Jeffrey Michael Jacquet (born October 15, 1966) is a former

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perhaps best known for his television roles as Eugene in the first season of the

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sitcom ''

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'' and as Jeremy Saldino on the

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science-fiction adventure series '' Whiz Kids''.

Life and career

Jacquet started his career as a

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in 1978 in the films ''

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'' and '' Bloodbrothers''. Later that year, he was cast as Eugene in the first season of ''

''. Eugene was a 12-year-old kid who was a friend of Mork's, and took violin lessons from Cora, Mindy's grandmother. Jacquet was let go after the first season, when the producers decided to take the show in another direction. When he left the show, he went on to appear in a handful of other projects including ''

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'', '' Whiz Kids'' as well as appearances in television shows such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Our House''. Since retiring from acting, Jacquet has been working as a lawyer in

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since 1993.Jeff Jacquet: The State Bar of California
retrieved May 22, 2016

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacquet, Jeffrey 1966 births Living people American male child actors American male television actors American male film actors African-American male actors Male actors from Texas People from Bay City, Texas Lawyers from Los Angeles University of California, Berkeley alumni UCLA School of Law alumni 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people