Jake Epstein
Jake Epstein
Jake Epstein is a Canadian actor and singer who played Craig Manning, a bipolar musician, on Degrassi: The Next Generation. He also played Will in the First National Tour of American Idiot and created the role of Gerry Goffin in the Broadway production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth16 January 1987
CityToronto, Canada
CountryCanada
world best-family lottery
I won the family lottery. I come from the best family in the world.
people remember remember-me
I'm always surprised at how many people remember me from 'Degrassi.'
sports art school
I was a jock, hardcore sports all the way down the line, but I heard that if you auditioned for this arts school, you got time off school, and that sounded good to me.
falling-in-love age facts
The fact is, 'Billy Elliot' is an incredible show, for any age and any gender. 'Degrassi' fans would absolutely fall in love with 'Billy Elliot.'
men broadway faces
If you'd ever told me that my Broadway debut would be playing Spider-Man, I would have laughed in your face.
dream goal broadway
The dream is to originate a role in a show on Broadway. That's the ultimate goal.
soccer player rabbi
I wanted to be a soccer player. And then I wanted to be a rabbi.
trying coachella paparazzi
I try to keep my private life private.
hero men spiders
I grew up in Canada and was a huge Spider-Man fan, and never thought of Spider-Man as an American hero.
love-you men interesting
I really love young Tom Hanks. He's just one of my favorites. He's a great, quirky every-man. I also love Zach Braff. I really love actors that are quirky and interesting, that sort of try to portray 'normal' people.
needs breathe shows
I am definitely someone who needs to take a second by myself and stretch and breathe before a show.
wall feelings generations
For those that don't know much about 'American Idiot' or Green Day, just know that it's my generation's The Who's 'Tommy' or Pink Floyd's 'The Wall.' It was an album that really spoke to a generation. The theatrical show encapsulates that feeling and brings it to an even wider audience.
song dark haunting
'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,' if you go through the lyrics, is such a haunting melody, and the words are, for a pop song, pretty deep and dark.
art drama school
I went to an arts school as a kid. We had to take dance every other day, along with drama, music and visual arts. However, wearing black tights was something I dreaded... and still have nightmares about it to this day. I think I was a pretty good dancer. I suppose that training helped me land parts in musicals... or has just given me nightmares!