Zach Braff

Zach Braff
Braff in 2011
Born
Zachary Israel Braff

(1975-04-06) April 6, 1975 (age 49)
South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationNorthwestern University (BA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • filmmaker
Years active1989–present
Relatives

Zachary Israel Braff (born April 6, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He portrayed John Michael "J.D." Dorian 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 as well as for three Golden Globe Awards from 2005 to 2007. He starred in The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000), The Last Kiss (2006), The Ex (2006), and In Dubious Battle (2016). He has done voice-work for Chicken Little (2005) and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013).

In 2004, Braff made his directorial debut with Garden State in which he also starred. Additionally, he wrote the screenplay and compiled the soundtrack album. He shot the film in his home state of New Jersey with 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.[1] He won numerous awards for his directing work and also won the Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album in 2005. In 2014, Braff directed his second film, Wish I Was Here, which he partially funded with a Kickstarter campaign.[2]

Braff has appeared on stage in the dark comedy All New People, in which he starred, and also wrote.[3] The play 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.

  1. ^ "Garden State – Trailers – Movie Reviews". RottenTomatoes.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  2. ^ "Kickstarter campaign for Garden State sequel". 3 News NZ. April 25, 2013. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014.
  3. ^ Isherwood, Charles (July 26, 2011). "'All New People,' by Zach Braff - Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 16, 2016.