Josh Pais

Birth Name:

Joshua Pais

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Director, Writer, Cinematographer

Along with the rest of the cast of "Please Give," he was nominated for a Chlotridus Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast in 2011
Won an Audience Award at the 2003 Boston Independent Film Festival for his documentary "7th Street․"
Attended Syracuse University where he studied acting and directing
Born to a theoretical physicist father who worked with Albert Einstein for 11 years and an artist and poet mother
When he was 10 years old, he and the girl who lived next door would perform in collaborative skits in their living room before audiences of 40 people every week
His approach to acting is based around creating in the present moment and has a strong physical component, techniques he formed Committed Impulse to teach
His first big film role was in 1990's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," in which he was both the costume and the voice of his character, the only actor to perform both functions

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