Josh Furtado was born in Tucson, AZ and was raised by year round dehydrating heat cacti. His loving parents encouraged him to do anything he wanted, so he stayed inside and played with his border collies Harley and Hershey. He appropriated most of his high school experience online playing video games with his closest friends. He is Tucson High's 2011 Student Film Actor of the year, and the 2012 Arizona State Champion for Poetry Out Loud. An excellent driver under intense pressure, he completed the S.A.F.E Teen Accident Reduction program with the Tucson Police Department. After moving to LA he became certified in USA Mental Health First Aid for Youth and Adults. He is CPR and AED certified, and can tighten a mean tourniquet. He also likes to flip on trampolines.