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Here, we'll give you some information about the people that play your favorite characters on Degrassi.

Anything that you want to know that about one of the actors on this page that we didn't add, just e-mail us at degrassiobsessed7@yahoo.com and we'll try to add that detail.

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Jake Epstein

Jake plays Craig on Degrassi. His birthday is January 16, 1987. He is in the Toronto-based band, Mind The Gap. Jake has acted with Daniel Clark's (Sean) brother, Robert in "The Zack Files" He is one of the writers of the song "What I Know" that his character Craig sings in the episode "Rock and Roll High" Jake won a Gemini award for Best Performance in a Childrens' or Youth Program or Series for the show Degrassi. Jake reached #23 on the Real Access: Hot 24 Countdown! Some of his skills include singing, tap, jazz, modern, square dancing, piano, clarinet, saxophone, tennis, soccer, karate (brown belt), basketball, hockey, rollerblading, squash, gymnastics, swimming, and French. His favorite kind of food is Japanese. He also likes any kind of chocolate. His heros are his parents. He would like to go to South Africa. His favorite movie is "Forrest Gump", and if he could meet anyone, he would meet John Lennon. Jake's most treasured possession is his stereo. He wears glasses. Jake will appear in Radio Free Roscoe for season 3, as a guest-star. He went to school with Stacey Farber (Ellie) and Lauren Collins (Paige).

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Daniel Clark

Daniel Clark was born October 14, 1985 in Chicago, Illinois USA. He is nominated for Hottest Canadian Actor on Degrassi!!! Daniel is the older brother to Robert Clark, who starred in "Zack Files" and is now on the Discovery Kids TV show "Strange Days at Blake Holsey High". He plays Sean Hope Cameron on "Degrassi: The Next Generation" on The-N or CTV (Canada). His nickname is Gator. His first acting job was in "Beauty and the Beast". Daniel stars with both Ryan Cooley and Lauren Collins in "Degrassi: The Next Generation." Both were also his co-stars in "I Was a Sixth Grade Alien". Sadly, season 4 will be Daniel's last season on Degrassi.

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Ryan Cooley

Ryan, who hails from a community just north of Toronto, reprises his role as JT on Degrassi: The Next Generation. He was born May 18, 1988. Prior to joining the Degrassi cast, he had two year run as Pleskit, the alien lead in the television series I Was A Sixth Grade Alien. Ryan's other television credits include the series, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Queer as Folk and Lexx The Series. He has also appeared in the features Sachsenhausen 1944, Toy Men and the MOW, The Color of Friendship. In 2002, Ryan. was nominated for a Young Artist Award (LA) in the category of Best Performance In a TV Comedy Series.

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Aubrey Graham

Aubrey was born October 24, 1983 in Toronto Ontario Canda. He loves Mexican and Chinese food. His idol is Pharell Williams. He loves Montreal, Canada. He and Andrea Lewis (Hazel) dated a few years back. He played Frederick on the movie "Soul Food". He was on TeenNick along with Stacey Farber (Ellie) on September 12. He loves basketball. He writes songs and sings. Writing songs is very important to him. He is friends with Ali Mukkadam, who plays Ray on "Radio Free Roscoe", another Canadian show that airs on The-N. We hope to have more information on him soon.

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Adamo Ruggerio

As of right now, we don't have a lot of information on Adamo. He plays Marco on Degrassi. We do know that his favorite place is his home town in Italy because it is peaceful, safe, and a nice get away from the chaos of North America. His favorite movie is "The Breakfast Club" and he wishes that he were in it. His favorite book is "The Great Gulsby". He hates raw tomatoes, and he thinks that it is weird since he is Italian. His biggest fear is failure. He always wants to do great at everything he tries.

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Shane Kippel

Shane plays Spinner on Degrassi. He was born June 4, 1986 in Toronto Ontario Canada. His first acting job was on Degrassi. He plays the drums in a band called "Two Left Feet". He has a crush on both Melissa McIntyre (Ashley) and Lauren Collins (Paige) in real life. He's a Gemini. His favorite bands are The Used and Finch. He is left handed. He has two tattoos, both on his foot.

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Jake Goldsbie

Jake plays Toby on Degrassi. He was born on August 8, 1988 in Toronto Ontario Canada. His full name is Jacob Benjamin Goldsbie. He's Jewish. He originally auditioned for the role of J.T. Yorke, but ended up getting the role of Toby Isaacs. We hope to give you more information on Jake as soon as possible.

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Stacey Farber

Stacey plays Ellie on Degrassi: The Next Generation. She was born August 25, 1987 in Toronto Ontario Canada. Her full name is Stacey AnneFarber. She's a Virgo. She has red hair and green eyes. Her favorite band is John Mayer. She feels that her best quality is being able to make people laugh. Her favorite movie is Old School and her favorite T.V. shows are Will and Grace and The O.C. Her favorite actors are Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, and Tom Hanks and her favorite actor is Julia Roberts. She loves dancing, snowboarding, and swimming. She went to school with Jake Epstein, who plays Craig on Degrassi.

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Cassie Steele

Cassie plays Manny on Degrassi: The Next Generation. She was born December 2, 1989 in Toronto Ontario Canada. Her full name is Cassandra Samantha Steele. Cassie is a newcomer to the industry and appeared in The Relic Hunter (as Sydney Fox at ten years old) and in commercials. She is a talented singer, classically trained at the Canadian Academy of Vocal Music and contemporarily trained at the New Conservatory of . She has a younger sister, Alex, who also stars on Degrassi: The Next Generation as Angela Jeremiah.

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Melissa McIntyre

Melissa plays Ashley on Degrassi: The Next Generation. She was born May 31, 1986.  Her full name is Melissa Erin McIntyre. Her zodiac sign is Gemini. She likes all kinds of music. She has no idea who her favorite band is because she loves so many. She believes that her best quality is that she's spontaneous. She loves singing. It is her favorite thing to do besides acting. We should have more information on her soon as well.

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Lauren Collins

Lauren was born August 29, 1986 in Thornhill Ontario, Toronto, Canada. Her full name is Lauren Felice Collins. She takes the role of Paige in Degrassi: The Next Generation after appearing as Brooke in the television series In a Heartbeat. Lauren's other television credits include the feature Virtual Mom, two seasons of I Was A Sixth Grade Alien as well as a recurring role in Noddy and Friends. Lauren has also appeared in numerous theatrical productions, playing the title roles in Alice in Wonderland and the production of Annie. Lauren has been a member of Characters Theatre Troupe, a children's community theatre company, for the past five years. In May 2002 she made her directorial debut in a production of Grease.

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Miriam McDonald

Miriam was born on July 26 1987 in Toronto Canada. Her full name is Miriam Katherine McDonald. Most know her as her character Emma on Degrassi. She's also done voice overs for cartoons and has been in the Lifetime movie She's Too Young. We will have more information soon.

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Andrea Lewis

Andrea was born August 15, 1985 in Pickering, Ontario Canada. Her full name is Andrea Desiree Lewis. She loves to listen to Kanyee West. She wears clear contacts and is a vegetarian. She's a singer and has a song on the radio called "Superwoman". She is also left handed. She starred with Hilary Duff in the Disney Channel movie "Cadet Kelly". We hope to have more on her later.

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Sarah Barrable-Tishauer

Sarah plays Liberty on Degrassi: The Next Generation. She was born July 6, 1988. Sarah joins Degrassi: The Next Generation after a nine month run as Young Nala in the Toronto production of The Lion King. Sarah can also be seen making her television debut in the Gregory Hines feature The Red Sneakers. Sarah's other talents include piano, trombone and dance.