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Jay Baruchel

Canadian Actor and Comedian; Known for "She's Out of My League," "Knocked Up" & "This is the End"

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Jay Baruchel Biography

Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on April 9 1982, to Serge Baruchel, an antiques dealer, and Robyne, a writer. Baruchel came from mixed descent - his father was an Italian Sephardic Jew and his mother an Irish Catholic. The family - which grew to include a younger sister, Taylor - moved to Montreal, Quebec when he was a still a child. Baruchel - who became fluent in French, and whose parents exposed him to both of their religions so that he could effectively choose his own spiritual path - deemed himself an "attention hungry mouthy kid." He attended the Fine Arts Core Educational School in Montreal, and began to study acting at age 12 when his father sought out a class for him to attend. It was a quick leap to work, when only a year later, Baruchel made his first of several recurring appearances on the Canadian children's spook-fest series, "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" (Nickelodeon/YTV, 1991-96/1999-2000).

In between those appearances, Baruchel moved into "My Hometown" (YTV, 1996), another children's show which chronicled the adventures of a group of Canadian teens. The young actor joined in as host of the young person's guide to science and technology with "Popular Mechanics for Kids" (syndicated, 1997-2001). Making one of the most important career choices then to date, Baruchel gravitated toward Hollywood, quickly making his mark with a small, but key scene in Cameron Crowe's Oscar-winning retrospective of the director's former life as a young Rolling Stone music chronicler in "Almost Famous" (2000), in which Baruchel stole scenes as a Led Zeppelin disciple.

As fate would have it, Baruchel landed in the brilliant Judd Apatow college sitcom, "Undeclared" (FOX, 2001-03), starring as Steven Karp, the awkward but charming misfit who wants to make better of his college years. Though the critics and fans rallied, the show was short-lived, but it did provide Baruchel a brief spotlight and even more importantly, a friendship with the notoriously loyal Apatow who would not forget his young TV cohorts during his later film success. After the poorly received comic-horror movie "Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher" (2002), Baruchel joined Roger Avary's critically acclaimed "The Rules of Attraction" (2002), a satire about wealthy, pleasure-seeking college students. Also in 2002, Baruchel - whose life goal had always been to write and direct, despite utilizing his acting chops as a foot in the door - penned, directed, shot and edited his own film, "Edgar and Jane" (2002), an action-horror romance. About to hit the big time, Baruchel made quite an impression with his poignant comedic and dramatic turn in Clint Eastwood's Oscar-winning "Million Dollar Baby" (2004), appearing as Danger Barch, a mentally fragile boxer with aspirations that outweighed his talent. When the picture won the Oscar for Best Picture, Eastwood thanked Baruchel for his skilled work in his acceptance speech. Baruchel was next cast as the lead in the independent comedy-romance, "I'm Reed Fish" (2006), and subsequently picked up two Best Actor Awards for his work in this film at the 2007 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival.

Like many former Apatow coworkers, Baruchel reunited with the newly minted director, old buddy Seth Rogen and Jason Segel in "Knocked Up" (2007), the comedy gold-mine in which Baruchel portrayed one of Rogen's core slacker friends - or as the actor put it: "essentially a crazier version of myself." In the dark comedy "Just Buried" (2007) along with Rose Byrne, Baruchel took over the family business - a destitute funeral home - by finding an unusual way to keep a stream of 'new customers. In the "Star Wars"- obsessed "Fanboys" (2008), Baruchel's character made good on a years-long promise to road trip to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch to steal a copy of a not-yet-released film, all for a dying friend. In the Ben Stiller and Robert Downey, Jr. action comedy "Tropic Thunder" (2008), Baruchel was the "new talent" in a crew of spoiled actors hired to shoot a Vietnam war film, all of whom then find themselves actually under siege during their guerrilla-style filming. The film was a massive hit, further adding notches to Baruchel's comedic resume. After a quick bit in the Ben Stiller film "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" (2009), Baruchel top-lined the low-budget comedy "The Trotsky" (2009), as a teenager who believed he is the reincarnation of the legendary revolutionary, Leon Trotsky, so attempts to unionize the public school he was banished to.

