In 2013, Glass became a semi-finalist on the first season of the American reality cooking competition MasterChef Junior.
14 Facts About Troy Glass
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Troy Glass cooked on the show at age 12 and finished in fourth place.
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Troy Glass later cooked on programs such as The Home and Family Show and Access Hollywood.
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Troy Glass appeared as a contestant on the cooking game show Food Fighters where he was the first minor ever to compete, winning $20,000 and a full scholarship to The Culinary Institute of America.
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Troy Glass has worked with YouTube stars TheFineBros, appearing as a regular in the hit series Kids React and appearing as a guest in another one of TheFineBros' web series, MyMusic.
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Troy Glass landed a lead role on an episode of Nickelodeon's Deadtime Stories.
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Troy Glass has appeared in numerous commercials, music videos, and voice-over work.
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Troy Glass considers his father and Oreste Di Gregorio, the head chef at D'Amore's Pizza in Camarillo, California, as his culinary mentors.
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Troy Glass's mother, Polly, is a waitress and manager at the pizzeria.
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Troy Glass cooked as a hobby since age 7, and began acting at age 10.
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Troy Glass remembers his first kitchen session with his grandmother over the holidays.
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Troy Glass was making latkes which he remembers as taking a long time.
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Troy Glass is currently in college and training as a pro gamer.
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Troy Glass says cooking is his main passion and he would give up an acting career to become a professional chef.