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How Did Duhamel Influence North Dakota

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The famous actor, Josh David Duhamel once said, “ North Dakota a lot of the times we don’t get a voice when these other states do, I feel like it’s a good opportunity to sort of extend help on behalf of the people of North Dakota.” Josh’s life has been influenced by the state, and he returned to a favor back to his home. Duhamel has starred in many movies, and has done wonderful things for North Dakota.

Josh was born on November 14, 1972. Duhamel was about 9 when his parents got divorced. However, his family stayed close to one another even though they were separated most of the time. Throughout college at Minot State University, Josh was a quarterback. Although he couldn’t make a living as a pro player, he decided to go into dentistry.

Josh got a bachelor's degree in biology, but shortly …show more content…

Duhamel has starred in many movies like Transformers, Life as we know it, the Romantics, Safe Haven, and many more. He is a great actor who has been nominated for lots of rewards. He has been nominated for the Teen Choice Awards five times and OFTA Television Awards twice. In 2002, he was awarded the Daytime Emmy for the movie All My Children.

Josh is good at many things, but he is also good at promoting tourism in his home state. Sometimes he wonders why he ever left. He loved to see nature’s beauty shine through everyday. To this day, he still does a lot of advertising for our state. Duhamel produced the 2016 Tourist Guide. This would help promote tourism in the state. It would attract people here, and show them how beautiful North Dakota is. He spent eight days traveling around the state with his son. They went to places like the Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the Fargo Theatre. Josh and Axl got to spend time together while enjoying the wonders of North Dakota. After their trip here, he shared his experience on NBC’s “Today Show”. That way he could share his experiences with the

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