In his first lead in a big studio film, Baruchel starred in the romantic comedy "She's Out of My League" (2010), about an average, awkward guy who meets and wins over a beautiful girl (Alice Eve). Though happy to star in the picture, Baruchel joked at a Dreamworks press conference that he was mildly insulted that they thought he was "perfect" for the unattractive, hapless role. The same year, Baruchel voiced the lead character of Hiccup in the animated adventure "How to Train Your Dragon" (2010), and then starred as the trainee of Nicolas Cage's master sorcerer in the Jon Turteltaub-directed action-fantasy movie, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (2010), based on the legendary "Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment in Disney's animated film, "Fantasia" (1940).

With Evan Goldberg, the newly minted Baruchel also co-wrote the screenplay for "Goon" (2011), a hockey comedy about a bouncer who leads a black sheep team of hockey players to victory, and he also portrayed Hiccup in numerous "How to Train Your Dragon" spin-offs, including the TV series "Dragons: Riders of Berk" (Cartoon Network, 2012- ). After a brief appearance in David Cronenberg's art-house drama "Cosmopolis" (2012), Baruchel played a fictional version of himself in the apocalyptic comedy "This Is the End" (2013), co-written and directed by Goldberg and Rogen and starring various other Apatow-alum buddies, such as James Franco and Jonah Hill.

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    Speaking fees for Jay Baruchel, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Jay Baruchel are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Jay Baruchel, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
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    Jay Baruchel is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Actors, Comedians, Entertainment, Faith & Religion, Jewish Speakers.
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    Jay Baruchel generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
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    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Jay Baruchel for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Jay Baruchel for your next private or corporate function.
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    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Jay Baruchel or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
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    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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Jay Baruchel Biography

Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on April 9 1982, to Serge Baruchel, an antiques dealer, and Robyne, a writer. Baruchel came from mixed descent - his father was an Italian Sephardic Jew and his mother an Irish Catholic. The family - which grew to include a younger sister, Taylor - moved to Montreal, Quebec when he was a still a child. Baruchel - who became fluent in French, and whose parents exposed him to both of their religions so that he could effectively choose his own spiritual path - deemed himself an "attention hungry mouthy kid." He attended the Fine Arts Core Educational School in Montreal, and began to study acting at age 12 when his father sought out a class for him to attend. It was a quick leap to work, when only a year later, Baruchel made his first of several recurring appearances on the Canadian children's spook-fest series, "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" (Nickelodeon/YTV, 1991-96/1999-2000).

In between those appearances, Baruchel moved into "My Hometown" (YTV, 1996), another children's show which chronicled the adventures of a group of Canadian teens. The young actor joined in as host of the young person's guide to science and technology with "Popular Mechanics for Kids" (syndicated, 1997-2001). Making one of the most important career choices then to date, Baruchel gravitated toward Hollywood, quickly making his mark with a small, but key scene in Cameron Crowe's Oscar-winning retrospective of the director's former life as a young Rolling Stone music chronicler in "Almost Famous" (2000), in which Baruchel stole scenes as a Led Zeppelin disciple.

As fate would have it, Baruchel landed in the brilliant Judd Apatow college sitcom, "Undeclared" (FOX, 2001-03), starring as Steven Karp, the awkward but charming misfit who wants to make better of his college years. Though the critics and fans rallied, the show was short-lived, but it did provide Baruchel a brief spotlight and even more importantly, a friendship with the notoriously loyal Apatow who would not forget his young TV cohorts during his later film success. After the poorly received comic-horror movie "Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher" (2002), Baruchel joined Roger Avary's critically acclaimed "The Rules of Attraction" (2002), a satire about wealthy, pleasure-seeking college students. Also in 2002, Baruchel - whose life goal had always been to write and direct, despite utilizing his acting chops as a foot in the door - penned, directed, shot and edited his own film, "Edgar and Jane" (2002), an action-horror romance. About to hit the big time, Baruchel made quite an impression with his poignant comedic and dramatic turn in Clint Eastwood's Oscar-winning "Million Dollar Baby" (2004), appearing as Danger Barch, a mentally fragile boxer with aspirations that outweighed his talent. When the picture won the Oscar for Best Picture, Eastwood thanked Baruchel for his skilled work in his acceptance speech. Baruchel was next cast as the lead in the independent comedy-romance, "I'm Reed Fish" (2006), and subsequently picked up two Best Actor Awards for his work in this film at the 2007 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival.

