Troy Gentile (born Troy Francis Farshi; October 27, 1993) is an American actor best known for his roles as Mark in '' Hotel for Dogs'' (2009) and Barry Goldberg on the comedy series '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–2023), and for playing young versions of

Jack Black Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for roles in family and comedy films, in addition to his voice work in animated films. His awards include a Children's and Family Emmy ...

‘s characters in ''

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'' and '' Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny'' (both 2006). He is also known for his role in ''

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'' (2005).

Early life

Gentile was born in

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, to an Italian-American mother, Debra (née Gentile) and an Iranian father, Albert Farshi. He attended community college before he was cast in '' The Goldbergs''.

Career

He portrayed a young

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on a segment of ''

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'' in October 2005. He later appeared in films such as ''

'', ''

'', '' Good Luck Chuck'', ''

Drillbit Taylor ''Drillbit Taylor'' is a 2008 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Steven Brill, produced by Judd Apatow, Susan Arnold and Donna Arkoff Roth with screenplay by Kristofor Brown and Seth Rogen based on an original story by John Hughe ...

'', and '' Hotel for Dogs''. From 2013 to 2023, he portrayed Barry Goldberg in the

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comedy series '' The Goldbergs''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Film

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gentile, Troy 1993 births Living people Male actors from Florida Entertainers from Boca Raton, Florida American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors 21st-century American male actors American people of Iranian descent American people of Italian descent