Jake T. Austin
Jake T. Austin
Jake Austin Szymanski, known professionally as Jake T. Austin, is an American actor. Beginning a career as a child actor at the age of seven, Austin is a five-time Young Artist Award nominee, best known for his role as Max Russo on the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place, and as the voice of Diego on the Nickelodeon animated series Go, Diego, Go!. Austin was also the original actor to portray Jesus Foster on the ABC Family family/teen drama...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth3 December 1994
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I've never been innocent, but I don't think I'm a bad kid! I didn't get voted prom king. I was kind of the dancer, the performer, but I was always very athletic, too.
I was born and raised in New York, so I was blessed - or some say cursed - with a strong New York accent.
My best feature would have to be my hair. That sounds so cliche - but my hair is like a separate entity.
With voice over work, you need to convey as much emotion as you can without making any physical movements, so it's hard. You've got to visualize everything.
Having constant supporters and people who are always there and always giving back and knowing that they're loving what you're doing is always awesome to see.
I have to at least get a couple weekends in where I can just be on Santa Monica beach or Malibu and just ride the waves.
I stay active and choose to associate myself with like-minded people.
I always feel a bit vulnerable when I begin a new project, especially when I am playing a character with either a troubled past or unique personality.
It is important for me to truly understand the people I am portraying and their struggles, in order to give an honest performance.
Nobody can ever be fully prepared to deal with a new, painful situation. Sometimes I react with patience and sometimes I react by doing something impulsive. But I always learn from such experiences.
I try to keep myself grounded and to stay true to who I am through every experience, positive or negative.
Being receptive to what is happening around me gives me inspiration and feeds my desire to create.
My biggest life lesson is that money cannot buy happiness.
If you are born into a family with little money but a lot of love, you will find yourself more content than one who is born with a silver spoon and an empty home.