John Jacob Charles William Smith (born January 21, 1990) is an
American actor. He began his career as a young child, making several
guest appearances on popular TV shows before being cast as Owen
Salinger on Party of Five, a role he held for two years. After the
series' end, Smith went on to appear in Phantom of the Megaplex, a
Disney Channel Original Movie, in 2000 and then in Cheaper by the
Dozen and its sequel, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, in 2003 and 2005,
respectively.Smith was born in Monrovia, California on January 21,
1990. He has two siblings, brother Nathan and sister Natasha.Smith
began acting at age six, appearing on several television series,
including Walker, Texas Ranger, Party of Five, and Step by Step.
During this period, he also starred in the made-for-television films
Evolution's Child and the Disney Channel production Phantom of the
Megaplex.Smith was cast as Hansel, opposite Taylor Momsen's Gretel, in
the 2002 film version of Hansel and Gretel, which received a limited
theatrical release in October 2002. He was subsequently cast as one of
twelve children in the family comedy Cheaper by the Dozen, which was
released in December 2003 and became a box office success, gaining
Smith renown with pre-teen audiences. In 2004, he had a minor role in
the film Troy and appeared on the television series Without a Trace.
He went on to reprise his role of Jake Baker in Cheaper by the Dozen
2, which was released in December 2005 and performed fairly well at
the box office.
American actor. He began his career as a young child, making several
guest appearances on popular TV shows before being cast as Owen
Salinger on Party of Five, a role he held for two years. After the
series' end, Smith went on to appear in Phantom of the Megaplex, a
Disney Channel Original Movie, in 2000 and then in Cheaper by the
Dozen and its sequel, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, in 2003 and 2005,
respectively.Smith was born in Monrovia, California on January 21,
1990. He has two siblings, brother Nathan and sister Natasha.Smith
began acting at age six, appearing on several television series,
including Walker, Texas Ranger, Party of Five, and Step by Step.
During this period, he also starred in the made-for-television films
Evolution's Child and the Disney Channel production Phantom of the
Megaplex.Smith was cast as Hansel, opposite Taylor Momsen's Gretel, in
the 2002 film version of Hansel and Gretel, which received a limited
theatrical release in October 2002. He was subsequently cast as one of
twelve children in the family comedy Cheaper by the Dozen, which was
released in December 2003 and became a box office success, gaining
Smith renown with pre-teen audiences. In 2004, he had a minor role in
the film Troy and appeared on the television series Without a Trace.
He went on to reprise his role of Jake Baker in Cheaper by the Dozen
2, which was released in December 2005 and performed fairly well at
the box office.
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