Josh Radnor to announce shock retirement from acting?
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Sad news for Radnor fans. Speculation had been rife that the American actor best known for his role on the television series How I Met Your Mother, is about to announce his retirement from acting, at age 50, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 03/05/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being an actor isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being an actor-comedian-producer-director-author just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouJosh
For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouJosh was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Josh Radnor was unlike any other actor we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouJosh”
— @universalObserver, 2 May 2025
“Didn't Josh Radnor retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 2 May 2025
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