American actor and former model Joshua Duhamel was born on November 14, 1972. After doing some modeling, he made his acting debut as Leo du Pres on the ABC daytime drama All My Children. He later played Danny McCoy on the NBC drama Las Vegas. In four of the Transformers movies, including the most current one, Transformers: The Last Knight, Duhamel made his film debut as one of the primary characters (2017). Additionally, he appeared in the films You’re Not You, Safe Haven, New Year’s Eve, Life as We Know It, When in Rome, and Life as We Know It (2014).
Where did Josh Duhamel go to high school?
Duhamel attended Minot State University and played as the backup quarterback for the school’s football team after graduating from Minot High School in 1991. He left school with one and a half credits remaining on his undergraduate degree but had intended to enroll in dental school. Later, he finished his credits, and in 2005, he was awarded his degree.
After graduating from college, Duhamel claimed, “I followed an ex-girlfriend to northern California and worked a lot of strange jobs.” In a 1997 contest sponsored by the International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA), he was named Male Model of the Year (the runner-up was actor Ashton Kutcher).
In 1999, Duhamel made his acting debut as an extra in the music videos for Christina Aguilera’s “Genie in a Bottle” and Donna Summer’s “I Will Go With You (Con te partir).
Scott Sedita Acting Studios provided Josh’s training.
