Trivia

Speaks French fluently.

Close friend of Seth Rogen.

Resides in Toronto, Canada.

Has a red maple leaf the size of a golfball tatooed over the left side of his chest (over his heart). His other tattoos are of a Celtic Cross and of his mother's maiden name.

In 2019, Baruchel won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for his role as "Hiccup" in Dragons: Race to the Edge (2015): Season 6.

Attended the same high school as Christopher Plummer, William Shatner, Melissa Auf der Maur and Mitsou.

Was engaged to actress Alison Pill from December 2010 until March 2013.

His father was born in Paris, France. Jay's paternal grandfather, Johnny Baruchel, was a Sephardi Jew who was born in Alexandria, Egypt. Jay's three other grandparents were from a Christian background. His paternal grandmother, Marie-Madeleine Virlouvet, was French. His maternal grandparents, Robert William Ropell and Helen Margaret Saunders, were from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. His mother is of Irish, English, and German ancestry.

Last name is pronounced "bare-ooh-CHELL".

Is an avid fan of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team.

Baruchel started taking acting classes at the age of 12, and played drums in Canadian rock group "Martin".

Engaged to Rebecca-Jo Dunham, model and director of Agency FH.

Older brother of Taylor Baruchel.