Early Life
Radnor was born in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Carol and Alan Radnor, a medical malpractice lawyer. He has two sisters, Melanie and Joanna. He grew up in Bexley, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. He attended Orthodox Jewish day schools (including the Columbus Torah Academy) and was raised in Conservative Judaism. Radnor went to Bexley High School and later Kenyon College, where his school's theater department presented him with the Paul Newman Award, and he graduated with a B.A. in Drama. Radnor received his Master of Fine Arts degree in acting from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.
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