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Joshua Charles Malina Wiki Biography

Joshua Charles Malina was born on the 17th January 1966, in New Rochelle, New York City USA, of Polish – Jewish and Russian – Jewish origin, and is an actor, who became famous for his roles of Will Bailey in the television series “The West Wing” (1999 – 2006) and David Rosen in the political thriller series “Scandal” (2012 – present). Malina has been active in the entertainment industry since 1992.

How much is the net worth of Joshua Malina? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the outright size of his wealth is as much as $1.5 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2017. Acting is the main source of Malina fortune.

Joshua Malina Net Worth $1.5 Million

To begin with, Malina was raised in New York City by his parents Fran and Robert Malina. He was educated at Westchester Day School in Westchester County, and then at the Horace Mann School in New York City. Afterwards, he enrolled at Yale University, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in theatre studies.

Concerning his professional career, he played on Broadway from 1989 to 1992, portraying Louden Downey in the play “A Few Good Men”. Then Joshua appeared in the movie “A Few Good Men” by Rob Reiner, and after having played several roles in films including “In the Line of Fire” (1993) and “The American President” (1995), Joshua appeared on television in the series “Sliders” (1996) and “From the Earth to the Moon” (1998). Malina also starred alongside Josh Charles, Peter Krause and Felicity Huffman in the series “Sports Night” (1998 – 2000). However, the actor is best known for his role of Will Bailey in the television series “The West Wing”, in which he played in 80 episodes (2002 – 2006). He has also created episodic roles in the series “Numb3rs” (2007), “Greys Anatomy” (2008) and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (2008), all improving his net worth.

In 2012, the actor starred in the teen comedy film “The First Time” (2012) directed by Jon Kasdan, the Malina portrayed David Rosen in the television series “Scandal” over 48 episodes (2012 – 2014). Moreover, he was one of the main actors in the romantic comedy “The Young Kieslowski” (2014) directed by Kerem Sanga, which won the Audience Award as the Best Narrative Feature in the Los Angeles Film Festival. The actor also appeared in the comedy horror film “Knights of Badassdom” (2014) by Joe Lynch.

In addition to acting, Joshua is the inventor and producer of the poker broadcast “Celebrity Poker Showdown”.
To conclude, all the above mentioned engagements have added sums to the total size of Joshua Malina net worth.

Finally, in the personal life of the actor, Malina married designer Melissa Merwin in 1996, and they have two children: daughter Isabel Malina and son Avi Malina. The family lives in Malibu.



