Josh Groban
Biography
Josh Groban is an American singer, songwriter and actor who first trained in acting before turning to singing as his voice matured. He grew up in Los Angeles and attended a county arts high school there as a theater major. His breakthrough came when David Foster asked him to fill in for Andrea Bocelli at a 1999 Grammy Awards rehearsal, singing The Prayer with Celine Dion, which led to a spot on Ally McBeal and then a recording deal and a debut album in 2001. In 2016 he took the role of Pierre Bezukhov in the musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, his Broadway debut, and it earned him a Tony Award nomination. He returned to Broadway in 2023 as the title character in Sweeney Todd, gaining a second nomination. His screen work includes Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011), Coffee Town (2013) and the television special Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022).
45years old
Turns 46 on February 27in 138 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Joshua Winslow Groban and Joshua Groban
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 11 years2011 to 2022
Every film, newest first
- 2022Beauty and the Beast: A 30th CelebrationIMDb rating 6.7
- 2022Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage?IMDb rating 6.9
- 2016The HollarsIMDb rating 6.6
- 2013Coffee TownIMDb rating 6.5
- 2011Crazy, Stupid, Love.IMDb rating 7.4
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Big break
David Foster had Groban fill in for Andrea Bocelli at the 1999 Grammy Awards rehearsal, singing "The Prayer" as a duet with Celine Dion. Rosie O'Donnell then asked him to come on her talk show.
First role
Groban first sang alone on stage in seventh grade, when his music teacher picked him for a solo of "'S Wonderful" at the school's cabaret night.
Early training
Groban studied musical theater at Carnegie Mellon University but left four months into his first semester after being offered a recording contract.
Languages
At Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Tokyo, on February 21, 2026, Groban sang the lyrics in Japanese while performing "Endless Rain" on stage with Yoshiki, a Japanese musician and composer.
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Worked with
Josh Groban made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Richard Jenkins's page
Marisa Tomei's page
Kevin Bacon's page
John Carroll Lynch's page
Margo Martindale's page
All films by Glenn Ficarra
John RequaDirector, 1 film, 2011
All films by John Requa
All films by John Krasinski
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.