David Moscow Explained

David Moscow
Birth Name:David Raphael Moscow
Birth Date:14 November 1974
Birth Place:The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Years Active:1986–present

David Raphael Moscow (born November 14, 1974) is an American actor, producer and activist.[1] [2] He is best known for his role as young Josh Baskin in the 1988 film Big and as David Jacobs in the 1992 musical film Newsies.

Career

In 1988, Moscow played young Josh Baskin in Big, in which his character was magically transformed into an adult played by Tom Hanks.[3] [4] Moscow next played the role of David Jacobs in the 1992 musical film Newsies,[3] co-starring opposite Christian Bale.[5] [6] Moscow also appeared in a leading role opposite Jessica Alba in the film Honey[7] and starred on several network television series including Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane. He also featured on the television series Seinfeld as the character Lomez Jr in the episode "The Van Buren Boys".

Moscow has appeared in leading roles on Broadway, including the role of Artie in the production What's Wrong with This Picture at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.[8] [9] He co-developed and co-produced Lin-Manuel Miranda's first production of In the Heights with his ex-fiance, actress Kerry Washington.[10] [11] [12] As a producer, his 2012 project, Hellbenders, was acquired by Lionsgate for North American and foreign distribution;[13] and his film, the psychological thriller Desolation, was his directorial debut[14] [15] [16] and was partially funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign. Desolation was screened and honored at film festivals around the world including the Wroclaw Festival in Poland.[17] Recent producing projects include Sylvio, The Jingoist, Blind, Easy Living and Thirst Street.[18] [19] [20] [21] He launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund post-production with a video reenactment of the Zoltar "wish" scene from Big.[22] The campaign raised more than $70,000.[23]

With his father Jon, Moscow created From Scratch, a food show in which he travels to source all the ingredients to cook a recipe . The first two seasons screened on the History and FYI channels, the third and fourth on Tastemade.[24] In 2022, they published a book based on the series, called From Scratch: Adventures in Harvesting, Hunting, Fishing, and Foraging on a Fragile Planet.[25]

Moscow has a long history as an activist, which began in 1992 after he dropped out of college to track wolves for the Round River Conservations Studies.[26] He built a mixed-income green housing facility in Harlem in 2006.[27] In 2007, the magazine Time Out New York reported Moscow's involvement in developing sustainable and economic housing in Harlem.[28]

Personal life

Moscow was born in the Bronx, the son of Patricia (née Sterner) and Jon Moscow.[29] His mother's family is from Montana.[30] His father is Jewish, and his mother is Mormon, but he was not raised in either religion.[31] He attended Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, in the 1990s.[32]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Whatever Happened to 'Big' Star David Moscow? . December 12, 2011 . TheFW.
  2. Web site: 25 Years After Playing Young Tom Hanks in 'Big,' David Moscow Looks Back on Child Stardom, Penny Marshall's Direction, and The Making of a Classic. December 19, 2013. indiewire.com.
  3. Web site: 'Big' at 25: David Moscow grows up. USA Today.
  4. Web site: What the Little Kid From "Big" Looks Like Now. Good Housekeeping. Sam. Escobar. October 6, 2015. April 6, 2022.
  5. Web site: How Does Newsies Hold Up?. Vulture. Rebecca. Milzoff. February 29, 2012.
  6. Web site: 'Newsies' Cast: Where Are The Actors From The 1992 Disney Movie Today?. HuffPost. August 28, 2013. April 6, 2022.
  7. Web site: Honey. Entertainment Weekly. December 3, 2003.
  8. Web site: What's Wrong with This Picture? . Playbill.
  9. News: THEATER REVIEW: WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?; A Family Laughing Until It's Crying. The New York Times. December 9, 1994 . Richards . David .
  10. Web site: Lin-Manuel Miranda's First Ever Interview. theaterppl.com. February 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170218232155/http://www.theaterppl.com/blog/lin-manuel-mirandas-first-ever-interview/. February 18, 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: IN THE HEIGHTS Reunion! Kerry Washington Visits Lin-Manuel Miranda at HAMILTON. BroadwayWorld.
  12. Web site: Kerry Washington: From Heartbreak to Happiness. People.
  13. Web site: Lionsgate takes on 'Hellbenders'. November 2012 . Variety.
  14. Web site: 'Big' child actor revisits famous scene in Kickstarter promo. ew.com.
  15. Web site: 6th US in Progress winners announced. 7.americanfilmfestival.pl. February 18, 2017. February 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170218144106/http://7.americanfilmfestival.pl/en/6th-us-progress-winners-announced/. dead.
  16. Web site: 'Big' star David Moscow recreates iconic Zoltar scene for Kickstarter project. ScreenerTV.
  17. Web site: Participants and partners of US in Progress Wrocław 2016 announced. 7.americanfilmfestival.pl. February 21, 2017. February 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170222110643/http://7.americanfilmfestival.pl/en/participants-partners-us-progress-wroclaw-2016-announced/. dead.
  18. Web site: Cannes: 'Staying Vertical' Star Damien Bonnard, Lindsay Burdge Join Nathan Silver's 'Thirst Street' (EXCLUSIVE). May 19, 2016 . Variety.
  19. Web site: Easy Living. sxsw.com.
  20. Web site: Berlinale: Alec Baldwin-Starrer 'Blind' Goes to Vertical Entertainment. February 9, 2017 . variety.com.
  21. Web site: Sylvio. SXSW.
  22. News: 'Big' Star David Moscow Recreates Iconic Scene Almost 30 Years Later. October 6, 2015. ABC News. Rothman. Michael. November 3, 2015.
  23. Web site: Desolation. Kickstarter. November 3, 2015.
  24. News: Thompson . Jaden . David Moscow’s Food Show ‘From Scratch’ to Premiere Seasons 3 and 4 on Tastemade (EXCLUSIVE) . 3 July 2024 . Variety . 13 September 2023.
  25. Web site: From Scratch . Kirkus Reviews . 3 July 2024 . en.
  26. Web site: Programs. roundriver.org.
  27. Web site: David Moscow. TMZ.
  28. http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/features/23289/plot-development Plot Development – Time Out New York
  29. http://www.filmreference.com/film/22/David-Moscow.html David Moscow Biography (1974–)
  30. Web site: Unknown. April 10, 1992. The Salt Lake Tribune. July 31, 2012.
  31. News: David Moscow. September 15, 2015. JeffPearlman.com. Pearlman. Jeff. Jeff Pearlman. November 3, 2015.
  32. Web site: Hampshire College – Alumni & Post-Grads. College Prowler. July 31, 2012.

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