Jacob Smith (actor)
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Jonathan Jacob Charles William Smith[1] (born January 21, 1990) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role in the film Cheaper by the Dozen and its 2005 sequel.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Jacob Smith was born in Monrovia, California and is Jewish Christian;[2] he has a brother, Nathanael, a sister, Natasha, and an orange cat named Riley. His parents are divorced; he lives with his father in Monrovia, California.
Smith listens to punk/rock music and was in a band called My September Story. Smith also enjoys skating, and was in a sponsored skating team in his hometown. Smith is currently a student at Monrovia High School. He played the electric guitar in the most recent band that he was in, Althea, but the band broke up.
[edit] Career
Jake Smith began acting in the late 1990s, appearing on several television series, including Walker, Texas Ranger, Party of Five and Step by Step, as well as playing a supporting role in 1998's action-comedy, Small Soldiers. During this period, he also starred in the made-for-television films Evolution's Child and Phantom of the Megaplex.
Smith was cast as Hansel, opposite Taylor Momsen's Gretel, in the 2002 film version of Hansel and Gretel, which received a limited theatrical release in October 2002. He was subsequently cast as one of twelve children in the family comedy, Cheaper by the Dozen, which was released in December 2003 and became a box office success, gaining Smith renown with pre-teen audiences. In 2004, he had a minor role in the film, Troy and appeared on the television series Without a Trace. He also reprised his role of Jake Baker in Cheaper by the Dozen 2, which was released in December 2005 and performed fairly well at the box office.
[edit] Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | Jake Baker | |
| 2004 | Troy | Messenger Boy | |
| 2003 | Cheaper by the Dozen | Jake Baker | |
| 2002 | Hansel and Gretel | Hansel | |
| 2000 | Phantom of the Megaplex | Bryan Riley | |
| 1998 | Small Soldiers | Timmy Fimple |
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ That is his full name, according to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com
- ^ Jacob Smith Online. Jacob Smith facts. Retrieved on March 15, 2006.
