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Jake T. Austin
Voice Actor + Campaigner + Savior
Male
Born
Dec 3, 1994
Age
18
Hometown
New York City, Ne...
Other Names
Jake Austin Szyma...
Jake T. Austin is an American actor and voice actor. Beginning a career as a child actor at the age of seven, Austin is a five-time Young Artist Award nominee, best known for his role as Max Russo, the youngest of three wizards on the Disney Channel original… Read More
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Romance
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Kate-Lynn RavenFling 2007 - 2009
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Jazmine LopezFling
Family
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Jake T. Austin
Age 18
parents
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Joey SzymanskiFather
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Giny SzymanskiMother
siblings
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Ava SzymanskiSister
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Bizarre New Theory About Jane AustenHuffington Post - Apr 24, 2013
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Pamela Jane: Pride And Prejudice...And Kitties!Huffington Post - Apr 17, 2013
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'Being Earnest' Review: Taming Of WildeSan Francisco Chronicle - Apr 07, 2013
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Pride And Prejudice Bicentenary: Explore Jane Austen Country In HampshireDaily Mail (UK) - Apr 01, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1994
Birth
Austin was born Jake Austin on December 3, 1994 in New York City, the son of Giny Rodriquez Toranzo and Joe Szymanski.
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2002
7 Years Old
Austin began his career in 2002 at the age of 7, with roles in commercials, and in 2003 he appeared in his first "credited" role as "Kid 1698" in a comedy sketch on the Late Show with David Letterman.
2004
9 Years Old
He first gained notoriety in 2004, when he landed the role as the voice of Dora's adventurous 8 year-old cousin, Diego on the Nickelodeon animated series Dora The Explorer (credited as "Jake Toranzo Szymanski").
2005
10 Years Old
Austin continued to voice the role of Diego for three seasons as the title character on the 2005 animated spin-off series Go, Diego, Go!, as well as on the musical CDs Diego, Dora & Friends Animal Jamboree Album and Dora's Fiesta Album.
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TEENAGE
2006
11 Years Old
In 2006, Austin landed the lead role of Angel Macias in his first live-action feature film, The Perfect Game based on a true story about the first non-U.S. team to win the 1957 Little League World Series, although the film wouldn't be released in the United States until more than three years after filming was completed, due to post-production financing difficulties.
2007
12 Years Old
In 2007, Austin began what would become a prolific career with Disney when he was cast as Chris in the Disney Channel original movie Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board. Later that same year, he was cast as the youngest sibling, Max Russo on the Disney Channel original series Wizards of Waverly Place alongside Selena Gomez and David Henrie. Wizards debuted in October 2007 and quickly became a fan favorite, lauded for its portrayal of Latinos and winning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Children’s Program in 2009, as well as ALMA, Imagen and NAACP Image Award nominations.
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2010
15 Years Old
In the fall of that year, Austin was named as one of "The 25 Brightest Latino Stars Under 25" in the October 2010 issue of Latina Magazine, along with his Wizards co-star Selena Gomez.
As of 2011, Austin currently stars as Max Russo on the fourth and final season of the Emmy Award winning series Wizards of Waverly Place.
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