Jake Epstein
Jake Epstein
Jake Epstein is a Canadian actor and singer who played Craig Manning, a bipolar musician, on Degrassi: The Next Generation. He also played Will in the First National Tour of American Idiot and created the role of Gerry Goffin in the Broadway production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth16 January 1987
CityToronto, Canada
CountryCanada
falling-in-love age facts
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.'
dream goal broadway
The dream is to originate a role in a show on Broadway. That's the ultimate goal.
soccer player rabbi
I wanted to be a soccer player. And then I wanted to be a rabbi.
trying coachella paparazzi
I try to keep my private life private.
hero men spiders
I grew up in Canada and was a huge Spider-Man fan, and never thought of Spider-Man as an American hero.
love-you men interesting
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.
needs breathe shows
I am definitely someone who needs to take a second by myself and stretch and breathe before a show.
wall feelings generations
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.
art drama school
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!
school theatre canada
I'm at the National Theatre School, which is like the Juilliard of Canada.
halloween reading men
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.
musician extended-family huge
I came from a huge extended family of musicians.
spiritual kids thinking
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.
falling-in-love teenager ordinary
I am a ordinary teenager. I fall in love like everyone else.