His mother is of Puerto Rican, Argentine, and Spanish descent, and his father is of Polish, Irish, and English ancestry. His middle initial, "T", is taken from his mother's maiden name. His feature film credits include co-starring roles in Hotel for Dogs, New Year's Eve, Rio and The Emoji Movie.Īustin was born in New York City, the son of Giny Rodriquez Toranzo and Joe Szymanski. Austin was also the original actor who portrayed Jesus Foster on the ABC Family family/teen drama series The Fosters.
Beginning his career as a child actor at the age of seven, Austin is best known for his role as Max Russo on the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place, and as the voice of Diego on the Nickelodeon animated series Go, Diego, Go!.
Jake Toranzo Austin Szymanski (born December 3, 1994), known professionally as Jake T.