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Balthazar Getty was born on January 22, 1975 in Los Angeles, California. His parents, Gisela Martine Zacher Getty and Jean Paul Getty III, met in Europe. Balthazar has an older half-sister from his mother's previous relationship. His parents divorced when Balthazar was still a child, and his mother moved to San Francisco with him and his sister.

In 1987, Getty was discovered by a talent scout and got an audition for the movie adaptation of the classic novel Lord of the Flies. He also starred in the movies Young Guns II and My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys in this period of his life. Since then, he has appeared in several movies, namely Natural Born Killers, Judge Dredd, and Ladder 49 and TV roles such as Alias, Pasadena, and Charmed.

During the mid 90's he suffered from a serious addiction to heroin. In 1998, he barely avoided arrest and then decided to pull his life back together. In 2000, he was recovered from his drug abuse and began to work steadily again. In 2006, Getty became part of the ensemble cast of the ABC family drama Brothers & Sisters.

Balthazar is not only an actor but also a recording artist and a producer. He produced nine tracks on the hiphop band Mannish album Audio Sedative in 1996. In 2004, Scott Thomas and himself (composing the duo Ringside) released their first record. Balthazar can also put "model" on his resumè, as he has modeled for Versace, Calvin Klein & Tommy Hilfiger.

Trivia

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When he was 16 years old, Balthazar used to live with the actress Lala Sloatman. In 2008, Balthazar began dating actress/model Sienna Miller. (edit)
When he is off from work, Balthazar enjoys boxing, listening to music, golfing, playing hockey, and rock climbing. (edit)
Balthazar drives a BMW 1200GS motorcycle to and from the Brothers & Sisters set in Disney Studios. He also owns a Ducati bike. (edit)
Balthazar did a television commercial for iVote2.com in 2000. (edit)
Balthazar and wife Rosetta welcomed their fourth child, daughter June Catherine on October 2, 2007 in Los Angeles. Their other children are Cassius Paul (b. July 17, 2000), Grace (b. 2001), and Violet (b. 2003). (edit)
Getty played hockey for a team in Burbank, California. (edit)
Getty resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife and kids. (edit)
Eric Dane is Getty's son's godfather. Eric and Balthazar have been best friends since 1991. (edit)
Balthazar's height is 5' 11" (1.80 m). (edit)
Balthazar used to be in a band with David Arquette called Thirteen Floor. (edit)
Balthazar had to do research included studying piano and guitar for months in order to play a 50s Russian music student who catches American Rock'n'Roll fever for Paul Haggis' Red Hot (1996). (edit)
His father, who struggled with drug abuse, went into a coma after a drug overdose when Balthazar was five. When his father awoke, he was nearly blind and could neither walk nor speak. (edit)
Getty's wife, Rosetta Millington, is a childhood friend of actress Patricia Arquette, who introduced the couple to each other. Rosetta designs clothing for children. (edit)
Getty's only formal education is from Bel-Air Prepatory School California. (edit)
Balthazar's father, Paul III, got his ear cut off when he was kidnapped in 1973. Her aunt, Aileen, is suffering from the HIV virus. (edit)
Balthazar is left-handed. Tattooed on the fingers of his right hand is his alias "BZAR". (edit)
Balthazar was called "Little Buddha" as a child because he had a red birthmark in the center of his forehead and he rarely smiled. (edit)
By the age of 15, Balthazar made his TV acting debut on the TV movie The Turn of the Screw (1990). (edit)

Quotes

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Balthazar Getty: (on his separation with wife Rosetta in Summer of 2008) The breakdown of a marriage is a very difficult and painful experience especially when children are involved. In light of the fact that many pictures have surfaced in print and on the Internet which has caused myself and my family great embarrassment, I felt it necessary to at least acknowledge publicly that yes indeed my wife and I have separated and I will not be commenting any further. (edit)
Balthazar Getty: (on choosing projects) For me it's about the material and the director. It's a lot about the talent. I like to know who the DP is and who the editor is. The look of the film is important to me, the quality of it. (edit)
Balthazar Getty: As an actor you do the best you can, you show up every day, but it's not in your hands, so it can be really frustrating. I don't project into the future, though. It's not that I don't plan-I just don't worry about what's around the corner. I just sort of roll with it every day. That works real well for me. (edit)
Balthazar Getty: I grew up in a very liberal household. I didn't see much of my father as a kid, but my mom raised me to always have an open mind, and to realize that I didn't have to win at everything. (edit)
Balthazar Getty: I was always sort of a performing child. At 13, I wanted to be a ninja. I went to school on the bus in a black outfit with only my eyes showing. And then Lord of the Flies fell in my lap and I ran with it. But even before that, I was always puffing together plays for my mom, and I've been doing music my whole life. (edit)
Balthazar Getty: (He is part of the Walker family in "Brothers & Sisters".) I don't think it's easy growing up in any family - whether it's the Gettys or the Walkers. There are always heavy dynamics in big families. (edit)
Balthazar Getty: (on his kids) The kids obviously know they have some privilege in their life and are able to do lots of neat things. But painting markers on their face is their idea of art. (edit)
Balthazar Getty: It's been such a group effort, ... When you're a new band and you have limited resources, you end up getting people that are there because they love what you do, and that's great. (edit)
Balthazar Getty: 'Tired of being sorry' is one of the lines everyone can relate to. (edit)
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