Jake T. Austin: I Got My Permit!

Jake T. Austin hits the red carpet at the Z100 Jingle Ball 2010 on Friday (December 10) at Madison Square Garden in NYC.

The 16-year-old actor recently shared some good news on his Twitter page.

“Just passed my permit test!! The state of new York just got a little more dangerous ;)” he wrote.

Check out the second trailer for Jake‘s upcoming animated movie, Rio, out April 8, 2011!

The film centers around a domesticated macaw from Minnesota who goes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with the bird of his dreams.