John Patrick De Sena (born December 6, 1987), better known by his stage name Jack DeSena, is an American actor. He is best known for his work on the sketch comedy series ''

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'', for the voice work of Sokka on the

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series ''

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,'' and for the voice work of Callum on the

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series ''

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''.

Biography

De Sena was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His family moved to

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in 1999, where he attended Irvine High School. After, he attended

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. He was a very active member of the international ''

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'' troupe (a comic improvisation team that participates in games as seen on ''

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''). Having joined ''

''s cast at the start of its 7th season in 2002, he subsequently tied with

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for the 2005 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor. He rapidly gained recognition for his skilled and clever

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from his work as Sokka on ''

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'' and also guest starred as

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in ''

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''. De Sena worked on the online mockumentary web series ''

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,'' a 2008 Webby Honoree for Best Writing and Comedy: Individual Short or Episode. De Sena appeared on an episode of ''

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'', "Luanne Gets Lucky." De Sena has also appeared in an episode of ''

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,'' "Crash and Burn." In 2012, De Sena appeared on the Hulu original series '' Battleground''. In 2013, he appeared as the judge of the texting competition and later as an airport investigator on the

sitcom ''

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''. In 2014, he voiced Robin in the animated film '' JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time''. He is also known as "Mr. Roberts" in the TV series '' 100 Things to Do Before High School'', a role he played from 2014 to 2016. Since January 19, 2016, he and his long time friend Chris W. Smith have been creating and starring in comedy sketches on their

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channe
"Chris and Jack"
New sketches are uploaded to the channel on the first Thursday of every month. He is currently the voice of Callum on the

animated series ''

'', which premiered on September 14, 2018. He is an avid New York Knicks fan.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Podcasts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Desena, Jack 1987 births Living people American male child actors American male television actors American male voice actors American people of Italian descent Male actors from Boston