Jake Epstein

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Jake Epstein (born January 16, 1987) is a Canadian actor and singer who appeared on Degrassi: The Next Generation. He played Craig Manning, a bipolar musician.

He appeared in the First National Tour of American Idyote and conceived the role of Gerry Goffin in the Broadway production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.

Early life

Epstein was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Kathy Kacer's mother, Kathy Kacer, is a Norma Fleck Award-winning writer of children's books about the Holocaust; his father, Ian Epstein (born 1955), is a lawyer. Gabi, an actor and jazz musician, has an older sister. Epstein was born in Conservative Judaism and was raised in it. "I would consider myself spiritually Jewish rather than strictly Jewish," Epstein said in 2019. It was certainly a big part of my upbringing and undoubtedly a significant piece of my identity."

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Career

Before appearing in The Artful Dodger's stage production of Oliver, Epstein made his professional debut in a Soulpepper Theatre Company production of Our Town at the Royal Alexandra Theatre (May 7 - June 19, 1999). (Nov. 2, 1999 - Jan. 2, 2000) - Craig Manning played Craig Manning on Degrassi: The Next Generation for five seasons and received the Gemini Award after appearing on the television show The Zack Files. Craig's character was torn about as a child and bipolar disorder. "At the time, mental disorder was not really something people was worried about," Epstein said. I had never seen [bipolar disorder] on television, and certainly not as a child. "I loved the opportunity to portray someone who was conflicted and not perfect," Craig insisted on a girl named Manny, who has an abortion, and Epstein wrote that such episodes were "initially barred" in the United States. "I wanted to really flesh out this guy who seemed to be a darker extension of me," Epstein said.

During his fifth season at Degrassi, he moved to Ottawa, Canada's National Theatre School, where theater became his new interest. "One of the things I love about theatre is how raw it is," Epstein said. There is no faking it...I really wanted to have a base in theatre, but that opens up all these doors for me." In season 6-8, Epstein returned to Degrassi for minor guest appearances. In the First National Tour of Spring Awakening, he replaced Kyle Riabko as Melchior Gabor, officially beginning his run on July 7, 2009. "I think it really doesn't talk to its audience," Epstein said on the program. I think it portrays teen sexuality in a way that is realistic, amusing, and in a way that doesn't necessarily connects with people. Spring is awakening, and I think people are grateful for it."

Epstein also appeared as CB (a.k.a.) in 2009, a.k.a. Charlie Brown in Dog Sees God: A Teenage Blockhead's confessions have been described as a "comedic deconstruction of the famous Peanuts characters." CB's latest death of his beagle is he discovers that he is in love with Beethoven (a.k.a. Schroeder (schroeder) s schroeder. "Jake Epstein is brilliant as CB, a slew of nerve endings looking for a place to settle," theatre critic Richard Ouzounian wrote. Epstein is so generous and truthful that you want to go along for every step of his journey.

In a Toronto production of Billy Elliot the Musical, Epstein appeared Billy's older brother. "The most interesting part of this show is working with a new Billy every night." Every Billy is different. Each bring something new and specific to the role. "I am a different older brother each night, depending on who's playing..."

During the 2011–2012 North American tour, Will participates in Green Day's Tony-winning rock musical American Idiot. "I always think of American Idoot as my generation's The Wall by Peter Epstein. Right after Sept., the American Idiote was much like that time in the world. It was like a time when you didn't know what to feel, and that's what spawned this video." Will was the most difficult role he had ever played in Epstein's 2013 interview. "I sat on a couch and never left the stage for the majority of the program," he said. That was a complete lesson in pacing, making a whole universe for yourself on stage, and allowing the event to determine your arc for the show."

Peter Parker played Stephen Parker in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark as the lead role in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. He joined the company on December 4, 2012, and appeared on Saturday and Sunday matinees, as his first performance at the Foxwoods Theatre came on December 8. Epstein referred to the role as a "childhood dream come true." On August 12, 2013, he appeared in his last performance for a new musical called Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, which opened on Broadway on January 12, 2014. This was his second show in less than a year. Carole King's life was based on her, and Epstein played her ex husband Gerry Goffin. It was not straightforward playing the man who broke the King's heart, according to him. "It was difficult because Goffin was alive at the time," Epstein said. "Do everything you can't make him the villain," Carole King, who kept encouraging me, told me. The version of Goffin in the final show had undergone significant script changes, and the one that appeared in the final show was different from the one that Epstein had hoped for. "I'm trying to make his struggle a little more concrete," Epstein said, so people understand why he did the things he did." He's not just a jerk. I'm hoping people see it's more complicated than that." He remained with the cast until September 21, 2014.

Some of Epstein's characters were of a different sort. "I'm a pretty upbeat person," he said in December 2013. I think these brooding characters are often portrayed because I bring light and joy, which hopefully makes them more likable."

In the American television series Designated Survivor (2016–2018), Epstein played "geeky FBI computer nerd" Chuck Russink. It was cancelled by ABC after two seasons, and he was no longer in the show when it was revived and aired by Netflix for a third season.

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Michael Glitz wrote a piece called Epstein's performance "impressively appealing" and wrote that the three-member cast "elevated the show significantly with their charm and chemistry, aided by Epstein's increasing success." "Mr. Epstein notably embodies a vaguely passive, noncommittal male archetype," New York Times critic Andy Webster wrote.

In July 2019, Epstein premiered Boy Falls From the Sky: Jake Epstein Live at the 2019 Toronto Fringe Festival. The show in part delved into his Broadway experience, with the title referring to his time in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Wayne Leung, a reviewer, characterized the performance as "pitch-perfect." "Epstein carries the solo show with a casual confidence," he said, "as if regaling a group of friends over beers at a bar." He is affable, down-to-earth, and his memoir is sprinkled with a touch of gentle self-deprecating humor." Vanessa Smythe, Epstein's wife, made him "to know that there is nothing like someone with a microphone, telling a true tale, whether funny or tragic, or whatever. That has so much power."

Epstein appeared in the world premiere of Dear Jack, Dear Louise, influenced by playwright Ken Ludwig's parents in December 2019. During World War II, Jack Ludwig, an Army doctor, swaps letters with an aspiring Broadway actor. "One of the reasons that attracted me to this project was that for my wife and I, the first five years of our marriage was long distance," Epstein said. Dear Jack, Dear Louise, was dubbed "a wink to the original form of internet dating," Robert Brown described it as "a wink to the original form of online dating." "Epstein plays Jack with bookish likability and a tense smile even as the conflict destabilizes his enthusiasm," critic Thomas Floyd wrote. "Jack's character was the clearest example in the show of Ken Ludwig's propensity to use humor in order to help us remember difficult situations," Critic Em Skow wrote, and Epstein's deft fluidity in finding the right balance between those opposing dispositions was admirable."

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