Jacob Smith (born January 21, 1990) is an American former actor. He began his career as a young child, making several guest appearances on popular TV shows before being cast as Owen Salinger on ''

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'', a role he held for two years. After the series' end, Smith went on to appear in '' Phantom of the Megaplex'', a

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, in 2000 and then in ''

Cheaper by the Dozen ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, published in 1948. The novel recounts the authors' childhood lives growing up in a household of 12 children. The bes ...

'' and its sequel, ''

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 ''Cheaper by the Dozen 2'' is a 2005 American family comedy film directed by Adam Shankman. It is the sequel to ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' (2003) and stars Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo, and Hilary Duff with Kevin G. Schmidt ...

'', in 2003 and 2005, respectively.

Life and career

Smith was born in

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on January 21, 1990. He has two siblings, brother Nathan and sister Natasha. Smith began acting at age seven, appearing on several television series, including ''

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'', ''

'', and '' Step by Step''. During this period, he also starred in the

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films ''Evolution's Child'' and the

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production '' Phantom of the Megaplex''. Smith was cast as Hansel, opposite

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's Gretel, in the 2002 film version of ''

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'', which received a limited theatrical release in October 2002. He was subsequently cast as one of twelve children in the family comedy ''Cheaper by the Dozen'', which was released in December 2003 and became a box office success, gaining Smith renown with pre-teen audiences. In 2004, he had a minor role in the film ''

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'' and appeared on the television series ''

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''. He went on to reprise his role of Jake Baker in ''

'', which was released in December 2005 and performed fairly well at the box office.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Jacob 1990 births Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from California American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Greater Los Angeles