Jacob Waltuck (Finding Zac Efron)

Jacob Waltuck is the main protagonist of the 2012 Zeno Mountain Farm short mockumentary Finding Zac Efron. He is a leader of a group of people who search for celebrity Zac Efron to help a sick friend.
He is portrayed by the actor of the same name in his first heroic role.
== Finding Zac Efron ==
It is 2011, and a group of actors at Zeno Mountain Farm in Los Angeles team up to create a new movie. The camp director breaks the news that their friend Elizabeth is sick due to a heart disease, but decides to do something to help her. Jacob comes up with the idea to convince Zac Efron, Elizabeth's idol, to come to her place to cheer her up. He rallies the crew to find Zac, hiring the actors to do their research on Zac's habits and whereabouts.
Jacob tracks down Zac with the aid of a map as his colleagues scour Los Angeles and Hollywood to find the celebrity. As they do, Elizabeth's boyfriend Eric, and some of Jacob's friends run into a man selling star maps. He gives them a map so they can find Zac.
Jacob goes around the camp, taking care of the people and ensuring Elizabeth stays in bed so she can heal after her mother reluctantly lets her come to camp. The friends follow Zac's trail in Aspen after discovering he went there, but then return to Venice when they realize he isn't there. The search continues, but the friends fail to find Zac.
Jacob, concerned, believes he is unable to complete his mission. But then, the friends convince Jacob to come to headquarters. They show him photographs of Zac and some footage, revealing that a man in a black hoodie is stalking him. Jacob decides to track down and capture the stalker, who he refers to as Mr. X. Jacob and his colleagues come up with a plan to set up a phony book signing at a local bookstore to lure Mr. X so they can catch him. The stalker walks into the bookstore, and Jacob's friend Jeremy chases after the villain. Before he can catch the stalker, Jeremy falls off a fence and twists his knee. Mr. X escapes, accidentally dropping a book with a map leading to his whereabouts. Jeremy returns, revealing that Mr. X got away, and he knows where he is going. Unfortunately, he also tells the crowd at the bookstore that Zac is not coming, leading the angry people to chase him.
Later that day, Jacob brings his friends together to find Mr. X, but they make it clear that this time they have gone too far and the mission is futile. Jacob gives them a pep talk, and his friends Zack, Rebecca, Agi, Brendan, and Bill decide to join him. The friends drive up to Mr. X's lair, which is an abandoned house, but only Bill and Zack join Jacob. The trio walks into the house and discover Mr. X's voodoo shrine of Zac Efron. Jacob and his friends also discover that Mr. X is the man who sold Zack the star map, and that he was the reason Zac was sent into virtual isolation.
Jacob calls the police, and Mr. X is unmasked and arrested. During an interview, Jacob is praised by the crowd and his friends for his heroic deed. The following day, he gets a phone call from Zac, who congratulates him for capturing Mr. X. Jacob goes to Elizabeth's bunk and gives the phone to her. Zac invites Elizabeth to go to the premiere for his next movie. Elizabeth, elated, agrees to be his date, and Jacob smiles, pleased to complete his mission before Elizabeth and her sisters go to Zac's premiere.
== Personality ==
Jacob is a caring and empathetic man determined to help his friends and cheer up Elizabeth when she's sick. He can also be intense at times and very stern with the actors and staff if he has to, but his love for his friends never fades.
== Gallery ==
File:Jacob rally.png|Jacob rallying his team to find Zac Efron.
File:Jacob map.png|Jacob checking his map.
File:Jacob mountains.png|Jacob scouring the mountains of Aspen for Zac.
File:Jacob searching.png|Jacob searching for Zac with his team in Los Angeles.
File:Jacob fail.png|Jacob's calm breakdown as he fails his mission.
File:Jacob pep talk.png|Jacob giving his crew a pep talk.
File:Jacob vow.png|"Mr. X...I'm coming for you!"
File:Jacob interview.png|Jacob bowing at his interview after defeating Mr. X.
File:Jacob pleased.png|Jacob smiling proudly after completing his mission to find Zac Efron.
== Trivia ==
*Finding Zac Efron was Jacob's first film role before Bulletproof and Best Summer Ever.
*When Jacob gives Elizabeth her phone in the end, it's reminiscent of the scene when Balto gives Rosy her hat after she recovers from diphtheria.
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