Joshua Stephen Wise (born January 31, 1986) is an American

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. He is most notable for playing the character Pat Brody in

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's 2002 television

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, ''

Do Over ''Do Over'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series created by Kenny Schwartz and Rick Wiener about a man who gets a chance to relive his childhood. The series, which was originally broadcast on The WB from September 19 to December 5, 200 ...

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, The Gazette Review, March 14, 2017.

Biography

Josh Wise was born in

Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w ...

and raised in

McAllen, Texas McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, and the 22nd-most populous city in Texas. It is located at the southern tip of the state in the Rio Grande Valley, on the Mexico–United States border. The city limits extend ...

. After showing promise in junior high school drama classes, his mother enrolled him in acting lessons. Subsequently, his acting coach introduced him to a manager. Soon he was cast in a starring role in the pilot for an unaired series on

called ''Murphy's Dozen''. He also appeared in episodes of ''

Frasier ''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons. It premiered on September 16, 1993, and ended on May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey (screenwriter), Peter Case ...

'' and ''

Lizzie McGuire ''Lizzie McGuire'' is an American comedy television series created by Terri Minsky that premiered on Disney Channel on January 12, 2001. The series stars Hilary Duff as the titular character, who navigates the personal and social issues of her te ...

''. In 2002, he relocated to

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after being cast as a series regular on ''

''.

Filmography

References

External links

Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wise, Josh 1986 births American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Dallas