Full Name Joshua Malina
Net Worth $1.5 Million
Date Of Birth January 17, 1966
Place Of Birth New York City, New York, USA
Height 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
Profession Film and stage actor
Education Westchester Day School, Horace Mann School in New York City, Yale University
Nationality American
Spouse Melissa Merwin (m. 1996)
Children Isabel Malina, Avi Malina
Parents Fran Malina, Robert Malina
Siblings Toby Malina
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MRJoshuaMalina/
Twitter https://twitter.com/joshmalina?lang=es
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/joshmalinasjoshmalina/?hl=en
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0539651
Awards TV Guide Awards – Fan Favorite Awards (2013)
Nominations Screen Actors Guild Awards – Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2006)
Movies The American President (1995), Charlie Wilson’s War, Kill the Man (1999), Without Charlie (2001), Bulworth (1998), A Few Good Men (1992)
TV Shows Scandal (2012-2017), The Larry Sanders Show, Sorkin’s Sports Night (1998-2000), The West Wing (2002-2006), Celebrity Poker Showdown, Big Shots (2007), The Big Bang Theory (2011-present)
Trademark
1 Frequently appears in Aaron Sorkin projects both movies and TV series.
Fact
1 Living in Malibu, California with his wife and children. [January 2008]
2 Son of Bob Malina.
3 Came in sixth (out of 1,191 players) in the first event of the 2008 LA Poker Classic at Commerce Casino, for a win of over 11 thousand dollars.
4 Malina told an audience at the University of Florida that early in his career, he was not allowed to audition for a pizza commercial that took place during Passover, because the casting agents wanted him actually to eat the pizza. He refused, because pizza dough is leavened, rendering it not kosher for Passover. Malina offered to mime eating the pizza instead, but the advertiser’s casting agents insisted that he had to eat the pizza or he would not be able to audition.
5 While in the cast of Aaron Sorkin’s Broadway play “A Few Good Men,” he and Sorkin were members of a bowling league composed of cast and crew from Broadway shows. One night Sorkin bought the team a tray of hamburgers and, while trying to entertain the group, started to choke on a bite of one. Although he did not know how to perform the Heimlich Maneuver, Malina attempted to perform it on Sorkin, dislodging the burger and breaking three of Sorkin’s ribs in the process.
6 Ex-brother-in-law of The West Wing (1999) cast mate Timothy Busfield. Malina’s wife, Melissa Merwin, is the sister of Busfield’s wife, Jenny Merwin.
7 Attended Horace Mann School in Riverdale, New York (Class of ’84).
8 1988: Graduated from Yale as a Theater Studies major.
9 One of the executive producers of the new Bravo series Celebrity Poker Showdown (2003) .
10 Avid poker player. Played to pay for rent when he struggled as an actor.
11 Latest in a string of actors who appeared in The American President (1995) to join the cast of The West Wing (1999), following Martin Sheen, Nina Siemaszko, Anna Deavere Smith and “President” writer Aaron Sorkin, who had a cameo appearance and later created and is executive producer of “The West Wing”. He also later landed a part on Scandal (2012) which centers around the US president.
12 Father, with Melissa Merwin, of daughter Isabel Malina and son Avi Malina.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Nobody’s Perfect 2004 Short
All That 2003 TV Series
See Jane Date 2003 TV Movie Kevin Adams
View from the Top 2003 Randy Jones (as Josh Malina)
She Spies 2002 TV Series Jimmy Onassis
Imagine That 2002 TV Series Kenny Fleck
Without Charlie 2001 Charlie
It Is What It Is 2001/I P.T. Hackey
It’s a Shame About Ray 2000 Short Ms. Streisand
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale 2000 TV Movie Mark Sickler
Sports Night 1998-2000 TV Series Jeremy Goodwin
Kill the Man 1999 Bob Stein
My Engagement Party 1998 Alex
Bulworth 1998 Bill Feldman
The Larry Sanders Show 1993-1998 TV Series Kenny Mitchell / Robert Brody
From the Earth to the Moon 1998 TV Mini-Series Tim Messick
Clockwatchers 1997 Global Credit Receptionist
Just Friends 1996 Bob
Sliders 1996 TV Series Egghead Announcer
Infinity 1996 Calculator Kid #3
Champs 1996 TV Series Cab Driver
Tracey Takes On… 1996 TV Series Jordan
The American President 1995 David
Separate Lives 1995 Randall
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills 1994 TV Movie Gerald Bronstein
Malice 1993 Resident
In the Line of Fire 1993 Agent Chavez
Bob 1993 TV Series Vince
A Few Good Men 1992 Tom (as Josh Malina)
Untitled Warren Beatty Project 2016 completed Herb
Pant Suits 2015 Short completed Mr. Matthews
Thrilling Adventure Hour Live 2015 Barkeep
Scandal 2012-2015 TV Series David Rosen
Childrens Hospital 2015 TV Series Gene
Extant 2014 TV Series Dr. Gavin Beck
The Young Kieslowski 2014 Robert Kieslowski
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2014 TV Series Simon Wilkes
Knights of Badassdom 2013 Travis
Walk and Talk the Vote: West Wing Reunion – Bridget Mary McCormack 2012 Video short Will Bailey
Leap Year 2012 TV Series Sam Berry
Grindr for the GOP Convention 2012 Short Rick Dean
Christine 2012 TV Series Matthew
Chasing the Hill 2012 TV Series Senator Troy Spencer
Walk & Talk: The West Wing Reunion 2012 Short Will Bailey
Walk & Talk – The West Wing Reunion: Behind the Scenes 2012 Short Will Bailey
The Big Bang Theory 2011-2012 TV Series President Siebert
The First Time 2012/I Aubrey’s Dad
Backwash 2010-2011 TV Series Val
American Horror Story 2011 TV Series Dr. Curran
In Plain Sight 2009-2011 TV Series Peter Alpert
Private Practice 2011 TV Series Marissa’s Father
CSI: Miami 2011 TV Series Neal Marshall
The Good Guys 2010 TV Series Assistant Chief James Guthrie
Legally Mad 2010 TV Movie Aaron
The Sarah Silverman Program. 2010 TV Series Supervisor Bill Wilson
Bones 2010 TV Series Dr. Adam Copeland
House M.D. 2009 TV Series Tucker
Psych 2009 TV Series Stewart Gimbley
Valentine 2009 TV Series Duncan
iCarly 2009 TV Series Goldstein
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2009 TV Series Agent Auldridge
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2008 TV Series DA Monroe
Grey’s Anatomy 2008 TV Series Seth Hammer
Medium 2008 TV Series Tim Carmer
Big Shots 2007-2008 TV Series Karl Mixworthy
The Nine 2006-2007 TV Series Tim Marley
Numb3rs 2006-2007 TV Series Howard Meeks
Stargate SG-1 2007 TV Series Cicero
The West Wing 2002-2006 TV Series Will Bailey
The PTA 2006 TV Series Stud

