birth_place article_title name birth_date
los angeles , california gabriel jarret
 gabriel jarret 1 january 1970
gabriel jarret

gabriel jarret -lrb- born gabriel kronsberg ; january 1,1970 -rrb- is an american actor .
he is best known for his role as the young genius mitch taylor in the 1985 comedy film `` real genius '' in which he co-starred with val kilmer .
jarret 's first film was `` going ape ! ''
in 1981 .
other film roles include `` the karate kid , part iii '' , `` apollo 13 '' , and `` last days '' .
jarret made guest appearances in `` 21 jump street '' , `` l.a. law '' , `` party of five '' , and `` the west wing '' .
jarret appeared as 1st officer chapman in the 2006 remake of `` the poseidon adventure '' .
he performed in the ron howard film `` frost/nixon '' as nixon speechwriter ken khachigian .
jarret is also an american sign language -lrb- asl -rrb- interpreter and shares his passion for the deaf community onstage as well .
he is a stage actor who has performed with terrylene in `` sweet nothing in my ear '' -lrb- minneapolis , mn -rrb- under the mixed blood theatre company .
jarret is also a lyricist and vocalist of the rock/alternative rock vein .
in the early 1990s , jarret fronted the los angeles based rock band the unknown .
the band had limited success for a short period , once appearing at the `` house of blues '' with soul great `` tower of power '' .
the band attracted some record label interest , but broke up before any deals materialized .
