Birthday: Feb. 8, 1975.
Birthplace: Juneau, Alaska.
Occupation: Actor.
Current home: Hollywood.
Marital status: Single.
Working on: I play Nick Newman on “The Young and the Restless.”
The last good movie I saw: “Crimson Tide.”
I stay home to watch: ESPN, MTV and “The Simpsons.”
Favorite pig-out food: Lime Jell-O.
Nickname: Shwa and J.J.
Favorite performers: Daniel Day-Lewis and Larry Bird.
Prized possession: My snowboard.
I’ve never been able to: Get mad at my little sisters. I have three: 8, 10 and 18.
I’m better than anyone else when it comes to: Smiling.
If I could do it over I’d: Try harder at baseball. I always wanted to be professional ball player.
I’d give anything to meet: James Dean.
My fantasy is: I’m in a feature film, doing a love scene with Michelle Pfeiffer. Robert
De Niro is my dad and Madeleine Stowe is my mother and I have an Oedipus complex.
The worst advice my father ever gave me: “Grit your teeth.” I had dislocated a couple of fingers playing ball and they were sticking out at a 90-degree angle. He pulled them back in place, taped them and said, “Grit your teeth and get back in there.” I never did go to a doctor. They’re still crooked to this day, but they work.
The one thing I can’t stand: Traffic.
People who knew me in high school thought I was: Talky, smart, athletic.
My friends like me because: I’m fun and easygoing and kind of rambunctious.
Behind my back they say: “He’s a bit arrogant.”
If I’ve learned one thing in life it’s: Floss or you get tartar buildup. I’m a fanatic about my teeth.
Major accomplishment: I’ve been a great son and big brother.
Three words that best describe me: Confident, driven and impatient.
