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Austin in 2011, Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Jake Austin Szymanski
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 3, 1994
Ethnicity: * father – Polish, English, Irish * mother – Spanish, Puerto Rican, Argentinian
Jake T. Austin is an American actor. He has starred as Max Russo on the show Wizards of Waverly Place , and in the made-for-tv movies Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie and The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex . His roles also include the films The Ant Bully , Everyone’s Hero , Hotel for Dogs , The Perfect Game , Rio , and its sequel; New Year’s Eve (2011), Khumba , Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (2014), Grantham & Rose , Justice League vs. Teen Titans , Teen Titans: The Judas Contract , The Emoji Movie , The Valley (2017), and Adverse ; the shows Dora the Explorer , Go, Diego, Go! , as the voice of the title character; Happy Monster Band , The Fosters , and Justice League Action ; the made-for-tv movie Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board ; and the video game Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids . He is also known as Jake Austin.
Jake is the son of Giny Rodriquez Toranzo and Joey Szymanski. His surname, Szymanski, is Polish. Jake’s father has Polish, English, and Irish ancestry. Jake’s mother has Spanish, Puerto Rican, and Argentinian ancestry. His family owns the historic restaurant The Clarksville Inn in West Nyack, New York.
Jake speaks Spanish.
Jake’s paternal grandfather was named Joseph J. Szymanski.
Jake’s paternal grandmother was Irene Stanley (the daughter of Harry Stanley and Emily Atherton). Irene was born in Manchester North, Lancashire, England.
Source: Obituary of Jake’s paternal grandfather, Joseph J. Szymanski – http://obituaries.nydailynews.com