Jake T. Austin will be competing on the upcoming 23rd season of Dancing with the Stars with pro partner Jenna Johnson.
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Jake, whose real name is Jake Austin Szymanski, is best known for his former role as Max Russo on the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place and as Jesus Foster on the ABC Family drama The Fosters.
Jake, 21, also served as the voice of Diego on the Nickelodeon animated series Go, Diego, Go!.
Jake was born on December 3, 1994, in New York City, NY. Want to learn more about the young actor?
Below is a list of 7 facts Reality TV World has compiled about Jake T. Austin:
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- Jake stands 5'8" tall, has one younger sister Ava and two dogs named Bogey and Beju.
- He began his career as a child actor at age seven and is a five-time Young Artist Award nominee.
- In 2016, Jake provided the voice for Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle in the DC Comics animated video film Justice League vs. Teen Titans.
- Among his many nationalities, Jake is Puerto Rican, Spanish, Polish and Irish.
- His family owns a historic restaurant called The Clarksville Inn located in West Nyack, NY, which originally opened in 1840 as a hotel.
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- Jake revealed he was dating one of his fans named Danielle Caesar in January 2016.
- The actor devotes time to charitable causes including the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Starlight Children's Foundation and Variety's Power of Youth initiative.
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