815 Giggles, Cast Trivia - Mark Pellegrino According to an...

Cast Trivia - Mark Pellegrino

According to an interview with Lost Magazine, he auditioned for a role in the pilot. It is unknown which character he read for, but he had to do an Australian accent.
He was baptized as a born-again Christian in his mid-20s, but now considers himself more “spiritual/philosophical”.
He’s trained in several forms of martial arts, including: Karate, Judo, Ju-Jitsu, kickboxing and Thai boxing.

He’s appeared in several TV shows and films with other Lost cast members, including:

a CSI episode with Cynthia Watros, in which his character had his leg amputated. Remember, Jacob lives in a foot.
Supernatural and the film Twisted with Titus Welliver
The 2006 film Caffeine with Sonya Walger
The shortlived 2001 series The Beast with Elizabeth Mitchell and Naveen Andrews
The pilot episode of Nash Bridges, written by Carlton Cuse

Quotes:

(On Jorge Garcia) He’s so funny. When I’m standing off-camera watching him, he just makes me laugh. He tries to hide that he’s freaked out or he tries to hide that he knows something, it’s sweet and kind of cute. And I can’t help but laugh. I think I’m ruining takes sometimes because I’m behind the camera laughing. But it’s all because it’s so sweet.

(On fan reaction) That’s who I am to them is Jacob. It’s not even like: “Hey, what’s your name? I love you on Lost.” It’s not: “Hey Mark Pellegrino from Lost.” It’s: “Jacob! Jacob! We love you. Oh my god!” And they want to kiss me and hold me and take pictures with me. It’s really sweet.

(telling something most people wouldn’t know about him) I like the color pink. (Laughs.) I don’t think people would know that I love nature. I was going to be a marine biologist, actually. I went to school studying that stuff at first. I love the ocean and love nature. What else? I think people might know that I love to read. And I talk to my dogs like they’re my three-year-old kids. “My little Frankie. There he is right there. Hi buddy. What’cha doing?”

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