Joshua Matthew LeBar (born September 27, 1977) is an American actor whose television credits include ''

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'', '' CSI: NY'', ''The Man'', ''

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'', '' 7th Heaven'', and '' Tell Me You Love Me''.

Early life

LeBar was born in

Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...

, where he attended LaSalle High School. He played football in the fall and performed in the school musicals in the spring. LeBar portrayed "Nathan Detroit" in Guys and Dolls while at LaSalle. LeBar went to Butler University in Indianapolis Indiana to play football. He graduated from Butler University with a B.A in Theater Performance and a B.A in Telecommunications. LeBar performed in ''King Lear'', ''On The Verge'', ''Fool For Love'', and ''Hair'' while attending Butler. He also spent his junior year at Butler studying in London, England. Later, wrote and directed his senior thesis called "Tasting Reality" while at Butler. After graduating, Josh LeBar performed at the Indiana Repertory Theater in a production of ''Othello''.

Career

LeBar is best known for his work on HBO's ''

'' as Ari Gold's nemesis "Josh Weinstein". He was seen as a recurring character on ''Entourage'' for five consecutive seasons. ''Entertainment Weekly'' nominated him for "Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series." He was also in the indie film ''Float'' and the Lionsgate film ''The Take''. LeBar has appeared as a guest star many times in his career. He has worked on ''Castle'', ''CSI NY'', ''Pushing Daisies'', ''Tell Me You Love Me'', ''Boston Public'', and ''Seventh Heaven''. From 2008 to 2009, LeBar played

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on the animated ''

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''. The show also starred

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) and

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(

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). In 2009 LeBar formed the production company Dime Films with actress

Leighton Meester Leighton Marissa Meester ( ; born April 9, 1986) is an American actress, singer, and model. She is known for her starring role as Blair Waldorf on the CW television series ''Gossip Girl'', which ran from 2007 to 2012. She has also appeared in fi ...

. LeBar also manages the Los Angeles-based band Check in the Dark. The band worked with producer Tal Herzberg on an earlier project The band LeBar manages, Check in the Dark, released their second album in November 2012 called ''The Game''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lebar, Joshua 1977 births Living people American male voice actors American male television actors American male film actors Male actors from Ohio American people of French-Canadian descent La Salle High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) alumni