Joshua Hoffman plays RJ, the son of the power couple Brooke and Ridge, in The Bold and the Beautiful. RJ is called so, as he's named Ridge Jr. Forrester. He joined the soap in 2023 and has been around for a year.
However, his performance has impressed the soap's viewers. He was seen as Luna's romantic interest on The Bold and the Beautiful. However, with Luna said to be exposed as the evil villain who held his half-sister hostage, RJ must choose a side.
The Bold and the Beautiful has been presenting unexpected twists in the storyline recently, which have put Steffy and Luna in the spotlight along with their families. While on one side are Finn and Hope, on the other side is Poppy along with Bill. As such, some characters have been sidelined in the ensuing drama, including Joshua'a RJ.
However, he will soon need to jump into action, as his girlfriend is accused of heinous crimes by his own family. With his talent, Joshua is expected to present a convincing dilemma for RJ on The Bold and the Beautiful.
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Baseball, music and three more unknown facts about Hoffman of The Bold and the Beautiful
1) Baseball is Joshua's first love
The Bold and the Beautiful actor Joshua Hoffman played baseball since he was young. His family expected him to pursue the game and play for the major leagues.
Joshua used to practice baseball for hours on weekdays and play for travel baseball teams on weekends. His father supported him by driving him on weekends to his games. Primarily a pitcher, he loved to play centrefield.
He believes baseball was the reason behind his acting career, telling Soap Opera Digest that the intensity of his baseball practice and games was leaving him exhausted. Noticing his burnout, Joshua's mother suggested that he act in a play for a change. The 12-year-old found the suggestion interesting.
2) The Bold and the Beautiful's RJ can play the guitar and the piano
Joshua started developing an interest in music when young. He started by playing the piano and the guitar and also wrote songs on the guitar.
By the age of 14, he bought Logic Pro X on his computer and started making digital music. His enthusiasm towards music increased to include books on theories of music, and he spent hours studying music and loved it.
Joshua continues to write music during his downtime. He also learned to play the ukulele, bass and the violin. In 2021, he released an album, Neighborhood Cat Watching Club, where he's credited as Calvin Kingston.
3) Joshua had been a computer wiz as a child
At the age of nine, The Bold and the Beautiful star had a YouTube channel for instructional videos on online video game hacking. He wanted to have a minor in Computer Science in college but was not advised accordingly.
Joshua also digitized his father's camcorder recordings when he was very young. He knows Python and loves coding and keeps doing small coding projects just for fun.
4) Joshua's family has talented people
Joshua's father is a writer, and his work also includes screenplays. His family's movie collection introduced the Young boy to good movies.
He claimed to have watched classics every day growing up. He was attracted to acting at a young age. Some of his favorite movies are Rainman, Rocky, Karate Kid and more.
Joshua has a younger sister, Micah Rose. She wrote and published a book on love in her teens. The young actor owns a clothing brand, ZList, aimed at skaters.
5) Joshua knows Parkouring, sign language and more
Out of interest, Joshua learned sign language during his high school days. in 2015, while shooting for Talia in the Kitchen, he heard about his co-star, Ethan Martin Estrada's cousin owning a Parkour gym. He wanted to learn skills like backflips and jumping off buildings, so he joined to learn Parkouring as a hobby.
Joshua is also a proficient snow skier. He has received many medals during the Snow Summit races in Big Bear, California.
Joshua Hoffman started serious acting in 2014 with Circle and Shameless at the age of twelve and has won many titles. Besides working on The Bold and the Beautiful, he was last seen in the short, Shatter the Glass and the TV series Do Not Go Gentle.
Look out for Joshua Hoffman on The Bold and the Beautiful as RJ struggles with the current plot dynamics revolving around his girlfriend, Luna, on the soap airing on weekdays.