Jake T. Austin
Born	Jake Toranzo-Szymanski December 3, 1994 (1994-12-03) (age 15) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor/Voice actor
Years active	2002–present
Official website

Jake T. Austin (born Jake Toranzo-Szymanski; December 3, 1994)^[1] is an American teen actor who currently stars as Max Russo, the youngest of three wizards, on the Disney Channel Original Series, Wizards of Waverly Place and as the voice of Diego in the Nickelodeon animated series Go, Diego, Go!.

[edit] Early life

Jake T. Austin was born Jake Toranzo-Szymanski^[2] in New York City, New York,^[1] the son of Giny and Joey Szymanski. His father is of Polish, Irish, and English descent and his mother is "Puerto Rican, Argentinian, and Spaniard".^[3][4] He has a sister, Eva, who is seven years younger than him.^[2]

[edit] Career

Austin performed the voice for Diego, the lead character in the show Go, Diego, Go!, which is shown on Nick Jr, and now plays the role of Max Russo in the Disney Channel Original Series Wizards Of Waverly Place. He has also provided voices for the animated movies The Ant Bully and Everyone's Hero, and appeared in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board. He starred in The Perfect Game; Hotel for Dogs; and the Disney Channel Original Movie, Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Television

[edit] Awards

Jake T. Austin was nominated for a Teen Choice Award, Choice TV: Sidekick, for Wizards of Waverly Place. That same year he was also nominated for a Alma Award, for favorite TV actor, for his work in Wizards of Waverly Place.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Jake T. Austin at the Internet Movie Database
• Jake T. Austin at Allmovie

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