Raja Fenske Explained

Raja Fenske
Birth Name:Raja Jean Fenske
Birth Date:25 September 1988
Birth Place:Rockville, Maryland, United States
Other Names:RJ Fenske
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2001–present

Raja Jean Fenske (born September 25, 1988) is an American actor who is best known for his role as Jake Behari in Nickelodeon's Unfabulous alongside Emma Roberts and Malese Jow. He is sometimes credited as RJ Fenske.[1]

Biography

Fenske was born in Rockville, Maryland. His mother is originally from Chennai, India, while on his father's side, he has German and Norwegian ancestry. Fenske attended Thousand Oaks High School in California. In September 2007, he began his freshman year at California State University, Northridge, where he studied BA - Cinema Television Arts - Emphasis Cinematography.

Career

From 2004 to 2007, Fenske played Jake Behari on the Nickelodeon show Unfabulous, including the made for TV movie accompaniment The Best Trip Ever, in which he finally begins a relationship with the show's main star Addie Singer (Emma Roberts).[2]

He has also appeared as a guest star on a number of popular shows such as including Lizzie McGuire, and 24. His 2003 appearance on CSI: Miami earned him a nomination for the Young Artist Award for 'Best Performance in a TV Drama Series". In 2009, he produced and starred in a short, a thriller named Injustice.

In 2013, Fenske played the lead in a new comedy called Pendejo.

Filmography

Year TitleCharacter Notes
2013 Pendejo J Complete
2013 House Party: Tonight's the Night Young Executive (video)
2010 Peep World Rajeev
2009 Injustice Detective (short) (also producer)
2008 Mother Goose Parade Uncredited TV movie
2008 Mirror RJ (short)
2008 Days of Wrath Hugo
2004 Unfabulous 34 episodes and movie "The Best Trip Ever" Part one and two
2006 Dharini Abhay (short)
2004 Spelling Bee Sanjeep (short)
2003 Threat Matrix Young Boy "Doctor Germ"
2003 Boomtown Puppet "Execution" (as RJ Fenske)
2003 24 Asad Ali "Day 2: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m." (as RJ Fenske)
2002 Cameron Medina "Ashes to Ashes" (as RJ Fenske)
2002 Lizzie McGuire Li Tarak
2001 Bubble Boy Indian Boy

Notes and References

  1. News: Unfabulous: Where Is The Cast Now?. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311234328/http://www.mtv.com/news/2752213/unfabulous-cast-where-are-they-now-nickelodeon/. dead. March 11, 2016. MTV News. 2018-02-15. en.
  2. News: Unfabulous: Where Is The Cast Now?. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311234328/http://www.mtv.com/news/2752213/unfabulous-cast-where-are-they-now-nickelodeon/. dead. March 11, 2016. MTV News. 2018-02-15. en.