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Troy Gentile

Actor

Troy Gentile

Born October 27, 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA10 films

Troy Gentile (born Troy Francis Farshi ; October 27, 1993) is an American actor best known for his roles as Mark in Hotel for Dogs (2009) and Barry Goldberg on the comedy series The Goldbergs (2013–2023), and for playing young versions of Jack Black‘s characters in Nacho Libre and Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (both 2006).

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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny posterFirst watchTenacious D in The Pick of Destiny20066.8as Lil' JBIn Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out…View film

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Pineapple Express poster6.6Pineapple Express2008Nacho Libre poster6.5Nacho Libre2006Good Luck Chuck poster5.9Good Luck Chuck2007Hotel for Dogs poster6.1Hotel for Dogs2009Drillbit Taylor poster5.9Drillbit Taylor2008I Could Never Be Your Woman poster5.9I Could Never Be Your Woman2007Bad News Bears poster5.8Bad News Bears2005

Filmography

10 films as actor
  1. 2025A Breed ApartMason Kelly
  2. 2009Hotel for DogsMark
  3. 2008Pineapple ExpressTroy (uncredited)
  4. 2008Drillbit TaylorRyan
  5. 2007Good Luck ChuckYoung Stu
  6. 2007I Could Never Be Your WomanFighting Boy
  7. 2007FuglyNathan
  8. 2006Tenacious D in The Pick of DestinyLil' JB
  9. 2006Nacho LibreYoung Nacho
  10. 2005Bad News BearsMatthew Hooper