Jacob Artist

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Jacob Artist

Artist in 2013
Born (1992-10-17) October 17, 1992
Buffalo, New York[1]
Occupation Actor, singer, dancer
Years active 2011โ€“present[2]

Jacob Artist (born October 17, 1992)[3] is an American actor, singer and dancer. He joined the cast of the Fox television series Glee in the fourth season as Jake Puckerman, half-brother of regular character Noah "Puck" Puckerman.[4]

Early life

Jacob was born to Darrell and Judith Artist[5] in Williamsville, New York. His father is African American; his mother is of Polish descent.[6] He has a younger sister.[7][5] He grew up dancing, and at the end of high school, he was accepted into Juilliard for dancing. However, he turned it down to pursue his acting career.

Filmography

List of television roles
Year Title Role
2012โ€“present Glee Jake Puckerman
2012 How to Rock Dean Hollis
2012 Melissa and Joey Cameron
2012 Blue Lagoon: The Awakening Stephen Sullivan
2013 After the Dark Parker
2013 White Bird in a Blizzard

References

  1. โ†‘ "Q-and-A: Williamsville's Jacob Artist set to debut on 'Glee'". Wnypapers.com. Retrieved December 6, 2012. 
  2. โ†‘ "Glee Newcomer Jacob Artist on Dancing Dreams, Rap Nightmares and New-Girl Drama". Tvline.com. Retrieved December 6, 2012. 
  3. โ†‘ Levinson, Lauren (November 2, 2012). "Jacob Artist Interview - Jacob Artist as Jake Puckerman on Glee". Elle. Hachette Filipacchi Media. Retrieved June 6, 2013. 
  4. โ†‘ "Glee Scoop: Meet the 'Freshman' Class (Including Love Interest For Rachel, Puck's Younger Bro)". Tvline.com. Retrieved September 14, 2012. 
  5. โ†‘ 5.0 5.1 Neville, Anne (September 11, 2012). "Amherst's Jacob Artist joins 'Glee' cast". Buffalo News. Retrieved October 18, 2013. 
  6. โ†‘ http://www.complexmag.ca/pop-culture/2013/05/personality-complex-jacob-artist-glee
  7. โ†‘ Neville, Anne (September 11, 2012). "Amherst's Jacob Artist joins 'Glee' cast". Buffalo News. Retrieved October 18, 2013. 

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