Jay Baruchel Biography
Summary
"Jonathan Adam Saunders 'Jay' Baruchel" (born April 9, 1982) is a Canadian actor.
Life and career
Early life
Baruchel was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, the son of Robyne, a freelance writer, and Serge Baruchel, an antiques dealer. He has a younger sister, Taylor. His father was Jewish and his mother a Catholic of Irish descent. One of his first major acting roles was on local television series "My Hometown" in 1996. From 1997-1998, he co-hosted "Popular Mechanics for Kids" with Elisha Cuthbert.
Career
After appearing briefly in Cameron Crowe's Oscar-winning "Almost Famous", Baruchel won the role of Steven Karp on Judd Apatow's acclaimed yet short-lived television series "Undeclared", where he starred alongside Seth Rogen, Carla Gallo, Charlie Hunnam, and Monica Keena. He then appeared with James Van Der Beek in Roger 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 for Best 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 opposite Don Johnson on the WB's "Just Legal" in 2005 and guest-starring on CBS's Emmy Award-nominated "Numb3rs" in 2006.
Baruchel appeared in the films "Knocked Up" (which reunited him with Judd Apatow, Jason Segel, and Seth Rogen), "I'm Reed Fish", and "Just Buried" and the Ben Stiller-directed "Tropic Thunder" alongside Jack Black, Nick Nolte, Steve Coogan and Robert Downey Jr. He co-starred with Seth Rogen in the 2007 pre-pre-production trailer "Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse", a film created by Rogen and Evan Goldberg as a strategy to garner interest and funding. In 2008, he appeared briefly in "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist".
He stars in the forthcoming films "She's Out Of My League" (co-starring Alice Eve), "How to Train Your Dragon", and a live-action Disney adaptation of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". He is developing a screenplay, "The Goon", with Evan Goldberg, and will play Johnny Klutz, a character of his own creation, in a film of the same name.
In 2008 he co-starred in Tropic Thunder, directed by Ben Stiller, working alongside Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr. The movie was nominated for one oscar, best supporting actor Downey Jr., and was a critical and box office success.
Personal
He is a fan of the Montreal Canadiens.
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Credit
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