Josh Radnor turns 50: What is the “How I Met Your Mother” star doing today?

The sitcom “How I Met Your Mother” gave Josh Radnor his big breakthrough. The series ended ten years ago, and with it Radnor’s time as Ted Mosby. The actor will turn 50 on July 29, 2024. It seems that things have gone quiet for him. But appearances can be deceptive. Radnor is rarely seen on big screens or even big screens, but he is often seen on stage – be it in the theater or at concerts.

Josh Radnor loves the theatre

Radnor will probably never be able to get the name Ted Mosby out of his head. For nine seasons, he played the architect who tells his children in great detail how he met their mother. “It’s hard for me to think about my life or my career without this show,” he said in February of this year in the , which was actually about his role in the play “The Ally,” in which he appeared this year at the Public Theater in New York City. For Radnor, this was a dream come true. Even when he was a student, he dreamed of working there one day.

After “How I Met Your Mother” ended in 2014, Radnor also appeared in a few other series, such as “Mercy Street,” “Rise,” and “Hunters.” In 2018, he also made a guest appearance on the hit series “Grey’s Anatomy.” He also appeared on Broadway in the role of Isaac in the play “Disgraced.”

But the actor also went down new paths that led him to music. He might not have ended up there without his role in “How I Met Your Mother.” The series freed him to be an artist. “I don’t know if I would have found my way to music if I hadn’t felt supported and in some ways freed by the series,” he said in an interview with last year.

Find love with music

He got into music with the help of Ben Lee, whom he met on the set of “How I Met Your Mother.” The two formed the band Radnor and Lee. At the end of 2023, Radnor released his solo album “Eulogy.” He started writing the songs in 2020. Working on the music was a special journey for him. “I started the album with a mixture of sadness and anger, and by the end I was connected to someone in a very special way,” he told . He was apparently talking about Jordana Jacobs, whom he married in January of this year. The couple met while Radnor was working on the album. Many songs are inspired by the relationship.

Even ten years after the end of “How I Met Your Mother,” Radnor is still occasionally addressed as Ted Mosby. He will probably never be able to completely shake off the role. But he has made peace with it. “I’ve realized that for me it’s just about continuing to do something. You have no control over how popular things are… that’s out of my hands,” the artist told “Metro.”