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==Career== In 1988, Moscow played young Josh Baskin in ''[[Big (film)|Big]]'', in which his character was magically transformed into an adult played by [[Tom Hanks]].<ref name="usatoday">{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/12/28/david-moscow-big-tom-hanks/4231545/|title='Big' at 25: David Moscow grows up|publisher=USA Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a34852/big-movie-kid-now-and-then-david-moscow/|title=What the Little Kid From "Big" Looks Like Now|publisher=Good Housekeeping|first=Sam|last=Escobar|date=October 6, 2015|access-date=April 6, 2022}}</ref> Moscow next played the role of David Jacobs in the 1992 musical film ''[[Newsies]]'',<ref name="usatoday"/> co-starring opposite [[Christian Bale]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2012/02/how-does-newsies-hold-up.html|title=How Does Newsies Hold Up?|publisher=Vulture|first=Rebecca|last=Milzoff|date=February 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/newsies-cast-where-are-they-now_n_3825953|title='Newsies' Cast: Where Are The Actors From The 1992 Disney Movie Today?|publisher=HuffPost|date=August 28, 2013|access-date=April 6, 2022}}</ref> Moscow also appeared in a leading role opposite [[Jessica Alba]] in the film ''[[Honey (2003 film)|Honey]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ew.com/article/2003/12/03/honey-3/|title=Honey|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=December 3, 2003}}</ref> and starred on several network television series including ''[[Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane]]''. He also featured on the television series ''[[Seinfeld]]'' as the character Lomez Jr in the episode "[[The Van Buren Boys]]". Moscow has appeared in leading roles on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], including the role of Artie in the production ''What's Wrong with This Picture'' at the [[Brooks Atkinson Theatre]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/production/whats-wrong-with-this-picture-brooks-atkinson-theatre-vault-0000008005|title=What's Wrong with This Picture? |publisher=Playbill}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/09/theater/theater-review-what-s-wrong-with-this-picture-family-laughing-until-it-s-crying.html|title=THEATER REVIEW: WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?; A Family Laughing Until It's Crying|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 9, 1994 |last1=Richards |first1=David }}</ref> He co-developed and co-produced [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]]'s first production of ''In the Heights'' with his ex-fiance, actress [[Kerry Washington]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theaterppl.com/blog/lin-manuel-mirandas-first-ever-interview/|title=Lin-Manuel Miranda's First Ever Interview|publisher=theaterppl.com|access-date=February 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218232155/http://www.theaterppl.com/blog/lin-manuel-mirandas-first-ever-interview/|archive-date=February 18, 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-IN-THE-HEIGHTS-Reunion-Kerry-Washington-Visits-Lin-Manuel-Miranda-at-HAMILTON-20150926|title=IN THE HEIGHTS Reunion! Kerry Washington Visits Lin-Manuel Miranda at HAMILTON|publisher=BroadwayWorld}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://people.com/celebrity/kerry-washington-from-heartbreak-to-happiness/|title=Kerry Washington: From Heartbreak to Happiness|publisher=People}}</ref> As a producer, his 2012 project, ''[[Hellbenders (film)|Hellbenders]]'', was acquired by [[Lionsgate]] for North American and foreign distribution;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/lionsgate-takes-on-hellbenders-1118061532/|title=Lionsgate takes on 'Hellbenders'|date=November 2012 |publisher=Variety}}</ref> and his film, the psychological thriller ''[[Desolation (2018 film)|Desolation]]'', was his directorial debut<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ew.com/article/2015/10/06/big-child-actor-kickstarter/|title='Big' child actor revisits famous scene in Kickstarter promo|publisher=ew.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://7.americanfilmfestival.pl/en/6th-us-progress-winners-announced/|title=6th US in Progress winners announced|publisher=7.americanfilmfestival.pl|access-date=February 18, 2017|archive-date=February 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218144106/http://7.americanfilmfestival.pl/en/6th-us-progress-winners-announced/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://screenertv.com/misc/big-david-moscow-zoltar-kickstarter-video/|title='Big' star David Moscow recreates iconic Zoltar scene for Kickstarter project|publisher=ScreenerTV}}</ref><ref name="usatoday" /> and was partially funded by a successful [[Kickstarter]] campaign. ''Desolation'' was screened and honored at film festivals around the world including the Wroclaw