<P> Brolin was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Jane Cameron (Agee), a wildlife activist who was a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, and actor James Brolin . Brolin was raised on a ranch in Templeton, California, with little exposure to his father's acting career . His parents divorced in 1984, when he was 16 years old . (James Brolin was married to actress Jan Smithers from 1986 to 1995, and he married singer / actress Barbra Streisand in 1998 .) Brolin became interested in acting after taking an improv acting class in high school . </P> <P> Brolin explained in a 2014 interview that during his teenage years, he was a member of a surfing friendship group who called themselves the "Cito Rats". In his description of the group, he stated: "It was Santa Barbara . It was the' 80s . It was punk rock . You either had the children of rich, neglectful parents or children of poor, neglectful parents, so it was a mix . But we basically grew up the same way . I've never seen a group like that before or since ." He admitted to stealing cars to pay for his drug use, which included heroin, a drug that he explained he did not like: "I mean, I never got into it and I never died from it, which is a good thing . I've had 19 friends who died . Most of those guys I grew up with, they're all dead now ." </P> <P> Brolin started his career in TV films and guest roles on TV shows before getting a more notable role as Brand Walsh in the Richard Donner - directed film The Goonies (1985). He was considered for the role of Tom Hanson in the series 21 Jump Street; he and Johnny Depp were the finalists for the role, and at that time the two became close and remained friends . The role was ultimately awarded to Depp . Brolin guest - starred in an episode of the show in its first season . </P> <P> Brolin implied that he turned away from film acting for years after the premiere of his second film, Thrashin', where he witnessed what he called "horrendous" acting on his part . For several years, he appeared in stage roles in Rochester, New York, often alongside mentor and friend Anthony Zerbe . One of Brolin's more prominent roles early in his career was that of "Wild Bill" Hickok in the ABC western TV series The Young Riders, which lasted three seasons (1989--92). Two other TV series he was involved in include the Aaron Spelling production Winnetka Road (1994) and Mister Sterling (2003), both of which were cancelled after a few episodes . </P>

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