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Known for his roles in No Country for Old Men and Avengers, the 56-year-old shares his experience with addiction, violence, and ultimately, personal growth.

In the memoir, Brolin recalls a life-changing incident in 2013, when he was stabbed in Costa Rica after being approached by a stranger asking for money or a cigarette.

Josh Brolin – Recalling Life-Changing Incidents

He described how the knife struck his belly button, “the densest ligament in the body, and it slowed the knife down enough to stop it from hitting any vitals.”

During this frightening time, Brolin was with his wife, Kathryn, who handed him his phone so he could call his ex-wife, Alice Adair, with whom he shares two children.

Reflecting on the conversation, Brolin wrote, “She’ll talk to the kids about what I loved most about them… and how I know they’ll grow into a future that they can feel proud of.

Actor Josh Brolin is celebrating his wedding anniversary with wife Kathryn Boyd Brolin. Penning a note to her on their big day, the ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ star thanked the stars that he chose her. On September 23 evening, Brolin, 55, posted a carousel of photos taken over the years of him and his “fierce” wife, 35, sharing kisses as he marked their seventh wedding anniversary on Instagram.

“It’s in moments like these that move me,” the actor began in his caption. “Our foreground assaults of any backdrop. It could be us then or us now, the kisses that create us.”

“They are all at once sexy and smart and more stripped down than I’ve ever known us to be,” the ‘Deadpool 2’ star continued. “You’re a force who demands the experience of deepening, and I thank my lucky stars that you chose me to want to share all this with,...

Actor Josh Brolin is celebrating his wedding anniversary with wife Kathryn Boyd Brolin. Penning a note to her on their big day, the ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ star thanked the stars that he chose her. On September 23 evening, Brolin, 55, posted a carousel of photos taken over the years of him and his “fierce” wife, 35, sharing kisses as he marked their seventh wedding anniversary on Instagram.

“It’s in moments like these that move me,” the actor began in his caption. “Our foreground assaults of any backdrop. It could be us then or us now, the kisses that create us.”

“They are all at once sexy and smart and more stripped down than I’ve ever known us to be,” the ‘Deadpool 2’ star continued. “You’re a force who demands the experience of deepening, and I thank my lucky stars that you chose me to want to share all this with,...

Actor Josh Brolin and wife Kathryn have welcomed a baby girl, their second child together. Brolin has become a father for the fourth time.

"Chapel Grace Brolin Born at 6:20 pm on 12/25/20 Our little Christmas evening angel," Kathryn posted on Instagram, reports people.com.

"Everywhere we have travelled the one place Kathryn and I found a great solace in were chapels. Not being particularly religious but a God feeling has heavily inundated our lives and chapels have always been sanctuaries where we felt connectedly free to give thanks. Chapel Grace is, to us, a manifestation of that celestial feeling that was always felt as we meandered and knelt," Brolin wrote on Instagram.

The actor and Kathryn Brolin, who married in September 2016, are already parents to two-year-old daughter Westlyn Reign.

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Josh Brolin is hitting back at a fan who had a problem with his racy Instagram post of his wife.

The actor, 51, shared a photo of Kathryn Boyd wearing lingerie on his Instagram account on Tuesday with the caption, “I want to love you wildly. I don’t want words, but inarticulate cries, meaningless, from the bottom of my most primitive being, that flow from my belly like honey. A piercing joy, that leaves me empty, conquered, silenced. Anaïs Nin @kathrynbrolin.”

In the comments, a fan wrote, “Why show your wife’s body off on the internet it’s not good,...

James Brolin had some wise words to share with his son, Avengers: Endgame star Josh Brolin, set out to make his career in Hollywood.

The actor, 79, appeared on Access, where he spoke about giving Josh, 51, acting advice.

“I told him one thing a long time ago — he’s his own man, he has his own ideas — but I told him one great thing,” James said. “Don’t be a leading man, ever. Be a character actor and you’ll work forever.”

His reason for the surprising piece of wisdom? James said, “[A] leading man has a little time span [to work], he’s in and out.

Josh Brolin is five years sober!

The Avengers: Infinity War actor, 50, posted on Instagram on Tuesday to celebrate the anniversary, writing a lengthy message on an old drunk photo of himself with two friends.