Like many former Apatow coworkers, Baruchel reunited with the newly minted director, old buddy Seth Rogen and Jason Segel in "Knocked Up" (2007), the comedy gold-mine in which Baruchel portrayed one of Rogen's core slacker friends - or as the actor put it: "essentially a crazier version of myself." In the dark comedy "Just Buried" (2007) along with Rose Byrne, Baruchel took over the family business - a destitute funeral home - by finding an unusual way to keep a stream of 'new customers. In the "Star Wars"- obsessed "Fanboys" (2008), Baruchel's character made good on a years-long promise to road trip to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch to steal a copy of a not-yet-released film, all for a dying friend. In the Ben Stiller and Robert Downey, Jr. action comedy "Tropic Thunder" (2008), Baruchel was the "new talent" in a crew of spoiled actors hired to shoot a Vietnam war film, all of whom then find themselves actually under siege during their guerrilla-style filming. The film was a massive hit, further adding notches to Baruchel's comedic resume. After a quick bit in the Ben Stiller film "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" (2009), Baruchel top-lined the low-budget comedy "The Trotsky" (2009), as a teenager who believed he is the reincarnation of the legendary revolutionary, Leon Trotsky, so attempts to unionize the public school he was banished to.

In his first lead in a big studio film, Baruchel starred in the romantic comedy "She's Out of My League" (2010), about an average, awkward guy who meets and wins over a beautiful girl (Alice Eve). Though happy to star in the picture, Baruchel joked at a Dreamworks press conference that he was mildly insulted that they thought he was "perfect" for the unattractive, hapless role. The same year, Baruchel voiced the lead character of Hiccup in the animated adventure "How to Train Your Dragon" (2010), and then starred as the trainee of Nicolas Cage's master sorcerer in the Jon Turteltaub-directed action-fantasy movie, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (2010), based on the legendary "Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment in Disney's animated film, "Fantasia" (1940).

With Evan Goldberg, the newly minted Baruchel also co-wrote the screenplay for "Goon" (2011), a hockey comedy about a bouncer who leads a black sheep team of hockey players to victory, and he also portrayed Hiccup in numerous "How to Train Your Dragon" spin-offs, including the TV series "Dragons: Riders of Berk" (Cartoon Network, 2012- ). After a brief appearance in David Cronenberg's art-house drama "Cosmopolis" (2012), Baruchel played a fictional version of himself in the apocalyptic comedy "This Is the End" (2013), co-written and directed by Goldberg and Rogen and starring various other Apatow-alum buddies, such as James Franco and Jonah Hill.

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  • How do I book Jay Baruchel to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Jay Baruchel for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Jay Baruchel, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Jay Baruchel or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Jay Baruchel

    Speaking fees for Jay Baruchel, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Jay Baruchel are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Jay Baruchel, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Jay Baruchel speak about?

    Jay Baruchel is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Actors, Comedians, Entertainment, Faith & Religion, Jewish Speakers.
  • Where does Jay Baruchel travel from?

    Jay Baruchel generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Jay Baruchel’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Jay Baruchel for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Jay Baruchel for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Jay Baruchel or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Jay Baruchel is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Jay Baruchel for your event is available upon request. Jay Baruchel generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Richard Kind, Maggie Siff, Sacha Baron Cohen, Rick Moranis and Ben Kingsley. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jay Baruchel for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

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