Jake Short (born May 30, 1997) is an American teen actor, best known for his roles asFletcher Quimby in Disney Channel's comedy series, A.N.T. Farm , and Oliver Bernstein-Quimby in Disney XD's fantasy series, Mighty Med , which got an ill-fated spin-off series withLab Rats called "Lab Rats: Elite Force ." However, things turned around when Short pitched an idea to make the series better: A six-part crossover with ANT Farm. This crossover was so successful, that he, along with China Anne McClain , Sierra McCormick , Aedin Mincks ,Bradley Steven Perry , Kelli Berglund , andParis Berelc were asked to come aboard for a 20 episode spin-off. He also starred as Nose Noseworthy in the 2009 film Shorts and acted in many commercials. In August 2012, Short guest starred on TheFineBros YouTube channel on their web show "Teens React," where the teens reacted to the internet web series Salad Fingers. He sings with the musical group Counting Dayz, and appeared with Ross Lynch on the Kidz Bop 13 album. He would love to reprise his TV roles in a movie of Elite ANT Force , not counting the multi-part episodes combined as movies.
Life and Career
Jake Short's accolades include a 2012 Kid’s Choice Award for Favorite TV Actor for his role in A.N.T. Farm, and a 2009 Young Artist Award for Ensemble Cast in the feature film Shorts. His television credits include a recurring role on Dexter, guest roles on Disney XD's Zeke and Luther, and CBS' $#*! My Dad Says. Jake Short also starred in national commercials for Glad, Febreze, Nintendo Wii, Glade and Cool Whip, among many others.
Born May 30, 1997 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Jacob "Jake" Patrick Short plays on a regional all-star soccer team, and also enjoys martial arts, gymnastics, trampoline, and playing guitar. Short has an older brother, Austin James "AJ" Short, and two younger sisters Gillian Marie and Jessilyn Kimberly Short.