Festival in [[Poland]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://7.americanfilmfestival.pl/en/participants-partners-us-progress-wroclaw-2016-announced/|title=Participants and partners of US in Progress Wrocław 2016 announced|publisher=7.americanfilmfestival.pl|access-date=February 21, 2017|archive-date=February 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222110643/http://7.americanfilmfestival.pl/en/participants-partners-us-progress-wroclaw-2016-announced/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Recent producing projects include ''Sylvio'', ''The Jingoist'', ''Blind'', ''Easy Living'' and ''Thirst Street''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/global/damien-bonnard-lindsay-burdge-nathan-silver-thirst-street-1201778600/|title=Cannes: 'Staying Vertical' Star Damien Bonnard, Lindsay Burdge Join Nathan Silver's 'Thirst Street' (EXCLUSIVE)|date=May 19, 2016 |publisher=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://schedule.sxsw.com/2017/events/FS21175|title=Easy Living|publisher=sxsw.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/berlin-alec-baldwin-starrer-blind-goes-to-vertical-entertainment-1201980269/|title=Berlinale: Alec Baldwin-Starrer 'Blind' Goes to Vertical Entertainment|date=February 9, 2017 |publisher=variety.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://schedule.sxsw.com/2017/events/FS21187|title=Sylvio|publisher=SXSW}}</ref> He launched a [[Kickstarter]] campaign to help fund post-production with a video reenactment of the Zoltar "wish" scene from ''Big''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/big-star-david-moscow-recreates-iconic-scene-30/story?id=34286069|title='Big' Star David Moscow Recreates Iconic Scene Almost 30 Years Later|date=October 6, 2015|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|last1=Rothman|first1=Michael|access-date=November 3, 2015}}</ref> The campaign raised more than $70,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://desolation.co/KSdonate|title=Desolation|publisher=[[Kickstarter]]|access-date=November 3, 2015}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> With his father Jon, Moscow created ''From Scratch'', a food show in which he travels to source all the ingredients to cook a recipe. The first two seasons screened on the [[History Channel|History]] and [[FYI (American TV channel)|FYI]] channels, the third and fourth on [[Tastemade]], with the fifth season set to air on ''Tastemade'' in April 2025.<ref name="Thompson">{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Jaden |title=David Moscow’s Food Show ‘From Scratch’ to Premiere Seasons 3 and 4 on Tastemade (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/tastemade-david-moscow-from-scratch-season-3-4-1235722682/ |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=Variety |date=13 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |date=2024-11-25 |title=David Moscow’s Travel and Culinary Show ‘From Scratch’ Lands Fifth Season at Tastemade (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/david-moscow-from-scratch-fifth-season-tastemade-1236070415/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2022, they published a book based on the series, called ''From Scratch: Adventures in Harvesting, Hunting, Fishing, and Foraging on a Fragile Planet,'' which became a gold winner in the 2023 [https://www.nautilusbookawards.com/ Nautilus Book Awards].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Winners 1-10 |url=https://www.nautilusbookawards.com/nautiluswinners2023-1-10 |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=Nautilus Book Awards |language=en}}</ref> [[Kirkus Reviews]] praised it as "Unadulterated, smart, beautifully rendered, and often thrilling... This is delicious, adventuresome entertainment for the mind, soul, heart, and stomach."<ref name="KR">{{cite web |title=From Scratch |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/david-moscow/from-scratch-adventures-in-harvesting-hunting-fishing-and-foraging-on-a-fragile-planet/ |website=Kirkus Reviews |access-date=3 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Moscow has a long history as an activist, which began in 1992 after he dropped out of college to track wolves for the Round River Conservations Studies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.roundriver.org/student-programs/programs/#1447718499655-5bdce5d7-a5a7|title=Programs|publisher=roundriver.org}}</ref> He built a mixed-income green housing facility in [[Harlem]] in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/person/david-moscow/|title=David Moscow|publisher=TMZ}}</ref> In 2007, the magazine ''[[Time Out New York]]'' reported Moscow's involvement in developing sustainable and economic housing in Harlem.<ref>[http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/features/23289/plot-development Plot Development – Time Out New York]</ref>
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