and Talent Association ( IMTA ) contest in 1997 [ 8 ] ( the runner-up was actor Ashton Kutcher ). [ 9 ] Duhamel began his acting career as an extra in the music television for Donna Summer ‘s “ I Will Go With You ( Con te partirò ) ” and Christina Aguilera ‘s “ Genie in A Bottle “ in 1999. [ 3 ] Josh trained with Scott Sedita Acting Studios. Later that class, he won the character of Leo du Pres on the ABC soap opera All My Children. His work on the show, specially his character ‘s pair with Greenlee Smythe ( portrayed by actress Rebecca Budig ), garnered critical acclaim. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] In 2000, he posed fully nude for Greg Gorman ‘s As I See It photography book. In 2003, he received a Daytime Emmy Award nominating speech for the special Fan Award for America ‘s Favorite Couple in 2002, shared with Budig, and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his portrait of Leo du Pres. [ 12 ] Duhamel left All My Children in 2002 to pursue other acting opportunities. In 2003, Duhamel landed a primetime function on the NBC show Las Vegas, playing the read/write head of security for the Montecito Casino, Danny McCoy. His character succeeded James Caan ‘s as head of the casino after Caan departed the series at the end of the fourth temper. The series ended in 2008. Duhamel made his big-screen act introduction in 2004 ‘s Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, then starred in the thriller Turistas ( 2006 ). After watching an episode of Las Vegas in which Duhamel ‘s quality had merely returned from the war in Iraq, Steven Spielberg handpicked him for the character of Captain William Lennox in 2007 ‘s summer blockbuster movie Transformers [ 8 ] ( a film for which Spielberg was the executive producer ). Duhamel reprised the function in three of the sequels : Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, released in June 2009, [ 13 ] Transformers: Dark of the Moon, released in June 2011, and Transformers: The Last Knight, released in June 2017. Duhamel was the official pace cable car driver for the 2009 Indianapolis 500, driving the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Pace Car. [ 14 ] In 2010, he played the lead character in the film When in Rome as Nick Beamon. In 2014 Duhamel starred in the touch drama You’re Not You ( 2014 ) playing the conserve of Kate ( Hilary Swank ), who has the degenerative disease ALS. On March 23, 2013, Duhamel hosted the 2013 Kids ‘ Choice Awards, which was broadcast live from Los Angeles, California. [ 15 ] He and his co-star from Safe Haven, Julianne Hough, performed a Safe Haven -themed case appearance via video on The Price is Right with Drew Carey. In 2016, he starred as Frank Dunning in the Hulu skill fiction thriller miniseries 11.22.63. [ 16 ] In 2018, he was used on a Taco Bell commercial to advertise Mexican spiced fries with nacho cheese sauce called Web of Fries.

In March 2018, it was announced that Josh Duhamel will be starring aboard Megan Fox, in the independent family drollery Think Like a Dog. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] In the lapp year, he starred in the romantic comedy-drama film, Love, Simon. [ 19 ] On February 11, 2019, it was announced that Duhamel was cast as Sheldon Sampson in the Netflix superhero series, Jupiter’s Legacy. [ 20 ] In February 2021, it was announced that Duhamel would co-star opposite Jennifer Lopez in the approaching film Shotgun Wedding, replacing Armie Hammer who left the stick out in January following controversy concerning sexually explicit social media action. [ 21 ] In August 2021, it was announced that Duhamel joined Renée Zellweger in The Thing About Pam limited series on NBC. He will play defense lawyer, Joel Schwartz, on this indicate based on a real-life crime history. [ 22 ]

personal life [edit ]

Duhamel met and began dating singer Stacy Ann Ferguson, better known by her degree name Fergie, in September 2004 after Ferguson appeared on Duhamel ‘s express Las Vegas with her band The Black Eyed Peas. [ 23 ] The couple wed on January 10, 2009, in a catholic ceremony at the Church Estate Vineyards in Malibu, California. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] They have a son born in August 2013. [ 26 ] On September 14, 2017, the match announced that they had separated earlier in the year. [ 27 ] On June 1, 2019, the match filed for disassociate after two years of separation. [ 28 ] As of late-November 2019, their divorce was finalized. [ 29 ] Duhamel is a practicing Catholic and attends church service regularly. [ 30 ] In 2005, he became the co-owner of 10 North Main, a restaurant in Minot, North Dakota. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] In 2012, Duhamel was inducted into the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame, a signature event of Norsk Høstfest. [ 33 ]

Filmography [edit ]

film [edit ]

television [edit ]

Video games [edit ]

Year Title Voice role Notes
2015 Skylanders: SuperChargers High Volt [40]
2017 Call of Duty: WWII Technical Sergeant William Pierson Also motion capture

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