Editing Jake Thomas (section)

==Biography==
Thomas was born in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], the son of Kim Simmons Thomas, a television reporter and writer, and [[Bob Thomas (actor)|Bob Thomas]], a radio personality, actor and writer.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/30/Jake-Thomas.html Jake Thomas Biography (1990–)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The youngest of three children, he has two older siblings. Thomas attended [[Farragut High School]], and graduated from [[California State University, Northridge]] with a degree in screenwriting and Japanese.

He is best known for his role as Matt McGuire, the younger brother on ''[[Lizzie McGuire]]'', which ran from 2001 to 2004 on [[Disney Channel]]. He was set to reprise the role in the series’ continuation on [[Disney+]] although the show was later cancelled in December 2020 before it could be released.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=disneyplus|number=1187474965420863489|title= A picture perfect fam! Hallie Todd, Robert Carradine, and Jake Thomas were due to reprise their roles as Jo, Sam, and Matt McGuire with @HilaryDuff in #LizzieMcGuire, an all-new #DisneyPlus series coming soon. However, after some delays the show was officially cancelled in December 2020 |author=Disney+|date=October 24, 2019}}</ref>

Thomas auditioned for the role of [[Mowgli]] in ''[[The Jungle Book 2]]'' (2003) before [[Haley Joel Osment]] was eventually cast.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120281829/quick-takes/ |title=Quick takes |last=Johnson |first=Walter |newspaper=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |location=[[Knoxville, Tennessee]] |date=November 19, 1999 |page=79}}</ref>  Thomas and Osment acted together in ''[[A.I. Artificial Intelligence]]'' (2001).

Thomas has appeared in numerous television shows and films, including playing Eric Miller in the ''[[Without a Trace]]'' episode "Wannabe", playing a young [[Hugh Hefner]] in the television film ''Hefner: Unauthorized'', appearing in an episode of ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'', and having the recurring role of [[List of Cory in the House characters#Jason Stickler|Jason Stickler]] in ''[[Cory in the House]]''. 

Thomas also works as a commercial photographer and director.

Thomas travels between [[Los Angeles]] and [[Knoxville, Tennessee]].