Joshua Rush
Joshua Rush | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 14, 2001 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Other names | Josh Rush |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Joshua Rush (born December 14, 2001[1][2]) is an American actor. Rush began his career as a child actor playing roles such as Turner in the 2012 film Parental Guidance, and young versions of the characters Sylar and Chuck Bartowski on the television series Heroes and Chuck, respectively. Since 2016 he has voiced Bunga on the Disney Junior television series The Lion Guard, and since 2017 he has starred as Cyrus Goodman on the Disney Channel television series Andi Mack.
Career
Rush was ten months old when he first appeared in a local television special, and then several ads and catalogs shortly thereafter. By age 21⁄2, he had the ability to identify cars by logo and body style, and was featured on the KHOU morning news in a segment on how to raise "smart kids."[3]
Before working on Heroes, Rush appeared on Private Practice. His film credits include Blue Boy, The Journal, and Mindsight, and he played Carlos in the Baby Jamz: Daily Lessons and Jamz Sessions children's video with Solange Knowles. He has also acted in commercials for Space Center Houston and Safeco Insurance, and a video e-card for americangreetings.com.[4] In 2009, Rush appeared on The Jay Leno Show as the "Super Duper Nanny Son." The same year he also appeared on Medium as Tanner Campbel, the boy in the banana costume, and on Criminal Minds as Ronny Downey.
Rush's first major television role came in 2009 when he was cast on Heroes. He played Zachary Quinto's character, Sylar, at a young age. This recurring role was part of a major plot point in season three. After Heroes, Rush had minor roles on Parenthood, CSI: NY, and Special Agent Oso.
In 2010, Rush began portraying a young version of Zachary Levi’s character Chuck Bartowski on Chuck. In this role, he worked with such actors as Scott Bakula and Linda Hamilton. Following his work on Chuck, Rush did ADR work on the Hallmark Channel movie "November Christmas", and commercials for McDonald's and GameStop.
In 2012, Rush appeared as Turner Simmons in the feature film Parental Guidance, which earned him a Young Artist Award nomination as Best Supporting Young Actor Age Ten and Under in a Feature Film.[5] He also appeared as Jacob in the 2015 thriller film Emelie. He voiced Toby in Netflix and DreamWorks Animation's The Adventures of Puss in Boots and Breehn on Cartoon Network's Clarence.
Rush currently voices Bunga on the Disney Junior series The Lion Guard and plays Cyrus Goodman, the first gay main character on Disney Channel and one of the two best friends of the title character, on the Disney Channel series Andi Mack.[6][7][8]
Personal life
Rush was born in Houston, Texas.[9] His father is a marketing strategist and his mother is a corporate documentary producer.[9][10]
Like his Andi Mack character Cyrus, Rush is Jewish.[11] Rush, who has celebrated his own bar mitzvah, requested Andi Mack creator and executive producer Terri Minsky, who is also Jewish, to write a bar mitzvah scene for his character, which was featured in Season 2 Episode 13, "Cyrus' Bash-Mitzvah!".[12]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Parental Guidance | Turner Simmons | |
| 2013 | Saving Lincoln | Tad Lincoln | |
| 2013 | Escape from Planet Earth | Young Shanker | Voice role |
| 2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Carl | Voice role |
| 2014 | Break Point | Barry | |
| 2015 | Emelie | Jacob | |
| 2015 | Sex, Death and Bowling | Eli McAllister |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Private Practice | Will | 1 episode |
| 2009–2010 | Heroes | Little Sylar | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Medium | Tanner Campbel/Boy in Banana Costume | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | The Jay Leno Show | Super Duper Nanny Son | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Criminal Minds | Ronny Downey | 1 episode |
| 2010 | CSI: NY | Luke Garito | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Chuck | Young Chuck | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Childrens Hospital | Seth | 1 episode |
| 2012 | House | Ryan | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Gravity Falls | Soldier Kid | 1 episode |
| 2014–2016 | Clarence | Breehn | Recurring voice role, 15 episodes |
| 2015 | 40's and Failing | Max | 4 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Jeremy Birnbaum | Recurring voice role, 5 episodes |
| 2015 | The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar | Bunga | Television film |
| 2015 | Bones | Bradley | 1 episode |
| 2015–2018 | The Adventures of Puss in Boots | Toby | Main voice role |
| 2016 | The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | Wheels | 1 episode |
| 2016–present | The Lion Guard | Bunga | Main voice role |
| 2017–present | Andi Mack | Cyrus Goodman | Main role |
References
- ^ "UPI Almanac for Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017". UPI. December 14, 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ "Watch out world! Guess who just got their permit?! This guy right here 👆🏻So which one is the gas again? #newdriver #beepbeep". Joshua Rush. August 18, 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-06 – via Instagram. When the Image is zoomed, for the DOB it shows December 14, 2001.
- ^ Home | Joshua Rush | Official Site. Joshua Rush (September 10, 2008). Retrieved on 2012-12-13.
- ^ Video Clips | Joshua Rush | Official Site. Joshua Rush. Retrieved on 2012-12-13.
- ^ "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Ryan Schwartz (August 5, 2016). "Disney Channel, Lizzie McGuire Creator Reunite for Coming-of-Age Comedy". TVLine. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
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- ^ "Testimonials - Mari Ferguson - Houston Actor, Voice Talent, Acting Coach, Classes". www.mariferguson.com.
- ^ Gerri Miller (March 14, 2018). "Jewish Actor Joshua Rush Plays Disney Channel's First Gay, Jewish Teen". Jewish Journal. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Malina Saval (April 17, 2018). "Jewish Stars: A Conversation with Joshua Rush". Tablet. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
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External links
- Joshua Rush at IMDb