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Zach Braff

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Zach Braff
Follow Walt and Sophie as they join forces in order to be reunited with their significant others. The two embark upon a lively journey that winds up taking them both wildly and unexpectedly off course.
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Zach Braff was born and raised in South Orange, New Jersey, to Anne Hutchinson (Maynard), a clinical psychologist, and Harold Irwin Braff, a trial attorney. His father is from Russia and Austria, while Zach's mother, who is from a family with deep roots in New England. Zach attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, and also graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in film. Zach is known for playing Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian on the television series Scrubs (2001), for writing, directing, and starring in the films Garden State (2004) and Wish I Was Here (2014), and for starring in the movies Chicken Little (2005), The Last Kiss (2006), and The Ex (1996).

He just completed directing the New Line/ Warner Bros. feature "Going In Style" starring Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin.
BornApril 6, 1975
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BornApril 6, 1975
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys

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Kate Hudson and Zach Braff in Wish I Was Here (2014)
Natalie Portman and Zach Braff in Garden State (2004)
Zach Braff and Donald Faison in Scrubs (2001)
Zach Braff in Wish I Was Here (2014)
Zach Braff in Garden State (2004)
Casey Affleck, Tony Goldwyn, Zach Braff, Eric Christian Olsen, and Michael Weston in The Last Kiss (2006)
Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Anjelica Huston, and Zach Braff in Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Zach Braff in The IMDb Show (2017)
Ryan Reynolds, Zach Braff, Donald Faison, and Bill Lawrence in Scrubs (2001)
Ryan Reynolds, Zach Braff, and Donald Faison in Scrubs (2001)
Zach Braff, Michael Imperioli, and Hillary Anne Matthews in Alex, Inc. (2018)
Jada Pinkett Smith and Zach Braff in The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)

Known for

Natalie Portman, Zach Braff, and Peter Sarsgaard in Garden State (2004)
Garden State
7.4
  • Andrew Largeman
  • 2004
John C. McGinley, Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Neil Flynn, Ken Jenkins, and Judy Reyes in Scrubs (2001)
Scrubs
8.4
TV Series
  • Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian
  • Mrs. Zeebee
Wish I Was Here (2014)
Wish I Was Here
6.6
  • Aidan Bloom
  • 2014
Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, James Franco, and Michelle Williams in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
Oz the Great and Powerful
6.3
  • Frank
  • Finley
  • 2013

Credits

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Actor

  • A Little White Lie
    • Completed
  • Dreadnaught
    • Pre-production
  • French Girl
    • In Production
  • Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen in Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
    Obi-Wan Kenobi
    • (voice)
  • Cole Sprouse and Lana Condor in Moonshot (2022)
    Moonshot
  • Gabrielle Union, Zach Braff, Sebastian Cote, Christian Cote, Leo Abelo Perry, Caylee Blosenski, Andre Robinson, Kylie Rogers, Aryan Simhadri, Mykal-Michelle Harris, and Luke Prael in Cheaper by the Dozen (2022)
    Cheaper by the Dozen
  • Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones, and Jermaine Washington in The Comeback Trail (2020)
    The Comeback Trail
  • Christopher Walken in Percy Vs Goliath (2020)
    Percy Vs Goliath
  • Will Arnett in BoJack Horseman (2014)
    BoJack Horseman
    • (voice)
  • Zach Braff, Tiya Sircar, Elisha Henig, and Audyssie James in Alex, Inc. (2018)
    Alex, Inc.
  • James Franco, Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, and Dave Franco in The Disaster Artist (2017)
    The Disaster Artist
    • (uncredited)
  • Robert Duvall, James Franco, Selena Gomez, and Nat Wolff in In Dubious Battle (2016)
    In Dubious Battle
  • The Sixth Lead (2015)
    The Sixth Lead
  • Chris D'Elia, Bianca Kajlich, Bridgit Mendler, David Fynn, Ron Funches, Brent Morin, and Rick Glassman in Undateable (2014)
    Undateable
  • Brian Gattas in Effed! (2014)
    Effed!
  • Amy Schumer in Inside Amy Schumer (2013)
    Inside Amy Schumer
  • Wish I Was Here (2014)
    Wish I Was Here
  • Chevy Chase, Ken Jeong, Joel McHale, Jim Rash, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, and Donald Glover in Community (2009)
    Community
    • (voice, uncredited)

Producer

  • A Good Person
    • Completed
  • The Mattachine Family
    • Completed
  • Zach Braff, Tiya Sircar, Elisha Henig, and Audyssie James in Alex, Inc. (2018)
    Alex, Inc.
  • Video Games: The Movie (2014)
    Video Games: The Movie
  • Aaron Swartz in The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014)
    The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
  • Wish I Was Here (2014)
    Wish I Was Here
  • Positive Comment
  • John C. McGinley, Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Neil Flynn, Ken Jenkins, and Judy Reyes in Scrubs (2001)
    Scrubs
  • Betsy Beutler and Eliza Coupe in Scrubs: Interns (2009)
    Scrubs: Interns
  • Night Life

Director

  • A Good Person
    • Completed
  • Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Anne Hathaway, Anthony Mackie, Dan Stevens, Constance Wu, Uzo Aduba, and Nicole Beharie in Solos (2021)
    Solos
  • Ted Lasso (2020)
    Ted Lasso
  • In the Time It Takes to Get There (2019)
    In the Time It Takes to Get There
  • Zach Braff, Tiya Sircar, Elisha Henig, and Audyssie James in Alex, Inc. (2018)
    Alex, Inc.
  • Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin, and Michael Caine in Going in Style (2017)
    Going in Style
  • Alexandra Krosney in Self Promotion (2015)
    Self Promotion
  • Wish I Was Here (2014)
    Wish I Was Here
  • John C. McGinley, Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Neil Flynn, Ken Jenkins, and Judy Reyes in Scrubs (2001)
    Scrubs
  • Joshua Radin: I'd Rather Be with You - First Version
  • Night Life
  • Natalie Portman, Zach Braff, and Peter Sarsgaard in Garden State (2004)
    Garden State
  • Lionel on a Sunday
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Scrubs: The Complete Fifth Season
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Scrubs: The Complete Fifth Season
Scrubs: The Complete Fifth Season
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Scrubs: The Complete Fifth Season
Scrubs: The Complete Fifth Season
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Scrubs: The Complete Fifth Season

Personal details

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    • April 6, 1975
    • South Orange, New Jersey, USA
    • Adam J. Braff(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (as "Sebastian") in "Twelfth Night" at The Public/New York Shakespeare Festival's Shakespeare in Central Park, New York City.
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    • 4 Interviews
    • 10 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Is best friends in real life with Scrubs (2001) co-star Donald Faison, who plays Turk.
  • Quotes
    I love Scrubs (2001). It's the best day job in the world.
    • Scrubs
      (2001)
      $350,000 /episode (2007-08)

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