Justin Theroux biography
Date of birth : 1971-08-10
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Washington, D.C., United States
Nationality : American
Category : Arts and Entertainment
Last modified : 2011-09-08
Credited as : actor, screenwriter, Paul Theroux
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Theroux was born in Washington, D.C. His mother, Phyllis Theroux (born Grissim), is a journalist and author, and his father, Eugene Theroux, is a corporate lawyer. Justin Theroux is the nephew of the travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux, novelist and poet Alexander Theroux, and novelist/educator Joseph Theroux; and the cousin of writers and TV presenters Louis Theroux and Marcel Theroux. He attended The Field School in Washington D.C.
Theroux began acting while attending Buxton School, a boarding school in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He graduated from Bennington College with a B.A. in visual arts and drama.
