- Jay Baruchel
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name = Jay Baruchel
birthname = Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel
birthdate = birth date and age|1982|4|9
birthplace =Ottawa ,Ontario ,Canada
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homepage =Jonathan Adam Saunders "Jay" Baruchel (born
April 9 ,1982 ) is aCanadian actor .Life and career
Early life
Baruchel was born in
Ottawa ,Ontario , the son of Robyne, a freelance writer, and Serge Baruchel, anantique s dealer. [cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/14/Jay-Baruchel.html |title=Jay Baruchel Biography (1982-) |publisher=Film Reference |accessdate=2007-11-10] He has a younger sister, Taylor. [cite web| url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1807480083/bio |title=Jay Baruchel Biography |publisher="Yahoo! Movies" |accessdate=2007-11-10] His father wasJew ish and his mother aCatholic of Irish descent. [cite web |url=http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/96803 |title=One more round for actor after two TV flops |accessdate=2007-11-10 |publisher=Arizona Daily Star ] [cite web |url=http://www.the-frat-pack.com/reviews/tropicthunder.html |title=The Frat Pack Tribute: Previews: Tropic Thunder |accessdate=2007-11-10 |publisher=The Frat Pack Tribute] His first acting role was on local television series "My Hometown" in 1996. From 1997–1998, he co-hosted "Popular Mechanics for Kids " withElisha Cuthbert .Career
After appearing briefly in
Cameron Crowe 's Oscar-winning "Almost Famous ", Baruchel won the role of Steven Karp onJudd Apatow 's acclaimed yet short-lived television series "Undeclared ", where he starred alongsideSeth Rogen ,Carla Gallo ,Charlie Hunnam , andMonica Keena . He then appeared withJames Van Der Beek inRoger Avary 's "The Rules of Attraction".In 2004, he played boxing hopeful Danger Barch in
Clint Eastwood 's "Million Dollar Baby ", which received an Oscar forBest Picture the following year. Baruchel was among those thanked by Eastwood during his acceptance speech. He then starred in "Nemesis Game " and "Fetching Cody " before appearing oppositeDon Johnson on theWB 's "Just Legal " in 2005 and guest-starring onCBS 'sEmmy Award -nominated "Numb3rs " in 2006.Baruchel appeared in the films "
Knocked Up " (which reunited him with Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen), "I'm Reed Fish ", and "Just Buried ". He appeared in "Fanboys", "She's Out Of My League " co-starringAlice Eve , and theBen Stiller -directed "Tropic Thunder " alongsideJack Black ,Nick Nolte ,Steve Coogan andRobert Downey Jr . In 2008, he appeared briefly in "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist ". He will also star in "How to Train Your Dragon".References
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