Troy Gentile
{{Short description|American actor (born 1993)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Troy Gentile
| image = Troy Gentile 2014.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| caption = Gentile in 2014
| alt = Troy Gentile in 2014 at the Paley event for The Goldbergs
| birth_name = Troy Francis Farshi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|27|mf=yes}}
| years_active = 2005–present
| birth_place = Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
}}
Troy Gentile (born Troy Francis Farshi;{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1290&dat=19931117&id=EP9TAAAAIBAJ&pg=2339,360308|title=Births|date=17 November 1993|work=Boca Raton News|access-date=8 October 2013}} 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‘s characters in Nacho Libre and Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (both 2006). He is also known for his role in Bad News Bears (2005).
Early life
Gentile was born in Boca Raton, Florida, 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.{{cite news|last1=Harris|first1=Bill|title=Troy Gentile finds success with 'The Goldbergs'|url=http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/05/07/troy-gentile-finds-success-with-the-goldbergs|access-date=23 February 2015|work=Winnipeg Sun|date=7 May 2014}}
Career
He portrayed a young Craig Ferguson on a segment of The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson in October 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/troy-gentile/bio/297550|title=Troy Gentile|publisher=TV Guide|access-date=5 July 2014}} He later appeared in films such as Bad News Bears, Nacho Libre, Good Luck Chuck, Drillbit Taylor, and Hotel for Dogs.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/439058/Troy-Gentile/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718133128/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/439058/Troy-Gentile/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 July 2014|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|author=Cammila Collar|date=2014|title=Troy Gentile profile|access-date=5 July 2014}} From 2013 to 2023, he portrayed Barry Goldberg in the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs.{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|url=https://deadline.com/2013/02/brittany-snow-to-star-in-fox-pilot-to-my-assistant-troy-gentile-joins-how-the-hell-440443/|title=Brittany Snow To Star In Fox Pilot 'To My Assistant', Troy Gentile Joins 'How The Hell'|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=5 July 2014|date=26 February 2013}}{{cite news|last1=Cunningham|first1=Amrie|title=Talking The Goldbergs with Hayley Orrantia and Troy Gentile|url=http://www.mytakeontv.com/2014/05/06/talking-the-goldbergs-with-hayley-orrantia-and-troy-gentile/|access-date=23 February 2015|work=My Take on TV|date=6 May 2014}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2005
| Matthew Hooper | |
| 2006
| Young Nacho | |
| 2006
| Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | Lil' JB | |
| 2007
| 9 Lives of Mara | Larry | |
| 2007
| Fighting Boy | |
| 2007
| Order Up | Boy | Short film |
| 2007
| Young Stu | |
| 2008
| Troy Jones | Uncredited, unrated version only |
| 2008
| Ryan "T-Dog" Anderson | |
| 2009
| Mark | |
| 2011
| Pig Lady | Justin | Short film | |
| 2025
| A Breed Apart | | | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2006
| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Jeremy |Episode: "Odd Couples" |
| 2006
| Zip | Nelson |Pilot |
| 2007
| Fugly | Nathan |Pilot |
| 2008
| Mitchell Levine |Episode: "The All Out Fall Out" |
| 2010
| R.J. Paxton |Episode: "The Starting Line" |
| 2013–2023
| Barry Goldberg | Main cast |
| 2015
|Kid at Party |Episode: "Operational Infiltration" |
| 2019–2020
|Barry Goldberg | 5 episodes |
| 2019
| Himself | Episode: "Black-ish vs. The Goldbergs" |
| 2020
| That One Time | Kevin Brooks | Main role, filming |
Awards and nominations
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Category ! Award ! Work ! Result |
|---|
| 2005
|Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Feature Film |{{won}} |
| 2006
|Young Artist Award |Best Supporting Young Actor in a Feature Film |{{nominated}} |
| 2008
|Young Artist Award |Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Feature Film |{{nominated}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|1795630}}
- {{Twitter}}
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Category:Male actors from Florida
Category:Entertainers from Boca Raton, Florida
Category:American male child actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:21st-century American male actors