Actor

Zach Braff

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Acting credits

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

2.6

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Movies: 39Series: 46Crew credits: 18

TMDB ID: 5367

IMDb ID: nm0103785

Known for: Acting

Born: April 6, 1975

Age: 50

Place of birth: South Orange, New Jersey, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1952 - 2026

Years active: 75

Average TMDB rating: 6.43

Wikidata: Q139330

Also known as

Zachary Israel Braff • Закари Израэль Брафф • 잭 브라프 • زک براف

Other jobs

Director (9)Executive Producer (5)Thanks (2)Producer (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Zachary Israel "Zach" Braff (born April 6, 1975) 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.