Jay Baruchel
Jay Baruchel · Arts & Literature
Canadian actor, writer and director (Goon, How to Train Your Dragon); partial Jewish (paternal, self-identified 'half-Jewish on dad's side')
1982, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Canada
Jay Baruchel is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Canadian actor, writer and director (Goon, How to Train Your Dragon); partial Jewish (paternal, self-identified 'half-Jewish on dad's side')
Jay Baruchel is a Canadian actor, writer and director known for voicing Hiccup in the 'How to Train Your Dragon' films and for roles and co-writing on comedies such as 'Goon'. He has publicly described himself as half-Jewish on his father's side, giving him documented partial Jewish ancestry, while noting he was not raised religiously.
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Source: Collider interview (his own statement)
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Canadian actor, writer and director (Goon, How to Train Your Dragon); partial Jewish (paternal, self-identified 'half-Jewish on dad's side')
Source: Collider interview (his own statement)
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