Josh Sundquist Explained

Josh Sundquist
Birth Date:1984 8, mf=yes
Birth Place:Charlottesville, Virginia
Occupation:Motivational Speaker, Comedian, Author, YouTuber
Language:English
Nationality:American
Citizenship:United States
Education:Bachelor of Business Administration
Master's in Communications
Alma Mater:College of William and Mary
University of Southern California
Genre:Memoir, Fiction

Joshua Lee Sundquist (born August 6, 1984) is an American comedian, Paralympian, and author.[1] He lost his left leg to Ewing's sarcoma at age nine and later became a Paralympic ski racer. His memoir, , was released in January 2010. A show on Apple TV+ called Best Foot Forward about his early life experiences premiered in 2022. In 2023, he starred in the animated series Mech Cadets where his character Frank Olivetti was also missing his left leg.

Early life

Sundquist was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and grew up in Harrisonburg, Virginia as the eldest of four children.[2]

Alpine ski racing

Six years after surviving a battle with cancer and losing his leg, Sundquist began ski racing. At age 17 he moved to Colorado to pursue the sport full-time.[3] Sundquist trained and competed for six years, and in 2006 he was named to the United States Paralympic Ski Team and raced in the IX Paralympic Games, which were held in Turin, Italy that March. Sundquist competed in two alpine skiing events for men – slalom and giant slalom. He did not win any medals.[4]

After the Paralympics, Sundquist retired from professional racing and returned to Williamsburg, Virginia, where he graduated with a degree in business from The College of William and Mary's Mason School of Business the same year.[5] He later earned a Master's in Communications from the University of Southern California.

Motivational speaker

Sundquist was sixteen when he gave his first motivational talk and has been speaking to groups ever since.[6]

He is a motivational speaker who presents to groups around the United States. Sundquist's audiences and clients have included Facebook, WalMart, the White House, RE/MAX, National FFA Organization, and Children's Miracle Network.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Comedian

Since July 2018, Sundquist has performed an interactive one-man comedy show called We Should Hang Out Sometime at Santa Monica Playhouse & Group Theatre in Santa Monica. The show is based on his memoir, We Should Hang Out Sometime. [11]

Writer

In 2001, Sundquist became a contributing writer for the Daily Guideposts, and he has also written for Guideposts Magazine, a monthly publication that features first-person narratives of faith in daily life and a subscriber base of 2.3 million.[12]

He has been published in The Washington Post and in Newsweek's now defunct college magazine, Current.[13] [14]

Sundquist's memoir, Just Don't Fall: How I Grew Up, Conquered Illness, and Made it Down the Mountain, was released on January 21, 2010, and became a national bestseller.[15] It has been adapted into a television series, titled Best Foot Forward, which premiered July 22, 2022 on Apple TV+.[16] Sundquist's latest book, Semi-Famous was released on July 19, 2022.

Advocacy

Sundquist was chosen as one of CNN's 2007 Heroes, in recognition of his work within the amputee community. In particular, CNN profiled Sundquist and his founding of the social networking website for persons with amputations, LessThanFour.org.[17]

Personal life

Sundquist married Ashley Elizabeth Nolan on September 19, 2015, in St. Michaels, Maryland and lives in Santa Monica, California. Sundquist proposed to Nolan in September 2014, after three years of dating.[18] They have a pekingese named Mushu.[19]

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Christian City's Annual Night of Hope planned for tomorrow . The Citizen . June 25, 2022 . May 19, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100524130940/http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/05-19-2010/christian-city%E2%80%99s-annual-night-hope-planned-tomorrow . May 24, 2010 .
  2. Web site: WRITER. CYNTHIA MCMULLEN TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF. Amputee's story motivates and builds online community. 2020-07-14. Richmond Times-Dispatch. February 19, 2008 .
  3. http://www.trendmaxglobal.com/motivational-and-inspirational-speaker-josh-sundquist.aspx?sid=f4b441f0-8dce-428b-81bb-9882c0caf5b7 TrendMasterGlobal
  4. News: Lemire. Joe. Sundquist's Next Stop: Turin. The Daily News Record. February 16, 2006. August 12, 2009.
  5. http://www.mywire.com/a/PRNewswire/WM-Business-Student-Josh-Sundquist/1195609?&pbl=273 MyWire
  6. Web site: Who is this 19 year old Josh Sundquist?. Talbronstein. August 12, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20080723235734/http://www.talbronstein.org/archive/2003_12_josh_02.htm. July 23, 2008. live. mdy-all.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20110825225159/http://remaxtexas.frogpond.com/DispArticle.cfm?ARTICLE_ID=23071&ISSUE_ID=1663 The Reporter Online
  8. http://www.stlbsa.org/Activities/Council+Annual+Dinner.htm Great St. Louis Area Council Boy Scouts of America
  9. http://www.yposouthern7.org/AM/Images/Documents/DisneyPreliminaryMasterSchedule061509.pdf YPO Southern Seven
  10. http://www.fscc.com/files/Post%20Convention%20Press%20release%20Final%20SCB%20063008%20final.pdf FSCC
  11. Web site: Carreras. Angel. 2019-07-05. Standing out on one leg. 2020-07-14. Santa Monica Daily Press.
  12. http://www.guideposts.com/story/peak-performer?page=0%2C3 Guideposts Magazine
  13. News: Sundquist. Josh. LIFE IS SHORT – Autobiography as Haiku. The Washington Post. August 22, 2004. August 12, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20121108155839/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22587-2004Aug21.html. November 8, 2012. live. mdy-all.
  14. News: Sundquist: Fulfilling God's plan. The Daily Reporter. November 21, 2008. August 12, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090815163217/http://www.spencerdailyreporter.com/story/1480204.html. August 15, 2009. live. mdy-all.
  15. News: Harris. McKinsey. Harrisonburg Native Inspires Through National Bestseller. WHSV-3. February 14, 2010. February 22, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716051631/http://www.whsv.com/home/headlines/84321097.html. July 16, 2011. live. mdy-all.
  16. Apple TV+ announces summer lineup of kids series, including "Duck & Goose," "Best Foot Forward," "Amber Brown," "Surfside Girls" and "Life By Ella". Apple TV+ Press. May 13, 2022. May 13, 2022.
  17. Web site: CNN Newsroom: Thousands Turn Out to Support Jena Six; Will Mortgage Crisis Escalate? . CNN . June 25, 2022 . September 20, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20090816002910/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0709/20/cnr.06.html . August 16, 2009.
  18. Web site: How I Proposed . JoshSundquist. October 22, 2014. February 20, 2018. YouTube. https://web.archive.org/web/20170214113745/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzo8-3LqvqA. February 14, 2017. live. mdy-all.
  19. Web site: Ashley Nolan and Josh Sundquist: Which One Was the Right Ashley?. The New York Times. Nina. Reyes. September 20, 2015. January 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925030130/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/fashion/weddings/ashley-nolan-and-josh-sundquist-which-one-was-the-right-ashley.html. September 25, 2015. live. mdy-all.

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