Jake T. Austin was born on the 3rd December 1994 as Jake Toranzo Szymanski in New York City, New York USA, of English, Irish, Spanish, Polish and Puerto Rican descent. He is an actor probably best known for the role of Max Russo in the movie and TV series with the same title – “Wizards Of Waverly Place”. He is also recognized as a voice actor, known for providing the voice to the main character in the animated TV show “Go Diego Go”. His career has been active since 2002.
Have you ever wondered how rich Jake T. Austin is? According to sources, it is estimated that the overall amount of Jake T. Austin’s net worth is over $5 million. The main source of this is his successful career as an actor and voice actor, who gained popularity by starring and voicing in high budget films.
Jake T. Austin Net Worth $5 Million
Jake T. Austin is the third and youngest child of Joe Szymanski and Giny Rodriquez Toranzo. His father has Irish, English and Polish ancestry, and his mother has Spanish and Puerto Rican. His family is the owner of the restaurant chain “The Clarksville Inn.” in West Nyack, New York, where he worked sometimes as a child. Austin attended the Felix Festa Middle School in New York City. After graduation, he became a student at the Professional Children’s School and he still is.
Austin started earning money as a child actor when he signed a contract for taking a part in commercials in 2002 when he was only seven years old; thanks to that his professional career began. Within two years he got his first role, as a Kid 1698 in an episode of “The Late Show With David Letterman”. In 2005, his acting career expanded considerably, as he was chosen to voice the character of Diego in the animated TV series “Dora The Explorer”; his net worth was growing.
Subsequently, Austin was able to earn other voice roles such as Yankee Irving in the animated film “Everyone’s Hero” (2006), and as Nicky in the film “The Ant Bully” (2006). Jake then appeared in the TV movie “Johnny Kapahala: Back On Board” (2007), was cast as Max Russo in the TV series “Wizards Of Waverly Place”(2007-2012) aired on Disney Channel, and in “Hotel For Dogs” (2009), both of which certainly increased his net worth. Austin was also featured in the films “The Perfect Game” (2009), and “Wizards Of Waverly Place: The Movie” (2009), alongside Selena Gomez and David Henrie.
After that, Austin voiced Fernando, a character from the film “Rio” (2011), and the next year he was featured in numerous TV series such as “Drop Dead Diva”, and “Law & Order: Special Units Victim”, which added to the overall amount of his net worth.
Austin’s next appearance was in the film “The Wizards Return: Alex Vs. Alex” (2013), in which he again played Max Russo. For this role he was five-time nominated for Young Artist Award. This role was soon followed by the voice role of Khumba in the film of the same name in 2013, increasing his fortune by a large margin.
His latest ventures in the entertainment industry include appearances in the film “Rio 2” (2014), in which he repeated his voice role of Fernando, film “Grantham & Rose” (2014), in the role of Grantham Portnoy, the film “Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn” (2014), playing Huckleberry Finn, and the TV series “The Fosters” (2013-2015), all of which have significantly increased his overall net worth.
Regarding his personal life, Jake T. Austin is in a relationship with Danielle Caesar, his longtime fan. As many other teenagers, he has different hobbies like surfing, playing basketball, writing, making short films. Currently, his time is divided between New York and Los Angeles.
