Josh Brolin
- Born: 12 Feb, 1968
The dark-haired, handsome son of actor James Brolin, Josh Brolin broke into show business as the bench-pressing older brother of Sean Astin who gets dragged into an adventure leading to the discovery of a pirate ship in "Goonies" (1985). He then starred as a skate-boarding hood in "Thrashin'" (1986), but it would be 1994 before he was again on the big screen with "The Road Killers". Brolin thrived instead on the small screen, beginning with his first series, the short-lived "Private Eye" (NBC, 1987-88), in which he was the greasy-haired, leather-jacketed rock 'n' roller who helped out by hot-wiring cars and squealing on the younger generation. He also made his TV-movie debut that year as one of the detainees at a Boys Industrial School in "Priso...
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- father James Brolin: born on July 18, 1940; divorced from Brolin's mother; later married to actress Jan Smithers and singer-actress-director Barbra Streisand
- mother Jane Brolin: born on October 19, 1939 in Texas; met James Brolin when she was working as assistant casting director on the ABC-TV series "Batman"; married in 1967; divorced in 1985; worked with the Department of Fish and Game, reclaiming animals that had been illegally taken out of the wild; died at age 55 on February 13, 1995 when she drove her car into a tree
- step-mother Barbra Streisand: married James Brolin on July 1, 1998
- brother Jess Brolin: born on February 7, 1972
- half-sister Molly Elizabeth Brolin: born on November 28, 1987; mother, Jan Smithers
- step-brother Jason Emmanuel Gould: son of Barbra Streisand and Elliot Gould; born on December 29, 1966; played Streisand's son in "The Prince of Tides" (1991)
- son Trevor Mansur Brolin: born on June 26, 1988; mother, Alice Adair
- daughter Eden Brolin: born c. 1994; mother, Alice Adair
- wife Alice Adair: born c. 1965; met in 1987 while both were working on the ABC series "Private Eye"; married in 1989; divorced c. 1992; reunited and had daughter; separated a second time
- Minnie Driver: acted together in "Slow Burn" (filmed in 1998); announced engagement in April 2001; announced separation in October 2001
- Diane Lane: dating as of January 2002
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