Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel was born on the 9th April 1982 in Ottawa, Ontario Canada, of Jewish, and French, Irish and German descent. As Jay Baruchel he is known as an actor and comedian, but also adds to his net worth as a writer. He is perhaps best recognised as the main character of the comedy television series “Undeclared” (2001–2002), which eventually gathered a cult following, as well as the main star of the feature films “She’s Out of My League” (2010), “This Is the End” (2013) and others. Jay Baruchel has been active in the entertainment industry since 1995.
How rich is this actor after spending two decades in show business? Jay Baruchel is one of the millionaires in the industry as currently his net worth is as high as $6 million.
Jay Baruchel Net Worth $6 Million
To begin with, Jay was raised in the city of Montreal, Quebec by his parents Robyne and Serge Baruchel. As an actor he debuted in the television series “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” (1995). Later, he appeared in small roles in the television series “My Hometown” (1996), “Popular Mechanics for Kids” (1997), “The Worst Witch” (1998), and in the feature films “Running Home” (1999), “Who Gets the House” (1999) and “Almost Famous” (2000).
Jay Baruchel rose to fame after landing the main role in the sitcom “Undeclared” (2001–2002) created by Judd Apatow. The series entered the list of 25 Best Cult TV Shows from the Past 25 Years published by Entertainment Weekly. Another significant role that added a huge sum to the total size of Jay Baruchel’s net worth was the main character in the television courtroom drama “Just Legal” (2005–2006) created by Jonathan Shapiro. Having a look at his career on the cinema screens Baruchel has created characters in a number of films, andt he most successful roles helped Baruchel to win various awards. To give examples, Jay won the US Comedy Arts Festival Award as the Best Actor for his role in the romantic comedy film “I’m Reed Fish” (2007) directed by Zackary Adler. More, he won Jutra Award in the same category for his role landed in the comedy film directed by Jacob Tierney “The Trotsky” (2009). As a voice actor, Jay won the Online Film & Television Association Award and Annie Award for his work in the animated film “How to Train Your Dragon” (2010). His net worth rose steadily with income from all these projects.
An MTV Music Award Baruchel received for his role in the disaster comedy film “This Is the End” (2013) directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, and which was produced by Baruchel himself. To add more, he has voiced a number of short films, including “Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon” (2010), “Gift of the Night Fury” (2011), “Dawn of the Dragon Racers” (2014) and others. Currently, he is working on the set of the upcoming film “Goon: Last of the Enforcers” which is also directed and written by Jay Baruchel.
Finally, in the personal life of the actor, Jay Baruchel was dating actress Alison Pill, and they were engaged but apparently broke-up in 2013. Currently, Baruchel claims to be single.
