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Jake Epstein, born on January 16, 1987 in Canada, is a talented actor known for his impressive performances in various television shows and films. He gained widespread recognition for his role in the teen drama series 'The L Word'.

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“I grew up in Canada and was a huge Spider-Man fan, and never thought of Spider-Man as an American hero.”

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“I try to keep my private life private.”

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“I wanted to be a soccer player. And then I wanted to be a rabbi.”

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“The dream is to originate a role in a show on Broadway. That's the ultimate goal.”

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“If you'd ever told me that my Broadway debut would be playing Spider-Man, I would have laughed in your face.”

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“The fact is, 'Billy Elliot' is an incredible show, for any age and any gender. 'Degrassi' fans would absolutely fall in love with 'Billy Elliot.'”

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“I was a jock, hardcore sports all the way down the line, but I heard that if you auditioned for this arts school, you got time off school, and that sounded good to me.”

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“I'm always surprised at how many people remember me from 'Degrassi.'”

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“I won the family lottery. I come from the best family in the world.”

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“I really love young Tom Hanks. He's just one of my favorites. He's a great, quirky every-man. I also love Zach Braff. I really love actors that are quirky and interesting, that sort of try to portray 'normal' people.”

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“I am definitely someone who needs to take a second by myself and stretch and breathe before a show.”

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“I was very spiritual as a kid. I think I felt and thought about things a lot more deeply than most of the other kids my age. I wanted to help people.”

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“What's cool about Spider-Man is that it's everybody - anyone, you put on the suit, anyone believes that you're Spider-Man. That's what's charming about the character. He's anyone. He's a huge nerd that ends up being this huge superhero.”

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“I came from a huge extended family of musicians.”

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“I played the drums, and I was in a band called Funkasaurus Rex in Toronto. When I left for school, it became hard to play as frequently.”

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“I grew up reading comics. I was primarily an 'X-Men' fan, but I definitely dressed up as Spider-Man for Halloween when I was, like, 12 years old. Maybe younger than that.”

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“I'm at the National Theatre School, which is like the Juilliard of Canada.”

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“I went to an arts school as a kid. We had to take dance every other day, along with drama, music and visual arts. However, wearing black tights was something I dreaded... and still have nightmares about it to this day. I think I was a pretty good dancer. I suppose that training helped me land parts in musicals... or has just given me nightmares!”

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“'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,' if you go through the lyrics, is such a haunting melody, and the words are, for a pop song, pretty deep and dark.”

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“For those that don't know much about 'American Idiot' or Green Day, just know that it's my generation's The Who's 'Tommy' or Pink Floyd's 'The Wall.' It was an album that really spoke to a generation. The theatrical show encapsulates that feeling and brings it to an even wider audience.”

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“I love singing, but I feel very naked and very vulnerable when I'm singing sometimes. With acting, I always think that it doesn't matter what you are as long as you're truthful in that moment. But with singing, you always have to hit the note. It's not like you can just go, 'Oh, it doesn't really matter what note you sing!'”

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“I am a ordinary teenager. I fall in love like everyone else.”

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About the Author

Born: January 16, 1987
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 22

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