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| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 32 Years Old |
| Birth: | June 14, 1992 |
| Place of Birth: | Torrance, California |
| Role: | T.J. Taylor |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1992-present |
| Family: | Evan (fraternal twin brother) |
| Relationship: | Meghan Trainor(Spouse) |
| SeasonsAppeared: | Season 1 Season 2 |
| FirstAppearances: | Disenchanted Evening |
| LastAppearances: | Art Teacher |
Daryl Sabara is an American actor. He is mainly known for playing T.J. Taylor on Wizards of Waverly Place.
Early Life[]
Daryl Sabara was born on June 14, 1992 in Torrance, California. He graduated from West Torrance High School in 2010. He has a fraternal twin brother, Evan. He is of a Russian-Jewish descent from his mother and Polish descent from his father, and had a Bar Mitzvah Ceremony. He began performing with the regional ballet Company.
Personal Life[]
Sabra began dating sing-songwriter Meghan Trainor in July 2016. They became engaged on December 21, 2017 and married on December 22, 2018, Trainor's 25th birthday. On October 7, 2020, Trainor and Sabra announced they were expecting their first child together, a boy. On February 8, 2021, Trainor gave birth to their son. In January 2023, Trainor and Sabra announced they were expecting their second child together.
Career[]
Daryl is well known for portraying Juni Cortez in the Spy Kids film series. He began acting during the mid-1990s, appearing on episodes of Murphy, Life's Work, Friends, and Will and Grace before being cast as Juni Cortez in the Spy Kids series. Sabara provided the voice role of Hunter in Father of Pride. He appeared in episodes of Weeds, House, Dr. Vegas, and was one of the judges of America's Most Talented Kid. Sabra voiced the main character, Hero Boy, in the 2004 animated version of The Polar Express. He then played a young Jewish boy trying to have a nice Bar Mitzvah in Keeping up with the Steins. He also guest starred in Criminal Minds, episode P911 where he played a sexually molested child. He also provided the voice of the titular character in Generator Rex. He then appeared in the film Her Best Movie and Choose Your own Adventures. And also appeared as a School bully Wesley Rhoades in Rob Zombie's Halloween. He then played Irwin in the theater play Catskills Sonata. In 2003, Sabara made a guest appearance as Owen on an episode of Friends. Sabara also gain a recurring role in Wizards of Waverly Place as T.J. Taylor. He voiced Butch Magnus Milosevic in The Boondocks episode Shinin. He appeared in two episodes of The Batman; Harris and then Scorn. He costarred in the 2009 film April Shows. He played Kyle in World's Greatest Dad. He appeared in Easy To Assemble, where he played a character named George. He appeared in the movie Machete in 2010, and the MTV movie Worst. Prom. Ever on May 10, 2012. He co-starred in John Carter as Edgar Rice Burroughs. He portrayed the recurring role of Tim Scottson in seven episodes of Weeds. In 2014 he starred in the off-Broadway play The Library.
Filmography[]
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | My Neighbors of Yamadas | Noburu | Voice Role, 2005 Disney English |
| 2001 | Spy Kids | Juni Cortez | |
| 2002 | Spy Kids2: The Island of Lost Dreams | Juni Cortez | |
| 2003 | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Juni Cortez | |
| 2004 | The Polar Express | Hero Boy | Voice Role, motion-capture |
| 2005 | Her Best Move | Doggie | |
| 2006 | Keep Up with the Steins | Benjamin Fielder | |
| 2006 | Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman | Macro North | Voice Role; direct-to-video |
| 2006 | Solace | Gunther | Short film |
| 2006 | Maybe It's the Water | Himself | Short film |
| 2007 | Normal Adolescent Behaviour | Nathan | |
| 2007 | Halloween | Wesley Rhoades | |
| 2009 | World's Greatest Day | Kyle Clayton | |
| 2009 | April Showers | Jason | |
| 2009 | A Christmas CArol | Undertaker's Apprentice/Tattered Caroler/Beggar Boy/ Peter Cratchit/ Well-Dressed Caroler | Voice role, also motion-capture |
