Troy Gentile

Troy Gentile (born Troy Francis Farshi;[1] October 27, 1993) is an American actor, best known for his role as Mark in Hotel for Dogsand Barry Goldberg in the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs (2013–present), and for playing the young version of Jack Black in Nacho Libre and Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny.
== Early life ==
Gentile was born in Boca Raton, Florida, to Debra (née Gentile) and Albert Farshi.[1] When he was four years old, his family moved to Los Angeles, California. His father is originally from Iran. His mother is from New York and has Italian ancestry.[2]
He attended community college before he was cast in The Goldbergs.[3]
== Career ==
He portrayed a young Craig Ferguson on a segment of The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson in October 2005.[4] He later appeared in films such as Bad News Bears, Nacho Libre, Good Luck Chuck, Drillbit Taylor, and Hotel for Dogs.[5] Since September 2013, he has portrayed Barry Goldberg in the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs.[6][7]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2005	Bad News Bears 	Matthew Hooper 	
2006	Nacho Libre 	Young Nacho 	
2006	Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny	Lil' JB 	
2007	9 Lives of Mara 	Larry 	
2007	I Could Never Be Your Woman 	Fighting Boy 	
2007	Order Up 	Boy 	Short film
2007	Good Luck Chuck 	Young Stu 	
2008	Pineapple Express 	Troy Jones 	Uncredited. Only in the unrated version.
2008	Drillbit Taylor 	Ryan "T-Dog" Anderson	
2009	Hotel for Dogs 	Mark 	
2011	Pig Lady 	Justin 	Short film
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2006 	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Jeremy 	Episode: "Odd Couples"
2006 	Zip 	Nelson 	Pilot
2007 	Fugly 	Nathan 	Pilot
2008 	Entourage 	Mitchell Levine	Episode: "The All Out Fall Out"
2010 	Hawthorne 	R.J. Paxton 	Episode: "The Starting Line"
2013–present	The Goldbergs 	Barry Goldberg 	Main Cast
2015 	The Middle 	Kid at Party 	Episode: "Operational Infiltration"
== Awards and nominations ==
=== Film ===
Year	Category 	Award 	Work 	Result
2005	Young Artist Award	Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Feature Film	Bad News Bears 	Won
2006	Young Artist Award	Best Supporting Young Actor in a Feature Film 	Nacho Libre 	Nominated
2008	Young Artist Award	Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Feature Film	Drillbit Taylor	Nominated