Joshua Rush is known for playing Cyrus Goodman on the Disney Channel series Andi Mack, the first openly-gay character on the network.
22 Facts About Joshua Rush
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Joshua Rush began his career as a child actor, appearing in short films and commercials, and the series Heroes.
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Joshua Rush was born in Houston, Texas, to parents Adam and Beryt Nisenson.
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Joshua Rush's father is a marketing strategist as well as a marriage and family therapist and his mother is a corporate documentary producer.
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In December 2019, Joshua Rush revealed his intentions to study at New York University's Gallatin School.
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Joshua Rush was ten months old when he first appeared in a local television special.
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Joshua Rush acted in commercials for Space Center Houston and Safeco Insurance, and an e-card for americangreetings.
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Joshua Rush played Zachary Quinto's character, Sylar, at a young age.
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In 2010, Joshua Rush began portraying a young version of Zachary Levi's character Chuck Bartowski on Chuck.
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In 2012, Joshua Rush appeared as Turner Simmons in the feature film Parental Guidance, which earned him a Young Artist Award nomination as Best Supporting Young Actor Age Ten and Under in a Feature Film.
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Joshua Rush's performance was praised, and he is noted for having played the first gay main character on Disney Channel, and the first to have a same-sex love interest, TJ Kippen.
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Joshua Rush appeared as Jacob in the 2015 thriller film Emelie.
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Joshua Rush voiced Toby in Netflix and DreamWorks Animation's The Adventures of Puss in Boots and Breehn on Cartoon Network's Clarence.
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Joshua Rush started a weekly news series on social media in 2018, titled News in a Joshua Rush, covering politics and current events in minute-long videos aimed to make younger viewers understand certain topics.
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Joshua Rush volunteered for the 2018 congressional campaigns of Beto O'Rourke, Ben McAdams, Harley Rouda, and Katie Porter.
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Joshua Rush served as the Under 18 Ambassador for National Absentee Ballot Day.
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In 2019, Joshua Rush interned at the United States House of Representatives.
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Joshua Rush then volunteered for Senator Ed Markey's reelection campaign, as well as interviewing several down-ballot congressional candidates.
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Joshua Rush is a panelist for the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
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In February 2021, Joshua Rush announced that he has started a new job as the communications director for the Utah Democratic Party.
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In September 2022, Joshua Rush visited UNEP where he discussed the recent climate change and the retreat of glaciers since 1850.
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In February 2020, Joshua Rush opened up about his parents' divorce and his mental health issues in a Teen Vogue article.