Biography
Who is Jake Thomas?
Early life and education
Jake Thomas was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. His mother, Kim Simmons Thomas, works as a writer and television reporter. His father, Bob Thomas, is an actor and radio personality who also writes. He grew up as the youngest of three children in his family.
For his schooling, he attended Farragut High School. After that, he went to California State University, Northridge. He earned a degree in Japanese and screenwriting from that institution.
Career highlights
Between 2001 and 2004, he appeared on the Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire. In this series, he played the character Matt McGuire. He was the younger brother of the title character. He was intended to return for a Disney+ continuation, but that project was cancelled in December 2020.
Jake Thomas earned a Young Artist Award for supporting actor in 2002. This was for his role as Martin Swinton in the film A.I. Artificial Intelligence. He worked alongside Haley Joel Osment in that movie. Before that film, he had auditioned for the role of Mowgli in The Jungle Book 2.
Television and film work
His television credits include playing Jason Stickler on Cory in the House from 2007 to 2008. He also appeared in an episode of 3rd Rock from the Sun. Another role included Eric Miller in the Without a Trace episode titled Wannabe.
In the television film Hefner: Unauthorized, he portrayed a young Hugh Hefner. Beyond acting, Jake Thomas works as a director and commercial photographer. He currently travels between Knoxville and Los Angeles.
Birthday and age
Jake Thomas was born on January 30, 1990, which makes Jake 36 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aquarius sign. Jake shares the date with 52 other famous people.
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