Zach Braff - American actor, director and screenwriter

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Zach Braff was born on April 6, 1975, to clinical psychologist Ann and sociology professor Hal. His homeland was the small village of South Orange, located in the state of New Jersey. The American's father and mother filed for divorce when Zach was a child. Each of them remarried.

Zach has two older brothers, Adam Jay and Joshua, who write scripts for television shows, and a sister who has found her place in the modeling business.

Bruff's father was born into a Jewish family, his mother was a Protestant, but she converted to Judaism when she got married. For a long time, Zach could not decide on his religious views. In 2013, he officially stated that, although he considers himself a Jew, he is not a deeply religious person.

When the American was 10 years old, he was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Already as a child, Zach chose the main dream in his life - he wanted to become a director. Until he came of age, he regularly attended the Stagedoor Manor training camp, where young actors were trained. There he received his first award for a talented performance of the role and met Josh Charles, Natalie Portman, MandyMoore.

Career start

Zach Braff began his career in 1993 in the television drama High. During the same period, he played a minor role in Woody Allen's detective comedy Manhattan Murder Mystery.

As a theater actor, he realized himself 5 years later, taking part in the productions of classic plays by William Shakespeare at the Public Theater of New York.

A new film with Zach Braff the audience could see only in 1999. The actor starred in the drama Knowing You by American director Lisanne Skyler.

A year later, he appeared in two feature films "Blue Moon" by John A. Gallagher and "Endsville" by Stephen Cantor.

“Clinic”

Shooting in the procedural series "Clinic" became crucial for Zach Braff. For his performance as John Dorian, the actor was nominated three times for the prestigious Golden Globe Award.

“Clinic” has become a powerful impetus in the career of an American. He began to regularly receive filming offers and earned the love of a large army of fans.

Zak was involved in the work on the show from 2001 to 2010. He appeared in all episodes and also served as an executive producer and director for 13 episodes.

Films with Zach Braff

In 2010, the shooting of the television series “Clinic” came to an end. ABC has officially announced that there will be no continuation of the beloved show.

Zach Braff continued his career by actively participating in the filming of feature films and television shows.

He got the mainrole in the dramatic film by Deborah Chow "The High Price of Life". Two years later, in 2012, he starred with James Franco, Mila Kunis and Jessica Chastain in the debut film of the team of young directors “The Color of Time”.

In 2013, the actor played several episodic roles in Sam Raimi's fantasy film Oz the Great and Powerful.

He starred in his own comedy film Wish I Was, written by Zach's brother. The talented actress Kate Hudson was invited to play the role of the wife of the key character Aiden Bloom.

Currently, the filmography of Zach Braff has more than 30 positions.

Director's work

Although Braff dreamed of becoming a director since childhood, he achieved more success as an actor. Under his leadership, the shooting of such films as “Country of Gardens”, “Night Life”, “Leaving Beautifully” took place. Recently, his portfolio was replenished with the American television show “Startup”.

Zak will soon begin work on a new film, Open Hearts, which he co-wrote with Suzanne Byrne, winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2011.

Zach Braff and his wife

Not much is known about the romantic adventures of Zach Braff. In 2004, he began dating American actress and singer Mandy Moore. The couple did not advertise their relationship for a long time, so their joint appearance at the Golden Globes ceremony became a real sensation in the press.

Three years later, Zach began a brief romance with Shiri Appleby. The longest relationship of his life was with model Taylor Bagley.

Young people met for five years. The couple broke up in 2014, but continue to maintain friendly relations. The main reason for the breakup is considered to be Zach Braff's unwillingness to tie the knot.