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Shawn Levy, the director of Cheaper By the Dozen stated that being on a sponsored skateboard team added to Jacob's appeal for the role of Jake Baker.
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Fellow Cheaper By the Dozen co-star Piper Perabo said that Jacob was so lucky that he got to be in full skater gear for the Christmas picture scene.
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Jacob Smith claims while filming Cheaper By the Dozen, he was the only one that got hurt in the movie.
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He is a Baptist Christian.
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He currently attends Monrovia High School.
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He used to be on a sponsored skating team in Monrovia but he became more involved with music than skateboarding.
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He is right-handed.
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His height is 5'8".
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His favorite animal is the panda.
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He played the electric guitar for the band Althea, but they broke up.
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He likes to drink chocolate shakes.
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His favorite food is pizza.
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His favorite color is blue.
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He has an orange cat named Riley.
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His parents are divorced and is currently living in Los Angeles with his dad.
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He is good friends with the actor Christian Alan Boewe.
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He has a brother Nathaniel and a sister named Natasha.
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He is in a band called My September Story.
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He's been acting since he was four, and his other hobbies are baseball, basketball, soccer, tumbling, skateboarding, and swimming.
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As of 2006, Jacob resides with his family in Los Angeles, California.
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Jacob's favorite type of music is punk, and his favorite bands include
Blink 182, He Is Legend, My American Heart, My Chemical Romance and The Used.
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Jacob counts actor Blake Woodruff among his friends.
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Jacob landed his first role at age four when he did an impression of Jim Carrey during his audition.
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Jacob has one dog and one cat.
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Shawn Levy, director of Cheaper by the Dozen, asked Jacob to wear a beanie in the movie because his hair was too long.