ACTOR · BORN 1982
Jay Baruchel
- Born
- 9 April 1982
- Known for
- How to Train Your Dragon (2010), Fanboys (2009), The Art of the Steal (2013), Undeclared (2001)
11 archived facts 2 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
Jay Baruchel (born 9 April 1982) is an actor best known for How to Train Your Dragon, Fanboys and The Art of the Steal.
11 Interesting Facts About Jay Baruchel
Interesting Facts (8)
- #001
Jay Baruchel is fluent in French.
- #002
Jay Baruchel and Seth Rogen are close friends.
- #003
Jay Baruchel went to the same high school as Christopher Plummer, William Shatner, Melissa Auf der Maur and Mitsou.
- #004
From December 2010 to March 2013, Jay Baruchel was engaged to actress Alison Pill.
- #005
Jay Baruchel is a diehard Montreal Canadiens fan.
- #006
You say Jay Baruchel's surname "bare-ooh-CHELL."
- #007
Baruchel started acting lessons at 12 and drummed in the Canadian rock band "Martin."
- #008
Jay Baruchel's younger sibling is Taylor Baruchel.
Life & Family (3)
- #009
Jay Baruchel has a golf ball-sized red maple leaf tattooed on the left side of his chest, over his heart, along with a Celtic cross and his mother's maiden name.
- #010
Jay Baruchel's father was born in Paris, France, and his paternal grandfather, Johnny Baruchel, was a Sephardic Jew from Alexandria, Egypt. His other three grandparents came from Christian backgrounds: his paternal grandmother, Marie-Madeleine Virlouvet, was French, and his maternal grandparents, Robert William Ropell and Helen Margaret Saunders, were from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. His mother is of Irish, English and German descent.
- #011
His fiancée is Rebecca-Jo Dunham, who models and works as a manager at Agency FH.
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Sources & editorial notes
Reference databases
- Wikipedia
- IMDb
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