Jay Baruchel
| Jay Baruchel | |
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 Baruchel at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. |
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| Born | Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel April 9, 1982 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | actor, writer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Jonathan Adam Saunders "Jay" Baruchel (born April 9, 1982) is a Canadian actor. He has had a successful career in comedy films, and has appeared in supporting roles in such box office successes as Million Dollar Baby, Knocked Up and Tropic Thunder, as well as starring in the films She's Out of My League, The Trotsky, How to Train Your Dragon and The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
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Early life [edit]
Baruchel was born in Ottawa, Ontario, the son of Robyne (née Ropell), a freelance writer, and Serge Baruchel, an antiques dealer.[1][2] He grew up and still lives in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec,[3] and has a younger sister, Taylor.[4] His paternal grandfather was a Sephardic Jew, while his three other grandparents were from a Christian background (of French, Irish Catholic, and German descent).[5][6] Baruchel has said that he is "probably agnostic".[7][8]
Career [edit]
One of his first major acting roles was on local television series My Hometown in 1996. From 1997 to 1998, he co-hosted Popular Mechanics for Kids with Elisha Cuthbert. After appearing briefly in Cameron Crowe's Oscar-winning Almost Famous, Baruchel won the role of Steven Karp on Judd Apatow's acclaimed yet short-lived television series Undeclared, where he starred alongside Seth Rogen, Carla Gallo, Charlie Hunnam, and Monica Keena. He then appeared with James Van Der Beek in Roger Avary's The Rules of Attraction.
In 2004, Baruchel played boxing hopeful Danger Barch in Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby, which received an Oscar for Best Picture the following year. Baruchel was among those thanked by Eastwood during his acceptance speech. Baruchel then starred in Nemesis Game and Fetching Cody, before appearing opposite Don Johnson on the WB's Just Legal in 2005, and guest-starring on CBS's Emmy Award-nominated Numb3rs in 2006.
Baruchel appeared in the films Knocked Up (which reunited him with Judd Apatow, Jason Segel, and Seth Rogen), I'm Reed Fish, Just Buried, and the Ben Stiller-directed Tropic Thunder, alongside Jack Black, Nick Nolte, Steve Coogan and Robert Downey, Jr. He co-starred with Seth Rogen in the 2007 trailer for Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse, created by Rogen and Evan Goldberg as a strategy to garner interest and funding for the film itself. In 2008, he appeared in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. He also briefly made an appearance in Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian.
In 2010, Baruchel starred in the films The Trotsky, She's Out of My League (opposite Alice Eve),[9] and the live-action Disney adaptation of The Sorcerer's Apprentice. He also voiced the starring role in the acclaimed animated feature, How to Train Your Dragon, a role he has subsequently continued throughout the franchise, including its television series. Also in 2010, he played two supporting characters in the Canadian comedy series The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour.[10] He developed the screenplay for Goon, with Evan Goldberg, playing Johnny Klutz, a character of his own creation.[11] Goon co-stars Seann William Scott and fellow Canadian actor, Eugene Levy.[12] Baruchel will also star in and direct the comedy/horror/slasher film Pig.[13]
Baruchel is set to star in Rebel Kind, based on the memoirs of John Armstrong, the former lead singer for the Vancouver 1980s punk band The Modernettes and appeared in the 2010 Adidas Originals ad campaign, "Cantina", in conjunction with the FIFA World Cup.
Baruchel starred in the video clips for Canadian prog rockers Rush's 2012-13 Clockwork Angels tour. In July 2012, Baruchel appeared in the music video for the song "Toxsik Waltz" by rapper Necro. In the summer of 2013 he will be starring in This is the End, a post-apocalyptic comedy.
