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Jake Toranzo Austin Szymanski (known professionally as Jake T. Austin) is an American actor. He is known for doing the voice of Diego and Pablo in the Nickelodeon series, Go, Diego, Go!. He also starred as Max Russo on the Disney Channel Original Series, Wizards of Waverly Place and on The Fosters as Jesus (pronounced hey-zeus)
Early life
Jake T. Austin was born in New York City, the son of Giny Rodriquez Toranzo and Joe Szymanski. His father is of Polish, Irish, and English descent and his mother is "Puerto Rican, Argentinian, and Spanish descent". He has a younger sister named Ava, who is seven years younger than him.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Ant Bully | Nicky (voice) | |
| 2006 | Everyone's Hero | Yankee Irving (voice) | |
| 2009 | Hotel for Dogs | Bruce | |
| 2010 | The Perfect Game | Angel Macias | |
| 2011 | Rio | Fernando (voice) | |
| 2011 | New Year's Eve | Seth Anderson | |
| 2013 | Khumba | Khumba (voice) | |
| 2014 | Rio 2 | Fernando (voice) | |
| 2014 | Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn | Huckleberry Finn | |
| 2014 | Grantham & Rose | Grantham Portnoy | |
| 2016 | Justice League vs. Teen Titans | Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle (voice) | |
| 2017 | Teen Titans: The Judas Contract | Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle (voice) | |
| 2017 | The Emoji Movie | Alex (voice) | |
| 2017 | The Valley | Chris | |
| 2020 | Adverse | Lars |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Late Show with David Letterman | Kid 1698 | Episode: "December 23, 2003" |
| 2004-09 | Dora the Explorer | Diego (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2005–09 | Go, Diego, Go! | Diego (voice) | 56 episodes |
| 2005 | Merry F#%$in' Christmas | Various (voice) | TV special |
| 2007 | Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board | Chris | TV movie |
| 2007–12 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Max Russo | Main role; 94 episodes |
| 2008 | Happy Monster Band | Bluz (voice) | 10 episodes |
| 2009 | Wizardz of Waverly Place: The Movie | Max Russo | TV movie |
| 2009 | The Suite Life on Deck | Max Russo | Episode: "Double-Crossed" |
| 2012 | Drop Dead Diva | Samuel Forman | Episode: "Home" |
| 2012 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Rob Fisher | Episode: "Home Invasions" |
| 2013 | The Wizardz Return: Alex vs. Alex | Max Russo | TV special |
| 2013–15 | The Fosters | Jesus Foster | Main role; 41 episodes |
| 2016 | Dancing with the Stars | Himself | Contestant on season 23 |
| 2017 | Justice League Action | Blue Beetle | Episodes: "Time Share", "Field Trip" |
