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). He is also known for his role in Bad News Bears (2005).
Early life Gentile was born in Boca Raton, Florida, to an Italian-American mother, Debra (née Gentile) and an Iranian father, Albert Farshi.
He attended community college before he was cast in The Goldbergs.
Career He portrayed a young Craig Ferguson on a segment of The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson in October 2005. He later appeared in films such as Bad News Bears, Nacho Libre, Good Luck Chuck, Drillbit Taylor, and Hotel for Dogs. From 2013 to 2023, he portrayed Barry Goldberg in the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Bad News Bears Matthew Hooper 2006 Nacho Libre Young Nacho 2006 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny Lil' JB 2007 9 Lives of Mara Larry 2007 I Could Never Be Your Woman Fighting Boy 2007 Order Up Boy Short film 2007 Good Luck Chuck Young Stu 2008Pineapple Express Troy JonesUnrated version only (uncredited) 2008 Drillbit Taylor Ryan "T-Dog" Anderson 2009 Hotel for Dogs Mark 2011 Pig Lady Justin Short film 2025 A Breed Apart Mason Kelly
Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Jeremy Episode: "Odd Couples" 2006 Zip Nelson Pilot 2007 Fugly Nathan Pilot 2008 Entourage Mitchell Levine Episode: "The All Out Fall Out" 2010 Hawthorne R.J. Paxton Episode: "The Starting Line" 2013–2023 The Goldbergs Barry Goldberg Main role 2015 The Middle Kid at Party Episode: "Operational Infiltration" 2019–2020 Schooled Barry Goldberg 6 episodes 2019 Celebrity Family Feud Himself Episode: "Black-ish vs. The Goldbergs" 2020 That One Time Kevin Brooks Pilot
Awards and nominations
Film Year Category Award Work Result2005Young Artist AwardBest Performance by an Ensemble in a Feature FilmBad News Bears2006Young Artist AwardBest Supporting Young Actor in a Feature FilmNacho Libre2008Young Artist AwardBest Performance by an Ensemble in a Feature FilmDrillbit Taylor
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