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- Joseph was born on August 1, 1986 in Bandon, Oregon, USA. He was an actor, known for George of the Jungle (1997) and MGM: When the Lion Roars (1992). He died on July 7, 2008 in Salinas, California, USA.
- He was born in Bandon, Oregon's West Coast Game Safari Park.
- He performed the wrestling sequence with Caleb in Disney's George of the Jungle (1997). Their trainer, Charlie Sammut, was Brendan Fraser's stunt double. Joseph would circle Sammut charging at him towards the camera, but Caleb knocks Sammut down to the ground. Sammut flips Caleb over on his back and jumps off him. The camera crew switches to Fraser himself interacting with a robotic puppet of a male adult lion (courtesy of both Dream Quest Images and Jim Henson's Creature Shop). This scene concludes with Sammut escorting Joseph into the jungle.
- He served as the live action model for Mufasa in Disney's animated musical blockbuster film The Lion King (1994).
- He served as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Leo the Lion logo for both television shows and cinematic films between 1995 and 2007.
- He frequently appeared in Dreyfus television commercials.
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