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Alex O'Loughlin born Alexander O'Lachlan on 24 August 1976 in Canberra, Australia is an actor, currently starring in the CBS television series, Hawaii Five-0 as Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett. His best known earlier roles include Kevin Hiatt in The Shield and Mick St. John in Moonlight, and romantic comedy film, The Back-up Plan, where he starred alongside Jennifer Lopez, which grossed $77,237,270. He is also the current ambassador for Donate Life America.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
* 3 Personal life
* 4 Filmography
* 5 References
* 6 External links
Early life
His childhood surname was Rau which his mother and sister still retain. O'Loughlin pronounced O’Locklan, and spelled O'Lachlan until he reportedly changed it to honor his late grandfather born in Canberra, Australia. He is of Irish and Scottish descentHe was educated at Macquarie Primary School and has a sisterShannon who is four years younger than he iHis year of birth has been given, variously, as 1975 1976197and 1978 father is a physics and astronomy teacher in Sydney, Australia and his mother is a nurse His parents got divorced when he was two years old and this was particularly hard on him growing up. He suffered from asthm attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD oand obsessive compulsive disorder OCDLike many small boys, he wanted to become a jet fighter pilot when he grew up, but was told by his teacher that it was an unlikely dream as he suffers from asthmaA painful memory that recently evoked the response, “Always teach children to reach for the stars.”He was a fan of heavy metal music and Monkedress up with items out of an old trunk was a favorite pastime for young Alex. He has fond memories of often donning a white clown suit with big red polka dots.School was a continuous struggle, caused by learning difficulties that were compounded by ADHD and OCD, and he left when he was 14, after which he held all manner of jobs in a wide range of fields
He enrolled at the National Institute of Dramatic Art NIDA in Sydney, Australia in 1999.Despite a challenging first year, he went on to graduate from NIDA in June 2002, after completing their highly competitive three-year, full-time Bachelor of Dramatic Art program, to which only a limited number of students are accepted annually
In 2007, it was rumored that the late AC/DC front man Bon Scott was O'Loughlin's biological father; however O'Loughlin has stated that this was not true. Later another rumor came forward that Harrison Ford was his Uncl

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Alex O'Loughlin australia is an actor

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