- He has stated that the audition for Glee (2009) was harder than the audition for Julliard.
- He is the son of Judith L. (Swistak) and Darrell Artist. Jacob's father is African-American, while Jacob's maternal grandparents were both of Polish descent.
- A native of New York, who began his professional acting career in 2011 with an episode on Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures (2011).
- He danced with the Infinity Dance Project during high school.
- A big fan of Frank Ocean.
- His favorite Disney movie is Hercules (1997).
- Did a group dance for the Talent show in Middle School titled "give it all you got" where he danced as a group and a duet.
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