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Zach Braff

Zach Braff

Birthday: 1975-04-06 | Place of Birth: South Orange, New Jersey, USA

Zachary Israel "Zach" Braff (born April 6, 1975 in South orange, New Jersey) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. Braff first became known in 2001 for his role as Dr. John Dorian on the TV series Scrubs, which earned him his first Emmy nomination. Braff remained working on Scrubs for eight years, until he announced his departure as an actor, his last episode airing in December 2009. Braff has, however, taken an executive producer's role on the series. In 2004, Braff made his directorial debut with Garden State, a coming of age film. Braff returned to his home state of New Jersey to shoot the film, which was produced on a budget of $2.5 million. The film made over $35 million at the box office as well as profiting from DVD sales, and was praised by critics, giving Braff his first financial success and critical acclaim in film work. Braff wrote the film, starred in it, and selected and produced the soundtrack record, for which he won a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album in 2005. Braff is also known for starring in the films The Last Kiss and The Ex, and for his vocal work on Chicken Little. In 1993, he had a supporting role in Woody Allen's Manhattan Murder Mystery – a role that would mark his film debut. Braff states that he will continue to write and direct films in the coming years.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Moonshot

as    Leon Kovi

2022
Cheaper by the Dozen

as    Paul Baker

2021
The Comeback Trail

as    Walter Creason

2020
Percy

as    Jackson Weaver

2018
Alex, Inc.

as    Alex Schuman

2016
In Dubious Battle

as    Connor

2014
Wish I Was Here

as    Aidan Bloom

2014
The Color of Time

as    Albert

2014
Video Games: The Movie

as    Self

2013
Oz the Great and Powerful

as    Frank / Finley

2006
The Last Kiss

as    Michael

2006
The Ex

as    Tom Reilly

2005
Chicken Little

as    Chicken Little (voice)

2004
Garden State

as    Andrew Largeman

2001
Scrubs

as    John 'J.D.' Dorian

1993
Manhattan Murder Mystery

as    Nick Lipton