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,'' '' The Hoax,'' ''

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,'' '' Rosemary's Baby,'' '' Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret,'' ''

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, And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself, The Pentagon Papers,

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, Papillon, and The Miracle Club.''

Early life

Maurer grew up in

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, where he attended West Orange High School.Joshua Maurer
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in history and drama. Prior to forming his own company, Maurer began his professional career as an actor, training with Emmy winner

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and Academy Award winner

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, which led him to being hired by Olympia for her Montclair, New Jersey Whole Theatre Company's production of "HOME" written by

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and starring Samuel L. Jackson and

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Career

After graduation, Maurer first appeared as a series lead in the CBS critically acclaimed Vietnam War television series ''

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'', portraying the conscientious objector "Private Roger Horn." He later went on to star in a number of television movies, starring opposite Valerie Bertinelli in CBS's '' Taken Away'' as well as the motion picture '' Gettysburg'', directed by Ron Maxwell, as Colonel James C. Rice. Maurer was nominated twice within the same year and category for the David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award for Longform Television. Maurer is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, the Writers Guild of America, the Producers Guild, as well as the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Joshua is married to Alixandre Witlin, with whom he shares two daughters, Sofia and Honor Maurer.

Awards and nominations

Filmography

References

External links

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PGA Award Winners
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