Joshua Granville Leonard (born
17 June,
1975) is an
American actor, known for his role in
The Blair Witch Project.Leonard was born in
Houston, Texas, the son of Joann, an operator of a children's theatre, and Robert Leonard, a theater professor. He was raised in
State College, Pennsylvania. When he was six, he was convinced by his father to appear in plays like Life With Father. However, when he reached his teens, he decided he didn't want to act. He pushed to obtain his
GED at age 16 and underwent survival training with
Outward Bound as preparation for a year and a half stay in
Mexico where he volunteered with a youth services organization. After teaching poor children in
Puebla, working as a gardener and hiking through the jungles of Central and South America, Leonard returned to the
U.S. to spend a year at
Penn State. He then decided to head to
Manhattan and try his luck as a filmmaker and photographer.
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