And Josh's new McDonald's commercial that will tout the Bakugon Happy Meal will be on the air soon. He was thrilled to get to work with a new friend, Isaiah, play with Bakugon toys, and eat Chicken McNuggets over and over again. What could be more fun for an 8-year-old?

If that isn't enough, he just shot a new Christmas commercial for GameStop called "Cool Dad," where he got to see some very cool make-up and hair effects done on his "dad." This campaign should be very funny! We expect that to begin airing in November.

Please help us track these commercials by letting us know if you see any of them!

Josh shot the episode in July, and there was no question about the highlight of his shoot day-- meeting beautiful Yvonne Strahovski, who plays Sarah on the show. They don't have any scenes together, but they managed to meet and chat.

Josh is excited to now be a part of the show's recurring cast, and can't wait for present-day Chuck's next flashback!

In "Live and Let Heal," an episode Josh recorded earlier in 2010, he plays Malcolm and learns about boo-boo's and band-aids. He also recorded the character Luke in an episode about a birthday party. These latest three episodes will begin airing in Summer 2011.

Josh is also excited to see his prior episode "From China With Love" that began airing this summer. In it, he plays the voice of a young boy (Rick) who is learning to use chopsticks. If you see it before we do, please let us know how it is! 

Please look for Josh's name in the credits of all of these films and tell us if you see it. We were excited and surprised to see his name at the end of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie in March, and Ramona and Beezus this summer, especially since ADR actors are not guaranteed credits. But it is so much fun to see his name on the big screen!

Josh was lucky enough to be cast in another K-Mart commercial this spring! Like his previous K-Mart spot, the commercial was in Spanish, and advertises outdoor patio furniture and features Josh and his younger "sister" in a role-reversal situation, telling their parents in it's time to come in (¡Es tarde! ¡Es tiempo para dormir!"). It can be seen now on network and cable Spanish-language TV. 

Josh also had a lot of fun doing some modeling work for Kohl's, when he got to play hopscotch with a new friend. He can be seen on in-store signage advertising Nike shoes during the back-to-school time period (July, August, etc). Please let us know if you see it!

And now that it's public knowledge that their dad will be appearing on this episode, I can say that Young Chuck and Young Ellie's father on the show is none other than Scott Bakula, from Men of a Certain Age, but who I remember from the late 80s show Quantum Leap! The kids had a great time working with Scott... he was so kind and sweet to them, and very complimentary of their abilities as actors. (We adults enjoyed meeting him too!)

Young Chuck (Joshua Rush) and Young Ellie (Jadin Gould) will appear in the episode entitled Chuck vs. The Ring, Part Two, which will air in the second hour.

There are production photos here:

And here is the official website for the show:

You can always send him comments on his work, or just say hello via his website at joshuarush.com/contact. We love to hear from you!

We are sworn to secrecy about anything that happens in the flashbacks, but Josh had a fantastic time on set—he calls it his favorite on-set experience yet. He especially loved meeting the “present day” Chuck, Zachary Levi and comparing “Chucks,” referring to their matching black Chuck Taylor Converse shoes. The show airs as part of a 2-hour season finale on May 24, 2010. Click here for an article from Entertainment Weekly referencing Young Chuck’s appearance in the finale, and click here for behind-the-scenes photos from Josh’s shoot day.

Last month, Josh was cast in an episode of Criminal Minds. They shot for two days in October, and it is likely to be a very intense episode... not for the faint of heart! The episode airs November 18th at 9/8c on CBS, and Josh plays one of three children in a family that is the victim of a serial killer. The crew was very kind and helpful in explaining things to the kids, and consequently, they all had a great time filming it... giggling and laughing at all of the special effects and "funny" situations they found themselves in. Josh enjoyed getting to know his on-screen big brother and sister, Sam Cohen and Savannah Lathem,  his on-screen mom Hope Levy, and although he didn't get to work directly with him, he got to pal around a little with Matthew Gray Gubler, who plays Dr. Spencer Reid on the show. Josh is very proud to have worked on his fourth prime-time episodic in just over a year of living in Los Angeles!

