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Jake Epstein Biography

Jake Epstein (born January 16, 1987) is a Canadian actor and singer who played Craig Manning, a bipolar musician, on Degrassi: The Next Generation. He also played Will in the First National Tour of American Idiot and created the role of Gerry Goffin in the Broadway production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.

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I played the drums, and I was in a band called Funkasaurus Rex in Toronto. When I left for school, it became hard to play as frequently.

School, Play, Band, Drums, Rex

I was a jock, hardcore sports all the way down the line, but I heard that if you auditioned for this arts school, you got time off school, and that sounded good to me.

Art, Good, Hardcore, School, Sounded, Sports

I grew up in Canada and was a huge Spider-Man fan, and never thought of Spider-Man as an American hero.

Fans, Grew, Hero, Huge, Men, Thought

I went to an arts school as a kid. We had to take dance every other day, along with drama, music and visual arts. However, wearing black tights was something I dreaded. . . and still have nightmares about it to this day. I think I was a pretty good dancer. I suppose that training helped me land parts in musicals. . . or has just given me nightmares!

Art, Drama, Kids, Given, Musicals, Dance

I am a ordinary teenager. I fall in love like everyone else.

Falling In Love, Teenager, Ordinary, Fall, Love

'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,' if you go through the lyrics, is such a haunting melody, and the words are, for a pop song, pretty deep and dark.

Dark, Haunting, Lyrics, Pop, Pretty, Song

The dream is to originate a role in a show on Broadway. That's the ultimate goal.

Dream, Goal, Role, Roles, Ultimate

I came from a huge extended family of musicians.

Musician, Extended Family, Huge, Came, Extended

If you'd ever told me that my Broadway debut would be playing Spider-Man, I would have laughed in your face.

Broadway, Men, Playing, Spiders, Told, Would Be

The fact is, 'Billy Elliot' is an incredible show, for any age and any gender. 'Degrassi' fans would absolutely fall in love with 'Billy Elliot. '

Age, Billy, Fact, Falling In Love, Fans, Incredible

What's cool about Spider-Man is that it's everybody - anyone, you put on the suit, anyone believes that you're Spider-Man. That's what's charming about the character. He's anyone. He's a huge nerd that ends up being this huge superhero.

Believe, Character, Men, Huge, Charming, Believes

For those that don't know much about 'American Idiot' or Green Day, just know that it's my generation's The Who's 'Tommy' or Pink Floyd's 'The Wall. ' It was an album that really spoke to a generation. The theatrical show encapsulates that feeling and brings it to an even wider audience.

Albums, Day, Feelings, Green, Tommy, Wall

I am definitely someone who needs to take a second by myself and stretch and breathe before a show.

Breathe, Definitely, Needs, Shows, Stretch, Take

I wanted to be a soccer player. And then I wanted to be a rabbi.

Player, Rabbi, Soccer