Josh Hutcherson
Ashley Lima
Period 4
5/18/13
Josh Hutcherson Not Afraid to Be Himself
Many celebrities to this day are recognized for their scandalous acts and wrong doings. Not
many people stay true to themselves in today 's society, even less are willing to donate their time and
money to help others that need it. Josh Hutcherson is one of these people in others eyes, he has always
been himself either on set of a movie or at home with his loved ones. As a child he had to deal with the
lose of both of his uncles, they died from AIDS during the height of the epidemic. "They were
in their early thirties, in great shape, but unfortunately they were taken away from us too soon. Both
passed away at about the time I was born." (Hutcherson). Though he didn 't get a chance to meet his
uncles, he saw how this affected the rest of his family and from that point on he wanted to
make sure that they wouldn 't die in vain. Josh Hutcherson is a hero to many for his desire to help
others, always staying true to himself, and donating his time and money to charities.
Josh Hutcherson was born in Union, Kentucky as an only child and at the age of four his
younger brother was born. Shortly after he started to become interested in acting and being on
television, his parents figured it was just a phase like most children would have. Over the years his
fascination with acting grew stronger to his mothers surprise and she eventually decided to help him
pursue his goal so at the age of nine josh and his family moved to California. After getting settled
down josh started auditioning for roles and landed very few, very minor parts. But with his
determination he landed a role in ER in 2003 ( Anonymous , 2012) . From that point on josh 's acting
career took off and he starred in many TV shows and some small movies. After “Bridge to Terabithia”
was released he was a highly regarded actor and many studios wanted him to fill in roles.
Period 4
5/18/13
Josh Hutcherson Not Afraid to Be Himself
Many celebrities to this day are recognized for their scandalous acts and wrong doings. Not
many people stay true to themselves in today 's society, even less are willing to donate their time and
money to help others that need it. Josh Hutcherson is one of these people in others eyes, he has always
been himself either on set of a movie or at home with his loved ones. As a child he had to deal with the
lose of both of his uncles, they died from AIDS during the height of the epidemic. "They were
in their early thirties, in great shape, but unfortunately they were taken away from us too soon. Both
passed away at about the time I was born." (Hutcherson). Though he didn 't get a chance to meet his
uncles, he saw how this affected the rest of his family and from that point on he wanted to
make sure that they wouldn 't die in vain. Josh Hutcherson is a hero to many for his desire to help
others, always staying true to himself, and donating his time and money to charities.
Josh Hutcherson was born in Union, Kentucky as an only child and at the age of four his
younger brother was born. Shortly after he started to become interested in acting and being on
television, his parents figured it was just a phase like most children would have. Over the years his
fascination with acting grew stronger to his mothers surprise and she eventually decided to help him
pursue his goal so at the age of nine josh and his family moved to California. After getting settled
down josh started auditioning for roles and landed very few, very minor parts. But with his
determination he landed a role in ER in 2003 ( Anonymous , 2012) . From that point on josh 's acting
career took off and he starred in many TV shows and some small movies. After “Bridge to Terabithia”
was released he was a highly regarded actor and many studios wanted him to fill in roles.
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