- Source of Wealth: Film, Television
- Age: 38
- Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Height: 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Tasha McCauley)
- Full Name: Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: February 17, 1981
- Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
- Occupation: Actor, Filmmaker
- Education: Van Nuys High School
- Children: 1
He joined theatres at an early age of 4 years, and since then, his journey has been a success. He has made early appearances on movies since the age of 6 years. Joseph played the lead role in the famous television series “Dark Shadows”. He has also starred in movies like, 500 Days of Summer, Premium Rush, 50/50 and Looper. Some of the ones that have been big successes are, The Dark Knight Rises, The Lookout, Maniac, G.I. Joe and the recently released Inception, with Leonardo Dicaprio. He did a comedy film, Don Jon’s Addiction which he directed and written. Levitt was casted in the movie Sin City: A Dame To Kill For.
He made his directorial debut in a 24-minute film titled “Sparks”. He was also one of the producers of Slava’s Snowshow, the Broadway show. Joseph is the founder of the online company hitRECord, which was launched in 2004. With so many successful movie appearances starting at such an early age, the $35 million net worth of Joseph is quite justified.
Levitt was born to parents who were the founders of Progressive Jewish Alliance. His father was a news director for Pacific Radio Station, and his mother was into politics. He had an elder brother who died in 2010.