Biography

Josh Gad

by Jyotika Bhatt,

Joshua Ilan "Josh" Gad was born on February 23, 1981 in Hollywood, Florida to a realtor mom. His stepfather is an investment advisor. He was raised a Jewish but he believes in spiritualism not in religion. Josh comes from Jewish and Ashke - Jewish decedent. He spent most of his child watching movies and being influenced by Hollywood. Thus he decided to enter into the Hollywood arena when he grew up.

Josh went on to study in the University School of Nova Southeastern University and graduated in 1999. While in Southeastern, he won the National Forensics League National Tournament Championships for Original Oratory in the year 1998 and for Humorous Interpretation and Original Oratory in 1999. Josh went on to attend Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts, where he graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama thus polishing his acting skills. He was a natural at acting. He then began in 2005 with the role in ER. He was then seen in series like Back to You, Numbers, Woke Up Dead, Gigi: Almost American as Gigi, Good Vibes, 1600 Penn, New Girl as Bear Claw, Sofia the first and more. He made his debut in 2008 in the film, Watching The Detectives. Since then he has been seen in movies like 21, Crossing Over, Mardi gras, Love & other Drugs, Jobs as Steve Wozniak, The Internship, and Frozen as Olaf, The Wedding Ringers, Frozen Forever and more. He will soon be seen in The Angry Birds Movie and the 2017’s Beauty and The Beast. 

Josh is reluctant on speaking about his past relations. He is very shy regarding relationship in his personal life. He has not had many girlfriends on his dating list. He is currently married to actress Ida Darvish. The couple married in 2008. The couple has two daughters named Ava and Isabella. The couple has been married for a lot of time now. There seems to be no dispute or divorce between them. There are no rumors about extra marital affair as well. He is currently living happily with his spouse. He is fond of children and is frequently seen spending some quality time with wife and daughters. The couple is adored by Gad’s fans. They are very adorable and seem to get along together. Gad is seen frequently spending time with his girls. 

Josh is currently 35 year old and stands tall at the height of 5 feet 6 inches. Josh lost around 30 pounds recently. His net worth is estimated to be a total of which shows his huge salary coming out of his successful career in the acting arena. Josh has a huge fan following. He is loved by many for his wits. His bio can be found on various social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and IMDb.