Who Is Jake Short? Everything to Know About 'Off Campus' Star Mika Abdalla's Ex-Fiancé

Mika Abdalla's ex-fiancé, Jake Short, is from the Hoosier State.

Born on May 30, 1997, the Off Campus star's former love discovered his passion for acting as a child while growing up in Indianapolis.

In an interview with BSCKids in September 2011, Short revealed he was "in acting classes and loved it" when he lived in the state.

"I moved to California when I was 9 1/2 and I have been here for about 4 1/2 years and I really love it," he added. "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."

Short booked his first acting role in the 2007 film The Anna Nicole Smith Story. He then appeared in multiple episodes of Dexter in 2009.

His role in the 2009 film Shorts earned him the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Young Ensemble Cast. Three years later, he won a Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Actor for his performance in A.N.T. Farm.

Over the years, the former child actor scored more acting credits in Unraveled, This Is the Year, Mighty Med, Lab Rats: Elite Force, All Night, The First Team and Lessons in Chemistry.

In addition, Short briefly appeared in High Potential and 9-1-1.

Aside from his TV and film career, Short co-hosted the podcasts "Hit the Brake" and "The Sit and Chat" with Bradley Steven Perry.

In 2021, Short met Abdalla while filming the 2022 Hulu teen film S-- Appeal and began dating shortly afterward.

According to Abdalla, she found Short "really cool and sweet and great" when they met in Syracuse, N.Y.

"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 revealed on "The American High Podcast" in August 2024.

A month before the interview, the then-couple sparked engagement rumors when Short jokingly proposed to Abdalla during their podcast appearance.

"Most romantic proposal of all time," host Jeremy Garelick playfully declared at the time.

Then, in May 2025, Short's manager, Brian Medavoy, confirmed the duo's engagement in an Instagram post.

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

A representative for Abdalla revealed the actress and former child star had called it quits after four years together.

"Due to recent interest in Mika's personal life it would feel remiss to not address that her and Jake are no longer together," a source told Us Weekly. "They continue to support each other and remain on friendly terms, and kindly ask for privacy and respect."

A separate insider told Deuxmoi the breakup happened "shortly before Off Campus premiered at the beginning of May," adding, "They were a really great couple it just didn't work out and they remain on good terms."