“Drunk: when you think you’re having a rip roaring time and the next morning you wake up and your brain has broken into a frenzied beehive, and your body is shattered shards of sharp glass desperately searching for what fits where and your spirit is being eaten by worms with great white bloodied teeth and your heart has shriveled into a black prune churning your...

Kathryn Brolin isn’t taking her little family for granted.

The wife of actor Josh Brolin shared a photo of herself holding her 2-week-old daughter Westlyn Reign Brolin on Instagram Friday. In the background of her photo was a small lake by the home she shares with her 50-year-old husband.

“We are so grateful. Our nest was spared by the fires, our babe is healthy and growing, and we had a calming safe haven to escape to while our neighborhood and community took a major hit,” Kathryn, 31, wrote in the caption.

“So incredibly proud to live where we do and...

Congratulations are in order for Josh Brolin and his wife, Kathryn Boyd — they're expecting their first baby together! The 50-year-old actor took to Instagram on Tuesday, May 29 to share the happy news by posting a photo of pregnant Kathryn, 31, showing off her growing baby bump. "There’s a new sheriff in town, and she’s no bigger than a sweet potato. Hang on to your hats," Josh captioned the pic. After he shared the big news, Josh's 938,000 Instagram followers couldn't help but send their well wishes to the Hollywood couple. A post shared by Josh Brolin (@joshbrolin) on May 29, 2018 at 8:04am Pdt "Awwww, congrats... you’re gonna be great parents. Let the good times begin!" one person wrote with another similarly adding, "Good lord this baby is going to be beautiful!" Though this baby will be Kathryn's first child, it'll be the third for Josh. The No Country for...

Josh Brolin and Kathryn Brolin are having a baby! The 50-year-old Deadpool 2 actor announced his wife's pregnancy on Instagram on Tuesday, sharing a photo of Kathryn and her growing baby bump and a selfie of the couple. "There's a new sheriff in town, and she's no bigger than a sweet potato. Hang on to your hats. #jbkbstucktogether #lilbeanterritory #loveisaslovedoes," he captioned the post. This is the couple's first child together, Josh also has two children from his marriage to Alice Adair. He was also previously married to actress Diane Lane from 2004 until 2013. Josh and Kathryn's pregnancy announcement comes just about two years after the couple tied the knot.

Josh Brolin has found his real-life leading lady. The Oscar-nominated actor wed model Kathryn Boyd on Saturday, Brolin's rep confirms to People. They used the hashtag #JBKBStuckTogether to share photos from the bachelorette party, rehearsal dinner and the big day on social media. Last year, Brolin appeared on Today to share his hands-on approach to planning his nuptials, admitting he was helping his fiancée every step of the wedding planning process. "I like it, it's fun for me," the 48-year-old actor said. "I don't know, is that wrong because I'm a man?" he joked. Wonderful day showering our beautiful bride...

Love is in the air!  Josh Brolin is officially engaged to his assistant, Kathryn Boyd, the actor's rep confirms to to Us Weekly. Sources close to the site say the the "Labor Day" star popped the question to the blonde beauty just last month. Josh and Kathryn recently vacationed in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico where they were spotted celebrating what looked like the next step in their relationship.  "They were with two tables worth of people so it was a big group, more than eight people," the witness told Us. "They had a fixed menu and it seemed like they were celebrating something ... It looked like a party and it seemed celebratory." The cute couple first started dating back in March 2013 -- just one month after the "Gangster Squad" actor and ex-wife Diane Lane announced they were splitting. Their divorce was finalized in November of 2013, the same time Josh entered rehab for substance abuse problems.

Congratulations to Josh Brolin and his bride-to-be! Brolin's rep confirms to E! News Monday that the Labor Day star is engaged to Kathryn Boyd, his girlfriend of 2 years. According to Us Weekly, who was first to report the news, the 47-year-old actor popped the question sometime last month. This will be the third marriage for Brolin, who split from wife Diane Lane in 2013 after 8 years of marriage. He was married to actress Alice Adair from 1988 to 1994 and has two children—Trevor, 26, and Eden, 20—from that relationship. Story developing...

Josh Brolin and Diane Lane are officially divorced after Lane's initially filing in February.

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According to court documents filed November 27 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Lane is not seeking spousal support outside of a private financial arrangement whose details have not been disclosed.

The estranged couple was married for eight years, having their 2004 wedding on Brolin's Central California ranch. They have no children.

This marks the second divorce for both stars. Lane was married to Christopher Lambert from 1988-1994 while Brolin was married to Alice Adair for the same time period.

