Bio: Justin was born and raised in Washington, DC, the son of Phyllis (Grissim), a writer for The Washington Post, and Eugene Theroux, a corporate lawyer. He is a nephew of writer Paul Theroux and a cousin of journalists Louis Theroux and Marcel Theroux. His father is of French-Canadian and Italian descent, and his mother has English and German ancestry. Theroux graduated from Bennington College with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He then moved to New York City to pursue a career in the visual arts, but soon found himself immersed in stage acting. He starred in numerous off Broadway plays before his feature film career began. Justin's film career includes work both in front of and behind the camera as writer, director & actor. He has written on several high-profile films such as Iron Man 2, Tropic Thunder, and Rock of Ages. He lives in Los Angeles, estranged from wife, Jennifer Aniston.
Tivia: Guest-starred in a number of episodes of Parks and Recreation (2009). In an episode, his love interest talks about Jennifer Aniston picking the wrong guys. Ironically, Jennifer Aniston is Theroux's wife.Became engaged to Jennifer Aniston on his birthday, August 10, 2012.Cousins are Marcel Theroux, a writer and Louis Theroux, the actor, writer and journalist who makes television programs for the BBC.Academy Award-nominee (documentaries) Rachel Grady and her friend, Brooke Jones, took Justin Theroux to his first prom in Washington, D.C. and Justin's journalist mother, Phyllis Theroux, reported on their date in the June 5, 1985 New York Times.Nephew of Paul Theroux, author of many travel books.Has a younger brother, Sebastian, born in 1989His father is of half French-Canadian and half Italian descent. His mother has English, German, 1/64th Spanish, and distant Dutch, ancestry.