Josh Groban Biography, Musical Career, Education, Awards, Songs & Net Worth

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PublishedOctober 21, 2022 @ 10:51 AM

Josh Groban Biography | Real Age | Musical Career | Movie and Tv Shows Feature | Education | Awards | Songs | Net Worth

Josh Groban (born, Joshua Winslow Groban on February 27^th, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one bestselling artiste in the United States, with over 22.3 million records. As of 2012, he had sold over 25 million records worldwide.

Groban originally studied acting, but moved to singing as his voice developed. He attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, a free public school on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles, where students receive a conservatory-style education. David Foster called Josh to stand in for an ailing Andrea Bocelli to rehearse a duet, “The Prayer”, with Celine Dion at the rehearsal for the 1998 Grammy Awards. Rosie O’Donnell immediately invited him to appear on her talk show. Foster asked him to sing at California Governor Gray Davis’ 1999 inauguration. He was cast on Ally McBeal by the show’s creator, David E. Kelley, performing “You’re Still You” for the 2001 season four finale.

After his appearance in two professional productions of the musical Chess, he made his Broadway debut in 2016 as Pierre Bezukhov in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, to critical acclaim and nomination for a 2017 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. His performance at the 72^nd Tony Awards earned him two Primetime Emmy nominations, one for Outstanding Live Variety Special and one for Original Music and Lyrics for the song “This One’s For You”. Josh Groban co-starred as Tony Caruso Jr. in the Netflix original series, The Good Cop. Groban was also the host of Rising Star, he also appeared in the films, Coffee Town, Muppets Most Wanted, The Hollars and Crazy, Stupid, Love. He also appeared on TV such as Danny Chase in The Crazy Ones, as well as Walter Bernard Jr. in The Office.

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Josh Groban Musical Career, Life & Achievements

Josh Groban was born in Los Angeles, California, to Jack Groban, a businessman, and Lindy Groban (née Johnston), a school teacher. His father is a descendant of Jewish immigrants from Poland and Ukraine, and converted from Judaism to Christianity upon marrying his mother. His mother’s ancestry includes English, German, and Norwegian; one of her own grandfathers had also been Jewish. His parents are Episcopalians.

Groban first sang in public when he was in the seventh grade. His music teacher chose him to sing a solo of “S’wonderful” at the school’s cabaret night, where he sang alone on stage for the first time. At this time, he was more focused on acting, playing Tevye in his high school’s production of Fiddler on the Roof. In the summers of 1997 and 1998, he also attended the Interlochen Center for the Arts Camp in Michigan, majoring in musical theater, and began taking vocal lessons. He went on to attend the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts as a theater major and graduated in 1999. He was admitted to and briefly attended Carnegie Mellon University, intent on studying musical theater. Four months into his first semester, Groban was offered a recording contract and left college to pursue a singing career.

In June 2007, Josh Groban recorded a Christmas album in London with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Magdalen College Choir, which he discussed on the DVD from “The Making of Noël”. It was released on October 9^th, 2007, and is titled “Noël”. The album has been highly successful in the U.S. and beyond, breaking numerous records for a Christmas album, as well as becoming the bestselling album of 2007 in only its tenth week of release, at sales of about 3.6 million.