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Jake Epstein
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Biographical
Birth Name Jacob Lee Epstein
Date of Birth January 16, 1987
Place of Birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gender Male
Nickname(s) Jake
Height 6'2"
Eye Color Hazel
Hair Color Dark Brown
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Occupation(s) Actor, Musician, Stand-Up Comedian
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Jake Epstein is a Canadian actor and musician known best for portraying Craig Manning, a bipolar musician, on Degrassi: The Next Generation. He joined the cast in 2002, and continued to star as a regular through Season 5. Absent from the show for the last half of Season 5, he returned in Season 6 in a guest appearance for two episodes and made guest appearances through Seasons 6-8. Prior to joining Degrassi, Epstein also had a role in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Quints in 2000. Epstein attended the "National Theatre School of Canada" in Montreal, graduating in 2008. His biggest passion is music; he has been a member of several bands, such as "Mind the Gap", and "Funkasaurus Rex", playing many musical instruments including guitar and drums. He had a small role in the 2007 movie "Charlie Bartlett". He played Melchior in the first national tour of the musical Spring Awakening. He played David on "My Babysitter's a Vampire" for just one episode. He also had a main role on The Zack Files.

TriviaEdit

  • His favorite book is Catcher in the Rye.
  • If Jake wasn't an actor, he would be a writer.
  • His favorite TV show is Family Guy.
  • He used to be a brown belt in karate.
  • Some of his favorite bands are Pink Floyd, System of a Down, The Beatles, Radiohead, and the Headstones.
  • His favorite movie is "Forrest Gump"
  • His favorite food is Japanese.
  • His celebrity crush is Angelina Jolie.
  • His favorite character on Degrassi besides Craig, is Spinner.
  • He is in a band with Degrassi co-star, Mike Lobel, and is called "The Grassi", named after the show.
  • He attended the same school as co-star, Stacey Farber, in grades 4-8.
  • He also guest starred on My Babysitters A Vampire, as a werewolf.
  • His grandparents were Holocaust survivors.
  • Jake recently co-starred in a movie along with Alexandria Benoit.
  • He will be in Spiderman on Broadway.

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