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Fave Actors: Gena Rowlands, Warren Oates
Fave Movies: "Dumbo", "Vérités et mensonges"
Fave Books: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger
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| | Eye color: | | Height: 5' 10'' (1.78 m) | | Nickname(s): Joe, Joey, JGL | | Notable feature(s): | | Education: Columbia University, | | Family: Michael Gordon (grandfather), Jane Gordon (mother), Dan Gordon-Levitt (brother). | | Resides in: New York and Los Angeles | | Religious affiliations: Jewish | | Political affiliation: | | Personal interests/hobbies: guitar, | | Charities/Causes: | | Other: Wore blue eye contacts for Mysterious Skin, he is also friends with his co-star Michelle Tratchenberg. | |
