Jack Salvatore Jr. (born October 16, 1989) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for his role as Mark Del Figgalo on Zoey 101.

Jack Salvatore Jr.
Salvatore in 2023
Born (1989-10-16) October 16, 1989 (age 35)[1]
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Christine Pemberton
(m. 2021)
Children1[citation needed]

Career

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Salvatore appeared in the 2001 film Donnie Darko, and has guest starred in several television shows, including Judging Amy, That '70s Show, and Still Standing. He is known for his recurring role as Mark Del Figgalo in the Nickelodeon/Family television series Zoey 101 where he appeared in 28 episodes. Salvatore appeared on How I Met Your Mother and had a small role in the Owen Wilson feature Drillbit Taylor.

In the alternate opening and the alternate ending to 13 Going on 30 (2004), Salvatore played young Matt Flamhaff. These alternate clips can be seen on the special features on the DVD. He appeared in an episode of Mind of Mencia and The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and had a recurring role on 10 Things I Hate About You. He also guest starred in the TV show Victorious as the pajelehoocho commercial boy in the episode 'Victori-Yes.' He also worked as the writer's production assistant on shows like Victorious and Sam & Cat.

On January 12, 2023, Jamie Lynn Spears announced that production had begun on a sequel film entitled, Zoey 102, set to premiere in 2023 on Paramount , with original series cast members Spears, Salvatore Jr., Sean Flynn, Christopher Massey, Erin Sanders, and Matthew Underwood reprising their roles from Zoey 101. Production began in January 2023 in North Carolina. Nancy Hower is currently attached to direct, with Spears attached as executive producer.[2][3][4] The film was released on July 27, 2023 on Paramount .[5][6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role
2001 Donnie Darko Larry Reisman[7]
2006 How I Met Your Mother Drive-Thru attendant
2008 Drillbit Taylor Random Kid
2008 Archie's Final Project Braniac #2
2009 Stay Cool Student in the Hallway
2023 Zoey 102 Mark Del Figgalo[8][9]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 Men Behaving Badly Young Jamie Episode: "No Retreat, No Surrender"
1997 Jenny Kid Episode: "A Girl's Gotta Deck The Halls"
1998 3rd Rock from the Sun Roy Episode: "When Aliens Camp"
1998 The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer Young Abe Lincoln Episode: "Saving Mr. Lincoln"
1998 Caroline in the City Street Urchin Episode: "Caroline and the Fright Before Christmas"
2000 Geppetto Pleasure Island inhabitant TV movie
2000 The Drew Carey Show Scout #4 Episode: "Drew and the Trail Scouts"
2000 Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place Brat Episode: "Rescue Me"
2001 The Weber Show Kid in Wheelchair Episode: "...And Then Jack Found Out"
2001 The Big House Chris TV movie
2002 For Your Love Teenager Episode: "The Missing Link
2003 Filmore! Peter Voice; episode: "Links in a Chain of Honor"
2003 That '70s Show Kid Episode: "The Acid Queen"
2003 Judging Amy Isaac Rollins Episode: "Sex and the Single Mother"
2004 Oliver Beene Pat - Guitarist Episode: "Oliver & the Otters"
2004 Still Standing The Oracle Episode: "Still Winning"
2005-2008 Zoey 101 Mark Del Figgalo Recurring role; 27 episodes
2007 How I Met Your Mother Drive Thru Attendant Episode: "Arrivederci, Fiero"
2008 Mind of Mencia White Kid Episode #4.4
2009 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Student #2 Episode: "Summertime"
2009-2010 10 Things I Hate About You Brad/Bookie Recurring role; 5 episodes
2013 Victorious Man in Pajelehoocho Commercial Episode: "Victori-Yes"[10]

Personal life

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Salvatore Jr. began dating Christine Pemberton in 2015.[11] They married in February 2021 after 6 years of dating.[12][13]

In March 2024, Salvatore Jr. revealed that he was given "massages" from Dan Schneider and that he once brought a shotgun to set to threaten actors and work crew.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Jack Salvatore Jr". IMDb. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Jamie Lynn Spears on Instagram: "it's OFFICIAL! 🎬 Are you ready…. @paramountplus @nickelodeon"".
  3. ^ "'Zoey 101' YA Revival Movie Set at Paramount with Jamie Lynn Spears & More Original Series Cast". January 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "'Zoey 101' Sequel Movie Starring Jamie Lynn Spears Ordered at Paramount ". variety.com. 12 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Jamie Lynn Spears reprises her iconic role in Zoey 102 first-look photos". ew.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  6. ^ Swift, Andy (June 20, 2023). "Zoey 102 Trailer Reunites Jamie Lynn Spears With Her Nickelodeon Classmates, 15 Years Later". TVLine. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "22 Movies You Forgot Starred Your Nickelodeon Faves". mtv.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022.
  8. ^ "New Zoey 102 movie to reunite cast and characters of Zoey 101". yahoo.com. 12 January 2023.
  9. ^ "FIRST LOOK at New Zoey 101 Original Movie: Zoey 102". eonline.com.
  10. ^ "28 Nick Stars Who Snuck Their Way Onto Other Nick Shows". mtv.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022.
  11. ^ "10 Years Later: 'Zoey 101' - Where Are They Now? - Jack Salvatore Jr. As Mark Del Figgalo". thethings.com. 30 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Get married ✅". instagram.com.
  13. ^ "Love you forever, by law @christine__salvatore 📷 by Deidhra Fahey Photography". instagram.com.
  14. ^ "❎Never meet your heroes. ✅ Get better heroes. #quietonsetdocumentary @streamonmax #danschneider". instagram.com.
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