Jake T. Austin Biography

Fast Facts

• Devotes time to numerous charitable organizations, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Starlight Children's Foundation for children with chronic medical conditions and Variety's Power of Youth initiative
• Nominated for a 2009 ALMA Award in 2009 for his role on Disney Channel series "Wizards of Waverly Place․"
• Was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 2006 for best performance in a voiceover role - young actor for his role in "Go, Diego, Go!"
• Won favorite television actor in the Hollywood Teen TV Awards in 2012
• Started acting in commercials at the age of 7 and later appeared in a comedy sketch on the "Late Show with David Letterman․"
• Quote: "I would just like to keep growing as an actor, start creating my own content and reshape the way that entertainment is ․․․ from producing to acting to completing all kinds of stuff and creating all kinds of material․"
• Quote: "[on "The Fosters"] "The message I want teens to gather from the show is that family doesn't always necessarily include those you're related to by blood․ Like I mentioned before, family is defined by who you love․""
• Quote: "[on what he'd do if he wasn't an actor] "Baseball, which I actually do at the same time as acting․ I love to play baseball and I'll probably say MLB is my fallback․""
• Best known for playing Max Russo in "Wizards of Waverly Place" and Jesus Adams Foster in "The Fosters․"
• Good friends with fellow child actors Moises Arias and Jansen Panetteire