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Backwash 2010-2011 TV Series executive producer – 12 episodes
Celebrity Poker Showdown 2003-2005 TV Series executive producer – 41 episodes

Writer

Title Year Status Character
Backwash 2010-2011 TV Series written by – 13 episodes

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Our Man in Madras 2014 Short special thanks
Scandal: The Secret Is Out 2013 TV Movie thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2015 TV Series Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2013-2015 TV Series Himself – Guest
One Question Interviews 2014-2015 TV Series Himself – Guest
The View 2015 TV Series Himself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2006-2014 TV Series Himself
The Broadway.com Show 2014 TV Series Himself
Thrilling Adventure Hour: The Documentary Web Series 2014 Video short Himself
Fatherhood 2014 TV Series documentary short Himself
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 2013 TV Series Himself – Celebrity Contestant
NerdHQ 2013 TV Series Himself
Good Morning America 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest
44th NAACP Image Awards 2013 TV Movie documentary Himself
The Pyramid 2012 TV Series Himself – Special Guest
16th Annual Prism Awards 2012 TV Special Himself
What’s Trending 2011 TV Series Himself
Celebrity Liar 2010 TV Series Himself
Jeopardy! 2003-2009 TV Series Himself – Contestant / Himself – Celebrity Contestant
Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show 2009 TV Series Himself
Last Call with Carson Daly 2007 TV Series Himself
Chabad Telethon 2007 TV Movie Himself
The Wayne Brady Show 2004 TV Series Himself
10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2004 TV Special Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 2003 TV Series Himself
6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2000 TV Special Himself
2nd Annual TV Guide Awards 2000 TV Special Himself – Winner: The Best Show You’re Not Watching
Hollywood Squares 1999 TV Series Himself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Scandal: The Secret Is Out 2013 TV Movie David Rosen
President Hollywood 2008 TV Movie documentary Will Bailey (uncredited)

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2013 TV Guide Award TV Guide Awards Fan Favorite Awards Scandal (2012)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2006 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The West Wing (1999)
2005 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The West Wing (1999)
2004 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The West Wing (1999)
2003 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The West Wing (1999)
2000 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Sports Night (1998)

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