Personal life [edit]
Baruchel was previously engaged to Alison Pill, he alluded to their breakup in a Twitter posting on February 16, 2013.[14]
Baruchel is a fan of the Montreal Canadiens. He has several tattoos: a Celtic cross (on his upper right arm),[15] his mother's maiden name (on his forearm), and a red Maple Leaf on his left pectoral (which can be seen in Fanboys and Knocked Up).[16]
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Running Home | Kid #2 | |
| 1999 | Who Gets the House? | Jonathan | |
| 2000 | Almost Famous | Vic Munoz | |
| 2002 | The Rules of Attraction | Harry | |
| 2003 | Nemesis Game | Jeremy Curran | |
| 2004 | Million Dollar Baby | Danger Barch | |
| 2005 | Fetching Cody | Art Frankel | |
| 2007 | Knocked Up | Jay | |
| 2007 | Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse | Jay | Short |
| 2007 | I'm Reed Fish | Reed Fish | |
| 2007 | Just Buried | Oliver Whynacht | |
| 2008 | Real Time | Andy Hayes | |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | Kevin Sandusky | |
| 2008 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | Tal Hanson | |
| 2009 | Fanboys | Windows | |
| 2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Joey Motorola | Cameo |
| 2009 | Edgar and Jane | Short; also writer, producer and director | |
| 2010 | She's Out of My League | Kirk Kettner | |
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | Hiccup (voice) | |
| 2010 | The Trotsky | Leon | |
| 2010 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Dave Stutler | |
| 2010 | Good Neighbours | Victor | |
| 2011 | Goon | Pat | Also writer |
| 2012 | Cosmopolis | Shiner | |
| 2013 | This Is the End | Himself | Post-production; also executive producer |
| 2013 | The Art of the Steal | Post-production | |
| 2014 | RoboCop | Pope | post-production |
| 2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Hiccup (voice) | Filming |
| 2016 | How to Train Your Dragon 3 | Announced |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1995 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Joe | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | My Hometown | Thomas Thompson | |
| 1997 | Popular Mechanics for Kids | Himself | |
| 1998 | The Worst Witch | Bean Pole | 1 episode |
| 1999–2000 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Alex, Ross Doyle, Jason Midas | 3 episodes |
| 2001–2002 | Undeclared | Steven Karp | 17 episodes |
| 2002 | Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher | Jimmy Fleming | |
| 2004 | The Stones | Winston Stone | 6 episodes |
| 2005–2006 | Just Legal | Skip Ross | 8 episodes |
| 2006–2007 | Numb3rs | Oswald Kittner | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour | Private Prosciutto Falcon |
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| 2012 | Dragons: Riders of Berk | Hiccup (voice) | |
| 2012 | Being Human | Stu | 1 episode |
References [edit]
- ^ "Quick Study". People. November 12, 2001. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ Rich, Katey (March 10, 2010). "Interview: Jay Baruchel On Why He Won't Do Nude Scenes". Cinemablend. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
- ^ "JAY BARUCHEL: CANADA'S PROUDEST SON". Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- ^ "Jay Baruchel Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
- ^ Simonpillai, Radheyan (May 13, 2010). "Jay Baruchel is the Trotsky". NOW Magazine. Retrieved May 13, 2010. "The funny thing is, Baruchel is only a quarter Jewish... His background is also French and Irish-Catholic... He may be hard to identify ethnically..."
- ^ "Celebrity Interview: Jay Baruchel". Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ McLeod, Andre (2008). "Jay Baruchel: Breaking Out". Complex. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ "Montreal actor improvising his way to the top". Canada.com. January 3, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
- ^ INTERVIEW: Jay Baruchel On She’s Out Of My League – Rip It Up Magazine Retrieved September 15, 2010
- ^ "The Boys are back and on drugs". The Globe and Mail, July 12, 2010.
- ^ Kit, Borys. "Uni stumbles onto Jay Baruchel's 'Klutz'" The Hollywood Reporter March 11, 2009
- ^ McClintock, Pamela (October 27, 2010). "Eugene Levy joins 'Goon' squad, Variety".
- ^ Creepy, Uncle (March 10, 2010). "Is There a New Psycho Cop Getting Ready to Walk the Beat?". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
- ^ http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/alison-pill-jay-baruchel-call-off-engagement-201343 "Exclusive: Alison Pill, Jay Baruchel Call Off Engagement" Us Weekly Retrieved March 4, 2013
- ^ "Celebrity Interview: Jay Baruchel". TV3. April 7, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
- ^ Farquharson, Vanessa (May 11, 2010). "The Trotsky's Jay Baruchel: On moviemaking, microphones and mom tattoos". The National Post. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
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