Jack Salvatore Jr. (born October 16, 1989) is an American actor and television writer. He is best known for his role as Mark Del Figgalo on ''

Zoey 101 ''Zoey 101'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. It aired from January 9, 2005, to May 2, 2008, spanning a total of 61 episodes across four seasons. It focuses on the lives of Zoey Brooks ( J ...

''.

Career

Salvatore appeared in the 2001 film ''

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'', and has guest starred in several television shows, including ''

Judging Amy ''Judging Amy'' is an American legal drama television series that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS. This television series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character (Brenneman) is a judge who serves ...

'', ''

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'', and '' Still Standing''. He is known for his recurring role as Mark Del Figgalo in the

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television series ''

,'' in which he appeared in 28 episodes. Salvatore appeared on ''

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'' and had a small role in the

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feature ''

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''. In the alternate opening and the alternate ending to ''

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'' (2004), Salvatore played young Matt Flamhaff. These alternate clips can be seen on the special features on the DVD. He appeared in an episode of ''

Mind of Mencia ''Mind of Mencia'' is an American comedy television series on the cable channel Comedy Central. Hosted by comedian Carlos Mencia, it aired over the course of four seasons from July 6, 2005 to July 23, 2008. History The first season of ''Min ...

'' and ''

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'', and had a recurring role on ''

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''. He also guest starred in the TV show ''

Victorious ''Victorious'' (stylized as ''VICTORiOUS'') is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider that originally aired on Nickelodeon, debuting on March 27, 2010, and concluding on February 2, 2013 after four seasons. The series revolves around aspi ...

'' as the pajelehoocho commercial boy in the episode 'Victori-Yes.' He also worked as the writer's production assistant on shows like ''

'' and ''

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''. On January 12, 2023,

Jamie Lynn Spears Jamie Lynn Marie Spears (born April 4, 1991) is an American actress and singer. Spears began her career as a child actress on '' All That'' and had her breakthrough role when she played Zoey Brooks on the Nickelodeon teen sitcom '' Zoey 101'' ...

announced that production had begun on a sequel film entitled,

Zoey 102 ''Zoey 102'' is a 2023 American romantic comedy film directed by Nancy Hower from a screenplay written by the writing team of Monica Sherer and Madeline Whitby. It is a sequel film to the Nickelodeon series '' Zoey 101'' (2005–2008), and featu ...

, set to premiere in 2023 on

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, with original series cast members Spears, Salvatore Jr., Sean Flynn,

Christopher Massey Christopher Michael Massey (born January 26, 1990) is an American rapper and actor, best known for his role as Michael Barret on the Nickelodeon television series ''Zoey 101'' (2005–2008) and ''Zoey 102'' (2023). Career Massey started his a ...

Erin Sanders Erin Zariah Sanders (born January 19, 1991) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Quinn Pensky on '' Zoey 101'', Camille Roberts on '' Big Time Rush'', and for portraying Eden Baldwin on ''The Young and the Restless'' in 2008. ...

, and Matthew Underwood reprising their roles from

. Production began in January 2023 in

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is currently attached to direct, with Spears attached as executive producer. The film was released on July 27, 2023 on

Filmography

Film

Television

Personal life

Salvatore Jr. began dating Christine Pemberton in 2015. They married in February 2021 after 6 years of dating. In March 2024, Salvatore Jr. claimed that

Dan Schneider Daniel James Schneider (born January 14, 1966) is an American television producer, screenwriter, and actor. He created and produced a string of children's shows on Nickelodeon from 1994 to 2019. In the years since 2018, he has faced significa ...

once brought out a shotgun to jokingly intimidate a writer while working at his home in Southern California.

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* * 1989 births Living people American people of Italian descent American people of Jewish descent Male actors from Los Angeles American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors {{US-screen-actor-1980s-stub