| 2010 | Machete | Junito | |
| 2011 | Blacktino | Evan | |
| 2011 | Spy Kids: All the time in the World | Juni Cortez | |
| 2012 | John Carter | Ned | |
| 2013 | After the Dark | Chips | |
| 2013 | The Green Inferno | Lars | |
| 2014 | Teen Lust | Matt | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Murphy Brown | Baby Brown | 3 episodes |
| 1996 | Life's Work | Toby | Episode: Pilot |
| 1999 | Love & Money | Roger | Episode: Career Daze |
| 2000 | Will & Grace | Broccoli Boy | Episode: Sweet (and Sour) Charity |
| 2002 | Total Access 24/7 | Spy Kids 2 | 1 episode |
| 2002 | All That | Spy Kids | Episode: Knubby McFarlin |
| 2002 | John Doe | Wesley Silver | Episode: Mind Games |
| 2003 | The O'Keefes | Daryl | Recurring role |
| 2003 | Gamefarm | Himself/Special Guest | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Friends | Owen | Episode: The One Where Ross is Fine |
| 2004 | Century City | Frank "Auggie" Wood | Episode: To Know Her |
| 2004 | Fatherhood | Larry Keating | Voice Role |
| 2004 | Dr. Vegas | Jesse Selznick | Episode: Love of Life |
| 2004 | Murder Without Conviction | James Talley (age 10) | Television film |
| 2004-2005 | Father of the Pride | Hunter | Voice Role; Main Role |
| 2005 | House M.D. | Gabriel Reillich | Episode: Cursed |
| 2005 | Grounded For Life | Garth | 1 episode |
| 2005-2012 | Weeds | Tim Scottson | Recurring role |
| 2006 | American Dragon: Jake Long | Hobie | Voice Role
Episode: Ring Around the Dragon |
| 2006 | Criminal Minds | Kevin Rose | Episode: P911 |
| 2006 | What About Brian | Lil' Adam | Episode: What About Denial |
| 2006 | Lolo's Cafe | Mikey | Voice Role; Television Film |
| 2006 | Boys Life | Scott Morrow | Episode: Pilot |
| 2007 | The Boondocks | Butch Magnus Milosevic | Voice Role
Episode: Shinin |
| 2007-2008 | The Batman | Andrew Mallory/Scorn | Voice Role; 2 episodes |
| 2007-2009 | Wizards of Waverly Place | T.J. Taylor | Recurring role; Episode: Disenchanted Evening
Episode: Art Teacher |
| 2008 | Miss Guided | Russel | Episode: Homecoming |
| 2008 | The Closer | Jason Hetner | Episode: Problem Child |
| 2009 | Easy to Assemble | George | Recurring role |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Jason/British Nerd | Voice Role
Episode: Howl of the Fright Hound |
| 2010-2013 | Generator Rex | Rex Salazar | Voice Role; Main Role |
| 2011 | Worst Prom. Ever. | Clark Peterson | Television Film |
| 2011 | Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United | Rex Salazar | Voice Role; Television Film |
| 2011 | Grimm | Hanson | Episode: Organ Grinder |
| 2012 | Gravity Falls | Son on Pier | Voice Role
Episode: Fight Fighters |
| 2013 | Avengers Assemble | Aaron Reece | Voice Role
Episode: Molecule Kid |
| 2013-2015 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Alex O'Hirn/Rhino | Voice Role; Recurring Role |
| 2015 | Resident Advisors | Leslie | Recurring Role |
| 2015 | Zombie Basement | Joel | Recurring Role |
| 2016-2021 | Ben 10 | Heatblast | Voice Role |
| 2020 | Ben 10 Versus The Universe: The Movie | Heatblast, Wildmutt | Voice Role; Television Movie |
| 2023 | Australian Idol | Himself | Episode 3: Auditions |
Awards and nominations[]
| Awards and nominations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2003 | The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Young Artist Award | Best young Ensemble in Feature Film | Spy Kids 3: Game Over | Nominated |
| 2005 | Young Artist Awards | Outstanding Young Ensemble in New Medium | The Polar Express | Winner |
| 2010 | The Streamy Awards | Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series | Easy to Assemble | Winner |
Trivia[]
- Coincidentally, he and Jennifer Stone also had roles together in two episodes of Generator Rex as Rex Salazar and Beverly Holiday, respectively.
- Coincidentally, he and Selena Gomez also had roles together in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over.
External Links[]
- Daryl Sabara on Internet Movie Database
- Daryl Sabra on Instagram