Jacob Artist

Birth Name:

Jacob Artist

Birth Place:

Buffalo, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

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․"

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