In October, Josh shot a skit for an upcoming episode of the new primetime Jay Leno show. In it, he gets to act like a bratty kid in the mall, whose parents get stopped by—not just the SuperNanny—but the Super DUPER Nanny, played by comedian Elon Gold. Josh had a lot of fun, but the best part was hanging out on the set at NBC Studios, surrounded by Jay's cars and his new racetrack. That, and having his name on the door of his dressing room!

Visited a Sprint store lately? The photos from his May 2009 shoot have finally made it to the stores-- and Josh had a great time visiting some stores in the Los Angeles area! We are told they will be up throughout the fall. There are a total of three photos that were used, though we only saw one of them in the stores we visited. Please send us photos if you see Josh on the walls in your city!

In late September, Josh filmed his fourth Spanish language commercial-- a seasonal Christmas spot for K-Mart. In it, he has a big sister Luz, who he loved-- and they got to spend the day in their pajamas, opening presents on "Christmas" morning! Josh's big moment? Exclaiming "Uau (wow!), un Transformer!" Look for the spot on Spanish language stations nationwide during the 2009 holiday season.

Earlier this month, Josh found out that his character, previously known only as 'Boy in Banana Costume' would return to the show, but this time, with a name: Tanner Campbell! He will appear early in the season as a classmate of Marie (the youngest daughter) during Career Day at Marie's school. For this episode, Josh got to work with Jake Weber, who plays Joe on the show, as well as Miranda Carabello, who plays Marie. He loved working with the crew again, and knew it was a big honor to be asked to return!

Josh walked the red carpet this past Sunday at Universal Studios Hollywood when he accepted his second CARE Award! The CARE Awards are an annual event produced by BizParentz to honor showbiz kids who are well-rounded... meaning that they have good grades, do volunteer work, etc. The kids really enjoy all the hype, and the parents get to learn more about the "biz." And everyone gets to go to Universal Studios afterwards!

Josh's CARE Award was for his work on the emotional short film The Journal. He is very proud of his work on The Journal, and is proud to receive the award in honor of the film.

HeroesWiki Interview with Joshua Rush

Josh booked and shot a commercial with renowned director Joe Pytka last week. It was an Ad Council PSA for childhood asthma, and Josh shot both the English and the Spanish versions of the commercial. Though we were on set for 8 hours, they didn't shoot his part until the very end of the day-- and it took about 5 minutes to do his lines in English, and another 5 minutes to do the Spanish version! We have no idea when it will begin airing, so please do let us know if you see it. The theme of the commercial is "There's a monster..." and Josh shot his lines in a kitchen setting. In our downtime, we had a lot of fun with other kid actors Elijah and Quinn and their parents, so the time passed quickly!

Josh's episode of Heroes aired this week! We were all thrilled with how much "face time" Josh got! He woke up early the next morning to see the recorded episode, and gasped when he saw how long he was on screen, TWO times!! He really loved seeing how they edited it together, especially since the diner scene was actually shot in two locations... the interior was shot on the Heroes set in Hollywood, and the exterior was shot on location outside of Santa Clarita. It was seamless, and really fun for all of us to watch. And of course, we cheered when we saw Josh's credit at the end!

If you missed the episode, you can see it here:
Heroes Episode 3-18: Exposed

Lots of people have asked us whether Josh was scared when he shot the part with Little Sylar's mother dying. The cool thing about being on a set is that he gets to see everything "behind the scenes." So he actually hung out with the actress that played his mother off and on for hours before shooting that scene, and for most of that time, she had all of the make up on her forehead. He also saw them squirt the fake blood while she was laying in the dirt.  The short answer is-- he wasn't scared at all. Josh is still the same innocent little 7-year-old boy, don't worry!!

Yesterday Josh had a great time shooting an episode of Medium. We can't tell you much about the episode, of course-- but his character was a co-starring role called "Banana Boy." He especially enjoyed playing with Madison and Miranda Carabello, the twins who share the role of "Marie" on the show. You can see more photos of the shoot in the production photos section of Josh's gallery.

This is Josh's third episodic appearance in just six months of being an L.A. local. Yay JOSH!!

Heroes airs on NBC on Monday nights at 9/8c. Tune in!

Just before Josh’s 7th birthday, we got a letter in the mail telling us that Josh is eligible to join SAG (the Screen Actor’s Guild). Congratulations, Josh!

 You can have a sneak peek at it at:
http://www.americangreetings.com/holiday2008