5 Things You Don't Know About Josh Hutcherson

He's getting a lot of press surrounding his starring role in the much-anticipated film The Hunger Games and will also appear this month opposite Dwayne Johnson in the action flick Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. Here are five things you probably don't know about Josh Hutcherson.

1. Born October 12, 1992 in Union, Kentucky, his mother is a former airline employee and his father works as an analyst for the federal government. His 15-year-old brother Connor is also an aspiring actor.

2. Broke his elbow at age six while playing on the monkey bars and then learned to swim that summer with a cast on.

3. Has said Jake Gyllenhaal is one of his acting inspirations.

4. Kristen Stewart -- his co-star in the 2005 film Zathura: A Space Adventure, gave him a turtle for his 13th birthday.

5. Has two dogs, named Diesel and Nixon, and two cats, Jell-O and Paws.

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