Jake Goldberg is an American former

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who is best known for voicing Pablo in the

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animated series ''

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'' and for portraying Greg Feder in '' Grown Ups'' and ''

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''. On January 15, 2014, Goldberg was nominated for a

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, along with the rest of the cast of the film ''Grown Ups 2''. He attended the

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Career

In 2006, Goldberg provided additional voices, specifically Helmet Boy for the CGI film ''

The Ant Bully ''The Ant Bully'' () is a 1999 children's book drawn and written by John Nickle. It is about a young boy named Lucas, who is the title character in the book and who likes to torment ants. It was later adapted into the 2006 animated film '' The ...

'', based on the

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by John Nickle. He was cast as the voice of Pablo in

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's ''

'' for the last three seasons, replacing

Zach Tyler Eisen Zachary Tyler Eisen (born September 23, 1993) is an American actor. He voiced Aang in Nickelodeon's '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'', Lucas Nickle in '' The Ant Bully'', Andrew in ''Little Bill'' and Pablo in the 2004 animated TV series ''The Backy ...

from the first season in the same year. In 2008, he appeared as Adam Tremblay in an episode of '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. In 2009, he appeared in an episode of

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's ''

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'' as Connor. In 2010, he had roles in film as young Scarlip in '' Choose'' and Greg Feder in '' Grown Ups''. In 2013, Goldberg reprised the role in ''

''. In 2025, he appeared as a contestant on Season 4 of ''

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'', but was eliminated in the auditions episodes.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldberg, Jake 1996 births American male child actors Living people University of Colorado Boulder alumni Male actors from New York City People from Chappaqua, New York Jewish American male actors 21st-century American Jews