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Zachary Israel (Zach) Braff

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Birthplace: South Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Prof. Harold Irwin (Hal) Braff and Private
Partner of Florence Pugh
Ex-partner of Taylor Elise Bagley; Mandy Moore and Shiri Appleby
Brother of Joshua Braff; Private and Shoshanna H. Braff
Half brother of Private

Occupation: actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Managed by: Randy Schoenberg
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About Zach Braff

Zachary Israel Braff[1] (born April 6, 1975)[2] is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as J.D. on the NBC/ABC television series Scrubs (2001–2010), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2005 and for three Golden Globe Awards from 2005 to 2007.[3] He starred in The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000), The Last Kiss (2006), The Ex (2006) and In Dubious Battle (2016), and has done voice-work for Chicken Little (2005), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and the Netflix series Bojack Horseman (2017, 2020).

In 2004, Braff made his directorial debut with Garden State, which he also wrote, starred in, and compiled the soundtrack album for. He shot the film in his home state of New Jersey for a budget of $2.5 million. The film made over $35 million at the box office and was praised by critics, leading it to gain a cult following.[4] He won numerous awards for his directing work and also won the Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album in 2005. Braff directed his second film, Wish I Was Here (2014), which he partially funded with a Kickstarter campaign.[5]

Braff appeared on stage in All New People, which he wrote and starred in.[6] It premiered in New York City in 2011 before playing in London's West End. He also played the lead role in a musical adaptation of Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway in 2014.

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Zach Braff's Timeline

1975
April 6, 1975
South Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States