Zachary Israel Braff famed as Zach Braff is an American actor, director, producer, as well as screenwriter who is best known for his role as J. D. on the 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. Moreover, he has also 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) and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). Overall, he is a very talented actor with a net worth of $22 Million at present.
Zach Braff Pulled At 'Scrubs' Fans' Heartstrings With This Simple Tweet
- When actors are so synonymous with a single role, their fans immediately draw connections to those characters, even when it’s just on Twitter. That’s exactly what Zach Braff was going for with this innocuous RT, which will make fans of Scrubs lose their minds. Braff played J.D., who begins the series as an intern at Sacred Heart Hospital alongside his best friend and roommate, Turk. The series follows them and others at the hospital as they mature in their careers and personal lives. Scrubs aired on NBC for the first seven seasons. It then switched to ABC for its eighth an, supposedly, final season. However, a ninth season was ordered, with Braff and other main characters cutting back their roles and the subtitle “Med School” added to the name. The series was canceled shortly after in May 2010. Braff and his co-star, Donald Faison, are close in real life, frequently sharing images of one another and spending time together nearly a decade after filming for Scrubs came to an end. Because fans are aware that Braff and Faison are tight, the former needed no further explanation when he shared the above video of two toddlers, meant to represent he and Faison, running toward one another and embracing on the street. Braff added the simple text: “This is how we met.” And fans knew immediately who he was referring to. The video goes on to show the two children playing together.
- Faison is the father of quite a few of them. Six, to be exact. Of those kids, four are in their late teens/early 20s. But his youngest two, with current wife CaCee Cobb, are still little: There’s Rocco, six, and Wilder, four (as seen above). It appears that Braff, who has no children of his own, makes a point of spending time with his friend’s kids.
- Since Scrubs ended, Faison has continued to act, appearing in movies like Kick-Ass 2 and Little Evil. He also starred in the sitcom, The Exes. Faison returns to network TV this month with his mystery drama Emergence on ABC.
- Braff, meanwhile, has continued to throw himself into his directing along with acting. He starred in the short-lived comedy Alex, Inc. last year, and he directed a number of episodes. Braff recently completed a film, The Comeback Trail, opposite Robert De Niro. He is also directing a “top-secret project” with Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence right now.
Early Life of Zach Braff
Braff was born on 6th April 1975 as Zachary Israel Braff in South Orange, New Jersey. He was born to parents Harold Irwin “Hal” Braff and Anne Brodzinsky. His mother was a clinical psychologist and his father was a trial attorney and graduate of Rutgers Law School. He has stated in several of his interviews that he had a very strong Conservative/Orthodox upbringing. He is of American nationality and he belongs to the mixed ethnic background of Ashkenazi Jewish, English, Irish, and Scottish. He has four siblings: Jessica Kirson, Adam J. Braff, Joshua Braff, and Shoshanna Braff. He attended Columbia High School, Stagedoor Manor, and Northwestern University School of Communication. As of 2019, he celebrated his 44th birthday with his friends and families.
Body Measurements of Zach Braff
Braff is a very handsome hunk with a charming smile on his lips attracting a lot of people towards him. He has an average height of 5 feet 11¾ inches (1.82 m). He has a balanced weight of around 86 kg. His hair color is dark brown and his eye color is blue. His other body measurements will be added soon.
Career of Zach Braff
- Braff started his career in a minor role in the TV movie ‘High’ in the year 1989.
- In the year 1990, he appeared as David Cummings in the TV series ‘The Baby-Sitters Club.’
- From the year 1993 to 2000, he had roles in ‘Manhattan Murder Mystery’, ‘CBS Schoolbreak Special’, ‘Getting to Know You’, ‘Blue Moon’, ‘Endsville’, and ‘The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy.’
- Since then, he has appeared in several other movies and television series.
- All in all, he has over 35 credits as an actor to date.
- He played "J.D." (short for his full name of John Dorian) on the medical comedy TV series Scrubs which debuted in 2001.
- He was nominated for three Golden Globes and an Emmy for his work on the show.
- Some other movies and television series that Braff has appeared in include ‘Alex, Inc.’, ‘The Disaster Artist’, ‘In Dubious Battle’, ‘The Sixth Lead’, ‘Undateable’, ‘Inside Amy Schumer’, ‘Wish I Was Here’, ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’, ‘The Color of Time’, ‘The Exes’, ‘The High Cost of Living’, ‘The Ex’, ‘Arrested Development’, ‘Nobody’s Watching’, and ‘Clone High’ among others.
- He wrote, directed, produced, and starred in 2004's Garden State, which was filmed in his home state of New Jersey.
- At the 2005 Grammy Awards, his "mixtape" won a Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media for the Garden State soundtrack.
- He started a Kickstarter campaign to finance the film Wish I Was Here on 24th April 2013.
- He was the executive producer of the documentary Video Games: The Movie.
- Braff later discussed it on Dax Shepard's podcast, Armchair Expert, that Braff had realized something was going on, so put on a show, however never punched the "teen," who was actually an adult actor.
- He was also one of the Executive Producers of The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz, released in 2014.
- He has small role-playing himself in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.
- He also voiced the titular character in the Disney animated film Chicken Little (2005).
- He has reprised the role in various Disney video games such as Chicken Little, Kingdom Hearts II, Chicken Little: Ace in Action and Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMIX.
- He also provided the voice of Finley in the Disney film Oz The Great and Powerful (2013).
- He signed on as an executive producer for the documentary Heart of Stone to "help spread the word about it" in 2009.
- He starred in the romantic drama The Last Kiss, which opened on September 15, 2006.
- He starred in the film The Ex (2007).
- He opened on Broadway in the musical Bullets Over Broadway The Musical in 2014.
Awards of Zach Braff
Braff is an award-winning actor. He has earned three Golden Globe Award nominations. He has also received the nominations for Primetime Emmy Award and BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award. Furthermore, he has won the COFCA Award, Grammy Award, Independent Spirit Award, Pauline Kael Breakout Award, and Golden Schmoes Award. Until now, he has 11 wins and 43 nominations to his name for various awards.
Net Worth of Zach Braff
Zach has an estimated net worth of around $22 million as of 2019. In the 2009-2010 season of ‘Scrubs’, Braff had a salary of $350,000 per episode. At present, his exact salary has not been revealed yet but it will be added soon. He is a Democrat who endorsed the re-election campaign of President Barack Obama.
Marital Status, Dating, Girlfriend, Child
- Zach Braff is not married yet and he is still to get married. As of today, he is assumed to be single as there are no rumors about him dating with another lady. He is enjoying his single life happily without any disturbances.
- Previously, he was in a relationship with singer and actress Mandy Moore. They dated for 2 years from 2004 to 2006. He has also dated American model, Taylor Bagley, American actress, Shiri Appleby, American actress Drew Barrymore, American actress Kirsten Dunst, American actress, and singer Bonnie Somerville, actress Sarah Chalke, and Isabel Lucas.
