Who Is “Off Campus ”Star Mika Abdalla’s Partner? All About Disney Actor Jake Short

The two met while filming the 2022 Hulu teen comedy 'Sex Appeal'

NEED TO KNOW

• Jake Short is a former child star who appeared on A.N.T. Farm and Dexter
• He and Mika Abdalla met while filming the 2022 Hulu comedy Sex Appeal
• In May 2025, Short’s manager Brian Medavoy claimed that the two were engaged

Mika Abdalla is heating things up with Stephen Kalyn on Off Campus, but off-screen, she's in a relationship with fellow actor Jake Short.

Abdalla and Short first met when they were costars in the 2022 Hulu film Sex Appeal.

In an August 2024 episode of The American High Podcast, Abdalla recalled meeting Short when they both arrived in Syracuse, N.Y., to start production on the project. Abdalla said she went over to Short's hotel room to meet.

"I came over just to say hi and we ended up talking — not about the script, just talking and getting to know each other for hours," she recalled.

So, who is Mika Abdalla's partner? Here's everything to know about Jake Short.

He is from Indianapolis

Short was born in Indianapolis on May 30, 1997, per TV Insider. It was while growing up in the Hoosier State that he got into acting.

"I am from Indiana, and when I lived there, I was in acting classes and loved it," he said in a September 2011 BSCKids interview. "I moved to California when I was 9 ½ and I have been here for about 4 ½ years and I really love it."

He continued, "I am from a small town and my parents never dreamed that this would happen. It started though with my brother wanting to be an actor, so we both started doing it, but he decided he didn't want to any more and I decided that I loved it."

He was a child and teen actor

Short was a child actor whose first role was in 2007's The Anna Nicole Smith Story. In 2009, he was in multiple episodes of Dexter.

He is best known for playing Fletcher Quimby on the Disney Channel original series A.N.T. Farm, which aired from 2011 to 2014. In 2012, he won Favorite Television Actor at the 25th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for his role, per TV Guide.

After A.N.T. Farm ended, he appeared in other TV series such as Mighty Med, Lab Rats: Elite Force, Lessons in Chemistry, High Potential and 9-1-1.

Aside from appearing on TV, Short also hosted podcasts with fellow former Disney Channel star Bradley Steven Perry. The two co-hosted the podcasts Hit the Brake and The Sit and Chat.

Abdalla and Short met while costarring in the Hulu film Sex Appeal

Abdalla and Short met while filming the 2022 Hulu teen comedy Sex Appeal. The future couple played love interests in the film, and their onscreen chemistry transferred to real life when they started dating.

After their initial meeting, Abdalla thought Short was "really cool and sweet and great," she said on The American High Podcast.

They would later go over the script in Abdalla's hotel room while sharing a bottle of wine. Abdalla revealed that the couple kept the bottle of wine as a keepsake and now use it to store olive oil.

Abdalla and Short have hinted at an engagement

Short jokingly proposed to Abdalla during a July 2024 episode of The American High Podcast. In it, he said that Abdalla asks when they're getting married "everyday" before playfully popping the question.

"Will you marry me?" he asked an off-camera Abdalla. "She said yes!"

"Most romantic proposal of all time," host Jeremy Garelick joked.

One month later on Abdalla's episode of The American High Podcast, the podcast hosts jokingly offered to host their wedding, which Abdalla accepted.

While the couple haven't spoken about an engagement or official wedding plans, in May 2025, Short's manager Brian Medavoy wrote in an Instagram post that Abdalla and Short were engaged.

“An awesome day yesterday celebrating the next chapter for my longtime client, Jake Short and his fiance Mika Abdalla," Medavoy captioned a photo of the couple. "From set to real life – watching your journey has been a joy. Here's to forever."

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