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Name: Josh Winslow Groban
Birthdate: February 27, 1981
Astrological Sign: Pisces
Mother: Art teacher, Melinda/"Lindy" (Norwegian descent)
Father: Executive Recruiter, Jack (Russian/Polish descent)
Brother: Chris (film student)
Pets: a dog named Sweeney
Hometown: Los Angeles
Religion: Episcopalian
Height: 5'11
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown and Curly!
Other: Wears contacts or glasses, lacks tonsils as of August 7, 2002, wears briefs, and is right-handed.



Favorite Color: Dark Blue and Black.
Favorite Foods: Sushi, Rice Krispy Treats, Coffee Ice Cream
Favorite Pizza: Vegetarian Mushroom
Favorite Condiment: Ketchup
Favorite Kind of Chocolate: Dark, bittersweet, Chocolate
Favorite Restaurant: The Farm, in Beverly Hills
Favorite dish at The Farm: Corn chowder and tuna plate.
Favorite Music: Bjork, Linkin Park, System of a Down, Afro-Celt Sound System, Limp Bizkit, Pavarotti, Domingo, Sting, Paul Simon, Radiohead, Disturbed.
Favorite CDs: GRACELAND by Paul Simon, DEBUT by Bjork
Favorites in TV: The Simpsons, Power Puff Girls, South Park, Dexter's Laboratory, David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Saturday Night Live, Monty Python, Danny Phantom, Spongebob Square Pants (according to my sources, this is no longer a favorite)
Favorite South Park Characters: Stan's adopted, Canadian, little brother (with the beady little eyes) and Satan (from the movie) cause he busts out into show tunes.
Favorite Movies: Amelie, Braveheart, The Imposters, Monty Python/Holy Grail
If he could be a Holy Grail Character who would he be?: The Knights Who Say "Ni" or the Snooty Frenchman (at the top of the castle throwing coconuts at the Kuhniggits.
Favorite Disney movie: Lady and the Tramp
Favorite Reading: The Onion
Favorite Veg-out activities: Playing video games
Favorite Thing to Collect: Pennies
Celebrity crushes: Natalie Portman, Bjørk



Before a concert: Drinks water, tea or apple juice.
Most Prized Possession: His instruments, especially his piano and drums. And of course, his new home!
Talents (other than singing): Plays 6 different instruments, including drums, piano, flute, uilleann pipe (an elbow-powered type of bagpipe) and penny whistle. Speaks some Japanese.
Sports: Tennis, ping pong, lacrosse, and running
Drives: Ford Explorer and a Porsche
Influences: Peter Gabriel, Mandy Patinkin, his grandmother, Paul Simon's Graceland, The musical, "Cats."
Education: Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Theatre, 1999; attended Carnegie Mellon University /musical theatre program Participated in the Interlochen Summer Arts Camp
Debut Album Release Date: November 20, 2001 (Warner Brothers/143 Records)
Appearances: Ally McBeal, Oprah Winfrey (wearing leather pants), Jay Leno, Larry King Live, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, 20/20, The Today Show, PBS "Great Performances," Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Rockefeller Tree Lighting, Closing of the 2002 Olympics and more!
Has sung with: Celine Dion, Lara Fabian, Barbara Streisand, Charlotte Church, Sarah Brightman, Bela Fleck, The Corrs, Lili Haydn, Rhys Fulber, The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Williams