David Raphael Moscow is an American actor, producer and activist. 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.
In 1988, Moscow played young Josh Baskin in Big, in which his character was magically transformed into an adult played by Tom Hanks. Moscow next played the role of David Jacobs in the 1992 musical film Newsies, co-starring opposite Christian Bale. Moscow also appeared in a leading role opposite Jessica Alba in the film Honey 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. He co-developed and co-produced Lin-Manuel Miranda's first production of In the Heights with his ex-fiance, actress Kerry Washington. As a producer, his 2012 project, Hellbenders, was acquired by Lionsgate for North American and foreign distribution; and his film, the psychological thriller Desolation, was his directorial debut 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. Recent producing projects include Sylvio, The Jingoist, Blind, Easy Living and Thirst Street. He launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund post-production with a video reenactment of the Zoltar "wish" scene from Big. The campaign raised more than $70,000.
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. In 2022, they published a book based on the series, called From Scratch: Adventures in Harvesting, Hunting, Fishing, and Foraging on a Fragile Planet.
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. He built a mixed-income green housing facility in Harlem in 2006. In 2007, the magazine Time Out New York reported Moscow's involvement in developing sustainable and economic housing in Harlem.
Date of Birth | 14th November 1974 |
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Age | 50 Years |
Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
Country | United States of America |
Current City | New York City |
Birth Place | New York City |
Nationality | United States of America |
Citizenship | United States of America |
Language | English |
Reference | IMDB |
Education |
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Hampshire College |
Occupation | television actor, film actor |
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