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Currently, Justin Hurwitz is 39 years, 9 months and 11 days old. Justin Hurwitz will celebrate 40rd birthday on a Wednesday 22nd of January 2025. Below we countdown to Justin Hurwitz upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Justin Hurwitz |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Age | 39 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | January 22, 1985 ( Los Angeles, California, United States) |
| Birthday | January 22 |
| Town/City | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality | United States |
Justin Hurwitz’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Justin Hurwitz was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.
Hurwitz was born in California, the son of Gail (née Halabe), a professional ballet Dancer turned registered nurse, and Ken Hurwitz, a Writer. His family is Jewish (from Russia, Poland, Damascus in Syria, and Beirut in Lebanon). His family moved to Wisconsin in 1998 where he attended Nicolet High School in Glendale, Wisconsin.
Hurwitz attended Harvard University, where he was roommates with Director Damien Chazelle. They collaborated on a student film that would become Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, which was released in 2009. While in school Hurwitz was a member of the Harvard Lampoon and was an original member of the indie-pop band Chester French with Chazelle.
After college, Hurwitz and Chazelle moved to Los Angeles where Hurwitz wrote comedy for the sitcom The League and one episode of The Simpsons. Thanks to the success of Guy and Madeline, they were able to obtain financing for their next collaboration, the 2014 film Whiplash – with Hurwitz scoring the film and Chazelle writing and directing. Whiplash won three Oscars. Hurwitz also scored Chazelle's 2016 film La La Land, for which Chazelle won the Oscar for Best Director and Hurwitz won two Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Original Song.
