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- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Joshua Shaffer is an American writer and actor born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. His parents, Ken and Sandy Shaffer are of Irish, Danish, and Dutch descent. He has one younger brother.
When he was younger, he aspired to be an actor after appearing as an extra in Angels in the Outfield Angels in the Outfield (1994), but it never came to fruition. After graduating high school at 17, he attended culinary school, followed by the police academy, before starting his career for Contra Costa County Animal Services in 2000. He married his first wife, Tia Jewell Tia Jewell, in 2002 and accompanied her to some of her film shoots as she got into acting. This introduced him to Groti Productions, a company he was able to do some acting for in several independent short films and other projects.
In 2006, Joshua embarked on a new creative endeavor-writing his first book, Discovering the Magic Kingdom: An Unofficial Disneyland Vacation Guide. This book, published in 2010, marked a significant milestone in his career. In the same period, he went through a personal transition: getting divorced in 2008 and marrying actress Courtney Shaffer Courtney Shaffer in 2011. Their marriage, unfortunately, ended in separation in 2014 and divorce in 2017.
In 2016, Joshua took on a new professional role as the public relations manager for Gina Rock, the renowned aerialist with the title of the longest-flying Tinker Bell in Disneyland's history who flew across the castle for the nightly fireworks from 1983 to 2005. This position allowed him to utilize his communication skills and passion for the entertainment industry. In the same year, he published his second book, a revised edition of his first. He also found love again, marrying fitness trainer Ashley Shaffer Ashley Shaffer in 2017.
Aside from appearing in several documentaries beginning in 2016 for Theme Parkology, Joshua started to do voice acting for Adventurous Ideas in 2020 due to the pandemic lockdown. He eventually took on the role of production coordinator for them.
Joshua still resides in Northern California with his wife, Ashley. He continues to voice-act, write books, manage Tinker Bell, and make appearances at events. As of 2019, he has been producing renewable diesel at a local refinery.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Adventurous Ideas
- SpousesAshley Shaffer(October 20, 2017 - present)Courtney Shaffer(June 25, 2011 - March 20, 2017) (divorced)Tia Jewell(October 12, 2002 - February 27, 2009) (divorced)
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Pronounshe/him
- Sexual orientationStraight
- Race / EthnicityWhite
- He is always asking people, "Do you like fun facts?" to draw their attention at conventions.
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