- Born
- Birth nameJoseph Mazzello III
- Nickname
- Joe
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Born in Rhinebeck, New York, he got into acting when he was 5 years old, after his sister had appeared in 30-odd commercials. Since then he has acted opposite some of the best actors in Hollywood as a bright, expressive actor with complexity, sensitivity, and emotion. He attended film school at USC and got a degree in cinema and television production. He plans on continuing his acting career while also following his aspirations of becoming a director.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- ParentsVirginia Mazzello (Strong)Joseph Mazzello Jr.
- RelativesMary Mazzello(Sibling)John Mazzello(Sibling)
- Joseph was originally going to play Jack Banning, Robin Williams' son in Hook (1991), but he was too young for the part. Steven Spielberg went out of his way to the point of changing the script for Jurassic Park (1993) so that Joseph could play Tim.
- In the original 1990 novel of Jurassic Park, Tim was age 11 and Lex was age 8. Steven Spielberg swapped their ages in Jurassic Park (1993) so that Joseph could play Tim.
- Favorite actor is his idol, James Stewart.
- Has been passionate about oldies music, and when he was growing up, his sister teased him for being old-fashioned.
- Favorite movie is It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
- Make acting seem real and as if it weren't acting. Just make it real.
- You guys are getting exponentially weirder.
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