Joshua was born and raised in San Francisco, California to Maribelle Chavez, and Richard Ticas. His birthdate is November 14, 1988. During his Junior year in high school, Joshua took part in his very first full length play, earning the role of Prince Ferdinand in William Shakespeare's "The Tempest." He never looked back, afterward. Fresh out of high school, Joshua studied Musical Theater at California State University East Bay. However, he dropped out after 2 years because General Education requirements were beginning to interfere with his rehearsals. It was a difficult decision, still, he departed after his Sophomore summer quarter, and went on to study "The Method" in downtown San Francisco. As a child, his parents would take him to the cinema theater roughly every weekend. They often didn't shy away from taking him to see R-Rated movies, either, assuring that he didn't view sex or nude scenes of any kind. Therefore, he was allowed to watch everything from Disney, to raw comedy, drama, and action, all at such a very young age. Joshua believes this exposure to such a vast variety of genres is what inspired him most in becoming an actor; le cinèma.