Editing Josh Brolin (section)

== Early life ==
Brolin was born on February 12, 1968, in [[Santa Monica, California]], the son of Jane Cameron ({{née|Agee}}; 1939–1995),<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=April 27, 2023 |title=Who Was Josh Brolin's Mom Jane Cameron Agee? Inside Dad James Brolin's Marriage History |first=Samantha |last=Agate |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/josh-brolin-mom-jane-cameron-162610668.html |access-date=March 4, 2024 |magazine=[[Closer (magazine)|Closer]] |via=[[Yahoo Entertainment]] |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304113918/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/josh-brolin-mom-jane-cameron-162610668.html |url-status=live }}</ref> a casting director<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |date=March 10, 2024 |title=Josh Brolin |first=Laura |last=Payne |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Josh-Brolin |access-date=March 11, 2024 |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304113912/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Josh-Brolin |url-status=live }}</ref> and wildlife activist,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Freydkin |first=Donna |title=Josh Brolin labors in Toronto |date=September 7, 2013 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/09/07/tiff-brolin/2780185/ |access-date=March 5, 2024 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304113912/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/09/07/tiff-brolin/2780185/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and actor [[James Brolin]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Pfefferman |first=Naomi |title=Josh Brolin Mines Emotional Depths |newspaper=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]] |date=February 19, 2009 |url=https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/68759/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222024900/http://www.jewishjournal.com/oscars/article/joshbrolin_200902191/ |archive-date=February 22, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="texas">{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Michael |first2=Elizabeth |last2=Peterman |title=Josh Brolin is everywhere these days, including Austin |newspaper=[[Austin American-Statesman]] |date=November 15, 2007 |url=http://www.austin360.com/movies/content/movies/stories/2007/11/1117brolin.html|access-date=November 17, 2007 |archive-date=January 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111233923/http://www.austin360.com/movies/content/movies/stories/2007/11/1117brolin.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> Brolin was raised on a ranch<ref>{{cite news |title=Josh Brolin speaks out |first=Sarah |last=Linn |date=September 18, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Tribune (San Luis Obispo)|The Tribune]] |url=https://www.sanluisobispo.com/entertainment/celebrities/article39497109.html |access-date=March 10, 2024 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003110842/https://www.sanluisobispo.com/entertainment/celebrities/article39497109.html |archive-date=October 3, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> in the Adelaida area of [[Paso Robles, California|Paso Robles]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Starkey |first=Glen |title=Locals rule! How Paso resident Josh Brolin became one of Hollywood's best character actors and a SLO Film Fest honoree |date=March 9, 2017 |newspaper=[[New Times (weekly)|New Times]] |url=https://www.newtimesslo.com/arts/locals-rule-how-paso-resident-josh-brolin-became-one-of-hollywoods-best-character-actors-and-a-slo-film-fest-honoree-2974156 |access-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304224724/https://www.newtimesslo.com/arts/locals-rule-how-paso-resident-josh-brolin-became-one-of-hollywoods-best-character-actors-and-a-slo-film-fest-honoree-2974156 |url-status=live }}</ref> attending elementary and middle school in [[Templeton, California]].<ref>{{cite news |title=From Templeton 'Ranch Kid' to Oscar-Nominated Actor: Josh Brolin on his Hollywood Career |first=Sarah |last=Linn |date=March 10, 2017 |newspaper=[[The Tribune (San Luis Obispo)|The Tribune]] |url=https://www.sanluisobispo.com/entertainment/tv-movies/article136966643.html |access-date=March 10, 2024 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=March 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311182359/https://www.sanluisobispo.com/entertainment/tv-movies/article136966643.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Brolin moved to the Santa Barbara area around the age of 11, where he attended [[Santa Barbara High School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://slofilmfest.org/sloiff-board/ |title=board of directors & staff |date=January 11, 2012 |website=slofilmfest.org |access-date=October 11, 2017 |archive-date=September 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923202915/https://slofilmfest.org/sloiff-board/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Brolin had little exposure to his father's acting career.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 29, 2007 |title=Josh Brolin Comes Into His Own |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/josh-brolin-comes-into-his-own/ |access-date=April 1, 2021 |work=[[CBS News]] |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221215602/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/josh-brolin-comes-into-his-own/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Brolin said in a 2014 interview that during his youth, he was a member of a [[surfing]] friendship group who called themselves the "[[Montecito, California|Cito]] Rats". In his description of the group, Brolin said, "It was Santa Barbara. It was the '80s. It was [[punk rock]]. You either had the children of rich, neglectful parents or children of poor, so it was a mix. But we basically grew up the same way. I've never seen a group like that before or since." He admitted to stealing cars to pay for his drug use, which included [[heroin]], a drug that he explained he did not like: "I mean, I never got into it and I never died from it, which is a good thing. I've had 19 friends who died. Most of those guys I grew up with, they're all dead now."<ref name="Xan">{{cite news |title=Josh Brolin: 'I tried heroin. Most of the guys I grew up with are dead now' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/mar/13/josh-brolin-labor-day-interview-heroin |access-date=March 16, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=March 13, 2014 |first=Xan |last=Brooks |archive-date=March 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316064125/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/mar/13/josh-brolin-labor-day-interview-heroin |url-status=live}}</ref> Brolin later said: "The group of guys that I grew up with, 36 of them are dead. 12 are in jail. 4 are in jail and also dead. I keep careful count, all 36 dead guys. I'm from a tough environment, ya know?"<ref>{{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=February 27, 2024 |title=Josh Brolin: "I'm Not Interested in Being at Ease" |url=https://www.gq.com/story/josh-brolin-hype |access-date=March 5, 2024 |magazine=[[GQ]] |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304113920/https://www.gq.com/story/josh-brolin-hype |url-status=live }}</ref>