Troy Gentile

Acting

Troy Gentile

Born 1993-10-27 · Boca Raton, Florida, USA

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).

Acting credits

I Could Never Be Your Woman poster
5.9

A mother falls for a younger man while her daughter falls in love for the first time.

I Could Never Be Your Woman

2007

Pineapple Express poster
6.6

A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.

Pineapple Express

2008

Good Luck Chuck poster
5.9

Cursed since childhood, dentist Charlie Logan cannot find the right woman. Even worse, he learns that each of his ex-girlfriends finds true love with the man she meets after her relationship with him ends. Hearing of Charlie's reputation as a good-luck charm, women from all over line up for a quick tryst. But when Charlie meets the woman of his dreams, he must find a way to break the curse or risk losing her to the next man she meets.

Good Luck Chuck

2007

Nacho Libre poster
6.5

Ignacio, a disrespected cook at a Mexican monastery, can barely afford to feed the orphans who live there. Inspired by a local wrestling hero, he decides to moonlight as the not-so-famous Luchador "Nacho Libre" to earn money for the monastery -- not to mention the admiration of beautiful nun Sister Encarnación.

Nacho Libre

2006

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny poster
6.8

In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

2006

Drillbit Taylor poster
5.8

Dealing with a sociopathic school bully, three high school freshmen hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them, not realizing he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.

Drillbit Taylor

2008

Hotel for Dogs poster
6.1

Placed in a foster home that doesn't allow pets, 16-year-old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, turn an abandoned hotel into a home for their dog. Soon other strays arrive, and the hotel becomes a haven for every orphaned canine in town. But the kids have to do some quick thinking to keep the cops off their tails.

Hotel for Dogs

2009

Bad News Bears poster
5.8

Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.

Bad News Bears

2005

A Breed Apart poster
5.4

When Violet accepts an invitation to a private island with some of the world's most famous social influencers, she expects a weekend of unrivaled viral opportunity. She soon becomes part of her own horrific reality show when the guests are pitted against each other to capture the island's legendary man-eating dogs before they become victims of the monstrous canines.

A Breed Apart

2025

The Goldbergs: An '80s Rewind poster
8.4

Hilarious behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, and outtakes from the hit comedy.

The Goldbergs: An '80s Rewind

2016

A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs' poster
7.0

The making of the film "Hotel for Dogs".

A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'

2009

SEGAL poster
NR

From a shy kid on Long Island to Hollywood Leading Man, during its most prolific decades, legendary entertainer George Segal shares his life story.

SEGAL

2025

No artwork available
NR

Identical twin sisters (Nikki Cox and Marissa Jaret Winokur) and their brother (Michael Rapaport) pitch in to buy one of the sisters (Cox) an extreme makeover so they can all move to Hollywood and capitalize on her good looks.

Fugly

2007

The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' poster
7.0

A behind the scenes look at the making of "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny".

The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'

2007