James Brolin said his son Josh is doing fine in the wake of his impending divorce from Diane Lane, calling their split "mutual." Brolin - who accompanied wife Barbra Streisand as she performed at the Oscars Sunday night - said his son, 45, was watching the Academy Awards show at a party with famed film directors the Coen brothers and his daughter. "He's great," Brolin said. "You know, everything is mutual. It's all okay." Josh Brolin and Lane, 48, were introduced by Streisand at a 2002 party and were married in 2004 at the actor's California ranch. They were separated for some time before...

Josh Brolin and Diane Lane have split up, a spokeswoman for the couple told TheWrap on Wednesday. The couple married in August 2004. Also read: Josh Brolin to Play a Younger Clive Owen in "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" An individual familiar with the situation told TheWrap that Lane filed for the divorce. This was the second marriage for both "No Country for Old Men" star Brolin and "The Perfect Storm" actress Lane. Brolin had previously been married to actress Alice Adair, with whom he has two children. Lane's first marriage was...

Josh Brolin and Diane Lane have split.

The couple - married for eight and a half years - is getting a divorce, a rep for Brolin confirmed to Access Hollywood.

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"Diane Lane and Josh Brolin have decided to end their marriage," the rep told Access on Thursday.

This will be the second divorce for both Brolin, 45 (who has two children from his first marriage to actress Alice Adair) and Lane, 48, who has a daughter from her previous marriage to actor Christopher Lambert.

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Diane Lane and Josh Brolin certainly made a cute couple. But sadly, they're getting a divorce. Reps for the duo told E! News Thursday that the spouses of eight years are calling it quits. A source added that the Secretariat actress and Gangster Squad star's split "was a mutual decision." "It is very amicable," added the source. "It's not ugly, it's just over." This is the second divorce for both Lane, 48, and Brolin, 45. From 1988 to 1994, Lane was married to actor Christopher Lambert; during the same time, Brolin was married to actress Alice Adair. Brolin and Lane have no children together. However, Lane has a daughter, Eleanor, from her marriage...

After eight years of marriage, Josh Brolin and Diane Lane are splitting, their reps confirm to People. The pair, who married in a 2004 ceremony at Brolin's central California ranch, were first introduced by the actor's stepmother, Barbra Streisand, at a party in 2002. But just four months after saying "I do," Brolin, 45, was arrested for spousal battery, following "a misunderstanding at [the couple's] home," his rep said at the time. Lane, 48, did not press charges. Brolin was more recently arrested for public intoxication just before midnight on New Year's Eve 2013. Spotted without his wedding ring the following day, Brolin, donning sunglasses, seemed unfazed...

Though a source insists Josh & Diane’s divorce isn’t going to be ‘ugly,’ the couple has had a tumultuous history since marrying in 2004.

Start digging a hole, because we’ve got a new addition to Hollywood’s ever-expanding marriage graveyard. Diane Lane and Josh Brolin have decided to end their eight-year marriage, their rep confirms, a decision they came to after much consideration.

“Diane Lane and Josh Brolin have decided to end their marriage,” their rep confirms to Us Weekly.

Meanwhile, a source close to the couple insists that all is well between the two; they simply decided it was time to part ways.

“It was a mutual decision,” the source tells the mag. “It is very amicable. It’s not ugly, it’s just over.”

The couple has apparently been living separately for several months, but only now confirmed their plans to divorce.

Josh Brolin & Diane Lane’s Troubled Life Together

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Hollywood stars Diane Lane and actor Josh Brolin have married at a secret ceremony on the west coast of America. The Oscar nominated Unfaithful actress, 39, and her 36-year-old Hollow Man star beau exchanged marital vows at an undisclosed location over the weekend. The marriage marked the second trip to the altar for both screen stars, who live in Los Angeles. Lane has a daughter by her first spouse, actor Christopher Lambert, while Brolin has a son and daughter by his previous marriage to Alice Adair. The couple first met at a premiere for 2001 film A Beautiful Mind, only a few months after Brolin called off his high-profile engagement to Minnie Driver.

Hollywood stars Josh Brolin and Diane Lane have announced their engagement. Both have been married before - to Alice Adair and Christopher Lambert respectively. Brolin, stepson of powerhouse Barbra Streisand, also broke off an engagement to British actress Minnie Driver in 2001.