Jacob Artist Biography

Fast Facts

• Was offered a spot at Juilliard after graduating high school, but turned down the scholarship in order to pursue acting full time
• His mother is of Polish descent, while his father is African American
• Before becoming an actor, he danced with the Infinity Dance Project
• Quote: "I started dancing when I was five and trained extensively as a competitive dancer up until the end of high school․ I did all genres and later did a lot of extra ballet on top of that․"
• Quote: "Girls love guys who dance and I am definitely going to be the first one on the dance floor․ I definitely don't hold back when it comes to dancing․"
• Quote: "I kind of had the [acting] bug when I was 15․ It was just something that I wanted to dive a little deeper into․ I didn't really pursue it until I was graduating high school and I decided that I wanted to move to L․A․ and act․"
• Is best known for his role on the TV series "Glee․"