Zach Braff was born in the family of clinical psychologist Anne and sociology professor Hal on April 6, 1975. His homeland was the small village of South Orange, located in New Jersey. The father and mother of the American 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, as well as a sister who has found her place in the modeling business.
Braff's father was born into a Jewish family, his mother into a Protestant family, but she adopted Judaism when she got married. For a long time, Zack could not decide on his religious views. In 2013, he officially declared 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 in childhood, Zak chose for himself the main dream in life - he wanted to become a director. Before coming of age, he regularly attended the Stagedoor Manor training camp, where young actors were trained. There he received his first award for talented performance of the role and met Josh Charles, Natalie Portman, Mandy Moore.
Carier start
Zach Braff began his career in 1993 in the television drama High. In the same period, he played a minor role in the detective comedy Woody Allen's "The Mysterious Murder in Manhattan."
As a theater actor, he realized himself after 5 years, taking part in the productions of William Shakespeare's classic plays in the New York Public Theater.
The audience could see the new film with Zach Braff only in 1999. The actor starred in the drama “Getting to Know You” by the American director Lysanne Skyler.
A year later, he appeared immediately in two full-length films “The Blue Moon” by John A. Gallagher and “Endsville” by Stephen Cantor.
"Clinic"
Filming in the procedural series “Clinic” became crucial for Zach Braff. For playing the role of 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 offers about the shooting and earned the love of a large army of fans.
Zak was involved in the work from 2001 to 2010. He starred in all episodes, and also acted as executive producer and director for 13 episodes.
Movies with Zach Braff
In 2010, the shooting of the television series “Clinic” came to an end. ABC channel officially announced that there will be no continuation of the beloved by many shows.
Zack Braff continued his career, actively participating in the filming of feature films and television shows.
He got a major role in the dramatic picture of Deborah Chow “The High Cost of Living”. Two years later, in 2012, starred with James Franco, Mila Kunis and Jessica Chastain in the debut film of the team of young directors “Color of Time”.
In 2013, the actor performed several episodic roles in Sam Raimi’s fantasy film “Oz: The Great and Terrible”.
He played the main role in his own comedy film “I would like to be, ” the script for which was written by Zach's brother. The role of the wife of the key character Aiden Bloom was invited by the talented actress Kate Hudson.
Currently, the filmography of Zach Braff has more than 30 positions.
Directorial activity
Although Braff dreamed of becoming a director since childhood, he achieved greater success as an actor. Under his leadership, the shooting of such paintings as “Country of Gardens”, “Nightlife”, “Leave Beautifully” took place. Recently, his portfolio was replenished with the American television show “Startup”.
In the near future, Zach will begin work on a new film “Open Hearts”, a script for which he wrote together with Suzanne Byrne, winner of the Oscar for the best film in a foreign language in 2011.
