Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel (/ˈbæruË ÊƒÉ›l/; born April 9, 1982)
is a Canadian actor, director, stand-up comedian and screenwriter. He
is known for his voice role as Hiccup Haddock in the How to Train Your
Dragon franchise, and for his roles in comedy movies such as Knocked
Up, Tropic Thunder, The Trotsky, Fanboys, She's Out of My League,
Goon, This Is the End and the action-fantasy film The Sorcerer's
Apprentice. He had lead roles as Josh Greenberg in the FXX comedy
television series Man Seeking Woman and Steven Karp in Judd Apatow's
comedy series Undeclared.Baruchel was born in Ottawa, Ontario, the son
of Robyne (née Ropell), a freelance writer, and Serge Baruchel, an
antiques dealer. He grew up in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood
of Montreal, Quebec, and has a younger sister. His paternal
grandfather was a Sephardic Jew, while his three other grandparents
were from a Christian background (of French, Irish, and German
descent).Baruchel got his first acting job when he was just 12. One of
his first major acting roles was on local television series My
Hometown in 1996. From 1997 to 1998, he co-hosted Popular Mechanics
for Kids with Elisha Cuthbert. After appearing briefly in Cameron
Crowe's Oscar winning film Almost Famous, Baruchel won the role of
Steven Karp on Judd Apatow's acclaimed yet short-lived television
series Undeclared, where he starred alongside Seth Rogen, Carla Gallo,
Charlie Hunnam and Monica Keena. He then appeared with James Van Der
Beek in Roger Avary's The Rules of Attraction.
is a Canadian actor, director, stand-up comedian and screenwriter. He
is known for his voice role as Hiccup Haddock in the How to Train Your
Dragon franchise, and for his roles in comedy movies such as Knocked
Up, Tropic Thunder, The Trotsky, Fanboys, She's Out of My League,
Goon, This Is the End and the action-fantasy film The Sorcerer's
Apprentice. He had lead roles as Josh Greenberg in the FXX comedy
television series Man Seeking Woman and Steven Karp in Judd Apatow's
comedy series Undeclared.Baruchel was born in Ottawa, Ontario, the son
of Robyne (née Ropell), a freelance writer, and Serge Baruchel, an
antiques dealer. He grew up in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood
of Montreal, Quebec, and has a younger sister. His paternal
grandfather was a Sephardic Jew, while his three other grandparents
were from a Christian background (of French, Irish, and German
descent).Baruchel got his first acting job when he was just 12. One of
his first major acting roles was on local television series My
Hometown in 1996. From 1997 to 1998, he co-hosted Popular Mechanics
for Kids with Elisha Cuthbert. After appearing briefly in Cameron
Crowe's Oscar winning film Almost Famous, Baruchel won the role of
Steven Karp on Judd Apatow's acclaimed yet short-lived television
series Undeclared, where he starred alongside Seth Rogen, Carla Gallo,
Charlie Hunnam and Monica Keena. He then appeared with James Van Der
Beek in Roger Avary's The Rules of Attraction.
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