Jake T. Austin

Birthday: 3 December 1994, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name: Jake Toranzo Austin Szymanski

Height: 173 cm

He was born in New York, USA. His mother is Giny Rodriguez Toranzo and father is Joe Szymanski. His "T"-middle initial is taken from his mother's name 'Toranzo'. His younger sister, Ava, is his only sibling. His father has Polish, English, and Irish ancestry, and his mother is of Puerto Rican, Argentinian, and Spanish descent. Jake started acting at age of 7 in commercials. His first credited role was in a comedy sketch "Kid 1698". Jake starred in many animated movies, but he's mostly famous for his role as Max Russo in "Wizards of Waverly place"(2007-2012).He speaks English and Spanish fluently. Jake is living in L.A. but he often visits his family in New York. Show less «

With voice over work, you need to convey as much emotion as you can without making any physical move...Show more »

With voice over work, you need to convey as much emotion as you can without making any physical movements, so it's hard. You've got to visualize everything. Show less «

I'm pretty versatile. I'm able to adapt to an environment and the way I view things based on who I'm...Show more »

I'm pretty versatile. I'm able to adapt to an environment and the way I view things based on who I'm with. Show less «

My best feature would have to be my hair. That sounds so cliché - but my hair is like a separate en...Show more »

My best feature would have to be my hair. That sounds so cliché - but my hair is like a separate entity. Show less «

I have to at least get a couple weekends in where I can just be on Santa Monica beach or Malibu and ...Show more »

I have to at least get a couple weekends in where I can just be on Santa Monica beach or Malibu and just ride the waves. Show less «

I've never been innocent, but I don't think I'm a bad kid! I didn't get voted prom king. I was kind ...Show more »

I've never been innocent, but I don't think I'm a bad kid! I didn't get voted prom king. I was kind of the dancer, the performer, but I was always very athletic, too. Show less «

I was born and raised in New York, so I was blessed - or some say cursed - with a strong New York ac...Show more »

I was born and raised in New York, so I was blessed - or some say cursed - with a strong New York accent. Show less «

I think everyone sings in the shower.

'The Glass Menagerie' by Tennessee Williams is a great play. I had to read it for school when I was ...Show more »

'The Glass Menagerie' by Tennessee Williams is a great play. I had to read it for school when I was younger, but I started writing scripts after that. That's what got me into writing. Show less «

Having constant supporters and people who are always there and always giving back and knowing that t...Show more »

Having constant supporters and people who are always there and always giving back and knowing that they're loving what you're doing is always awesome to see. Show less «

It's important to have a fallback and other activities that keep you interested. I started acting wh...Show more »

It's important to have a fallback and other activities that keep you interested. I started acting when I was about nine or 10 years old. My father was a midtown firefighter so I always wanted to be a firefighter, but then acting came along. I have to have a plan B. Show less «

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