Zach_Braff

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zach Braff Zach Braff Zach Braff Braff during the 2007 Writers Guild of America Strike Born Zachary Israel Braff April 6, 1975 (1975-04-06) South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. Actor, director, screenwriter, producer 1993–present childhood.[1][2][3] One of his siblings, Joshua, is an author. Braff has wanted to be a filmmaker since his early childhood and has described it as his "life dream."[4] Braff was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder at age 10.[5] As a teen, Braff attended Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in upstate New York. He graduated from Columbia High School, in Maplewood, where he worked in the school’s television station. Braff graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts in film where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. While attending Northwestern University, Braff met singersongwriter Cary Brothers, whose music is featured on Braff’s comedy series, Scrubs. Career Braff began his career in stage productions of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and Macbeth (as Malcolm) at New York City’s Public Theater,[4] and also appeared in Woody Allen’s 1993 film Manhattan Murder Mystery. Braff was briefly on the Disney program The Baby-sitters Club in an episode titled "Dawn Saves the Trees." Braff has played the role of protagonist John "J.D." Dorian on the television show Scrubs since the show’s debut in 2001. Braff has been nominated for three Golden Globes and an Emmy for his role as the offbeat doctor. In addition to directing several episodes of Scrubs, Braff wrote, directed, and starred in 2004’s Garden State, which was filmed in his home state of New Jersey, in various towns such as South Orange, Maplewood and Tenafly. Producers were initially reluctant to finance the film, which Braff wrote in six months.[6] After its success, he was sent a large number of scripts that he rejected because they were the kinds of films that he "would never go see or have any interest in being in."[7] In February 2005, he won a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for a Motion Picture for the Garden State soundtrack,[7] on which he also served as the compilation producer. He has also done voice-acting, having voiced the title Occupation Years active Official website Zachary Israel "Zach" Braff (born April 6, 1975) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. During the 2000s, he became known for his role as "John ’J.D.’ Dorian," on the popular TV Series Scrubs, which earned him his first Emmy nomination. Braff also wrote, starred in, and directed 2004’s Garden State, a coming of age film which brought him his first financial success and critical acclaim. The soundtrack record, which he selected and produced, earned him a Grammy for Best Soundtrack Album in 2005. Early life Braff was born in South Orange, New Jersey, to a Jewish family. His parents, Hal Braff, a trial attorney and sociology professor, and Anne Brodzinsky, a clinical psychologist, divorced and re-married others during Braff’s 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia character for the Disney animated film Chicken Little (2005) and the video game Kingdom Hearts II, the Cottonelle Puppy, and water. In 2005, Braff was featured on Ashton Kutcher’s Punk’d when he was tricked into chasing a supposed vandal who appeared to be spraypainting his brand new Porsche. He then proceeded to hurl expletives at the young boy until Ashton Kutcher showed up. [8] The episode aired March 20, 2005.[9] Braff has also made a couple of guest appearances on the show Arrested Development as Phillip Litt, a parody of Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis, who produces a film series called Girls with Low Self Esteem. Braff has directed several music videos: Gavin DeGraw’s "Chariot,"[10] Joshua Radin’s "Closer" and "I’d Rather Be With You," and Lazlo Bane’s "Superman," the theme song from Scrubs. Despite winning a Grammy Award for assembling the soundtrack album of Garden State and directing three music videos, Braff has said that he "know[s] nothing about music."[11] However, his music production has resulted in newfound success for some of the artists featured on his film soundtracks, such as The Shins, who were prominently featured on the Garden State soundtrack and the scrubs soundtrack, resulting in the expression the "Zach Braff effect."[12][13] In March 2007, Braff signed a one-year deal with NBC for the seventh season of Scrubs. He will reportedly earn $350,000 an episode, making him one of the highest-paid actors on television,[6] alongside House’s Hugh Laurie and Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen. However, Braff claims that these reports "have not been very accurate."[14] Braff starred in the romantic drama The Last Kiss, which opened on September 15, 2006. Braff, who tweaked several parts of Paul Haggis’ script for the film, noted that he could relate to his character,[1] and wanted the script to be as "real as possible" and "really courageous" regarding its subject matter.[15] The film’s director, Tony Goldwyn, compared Braff to a younger version of Tim Allen, describing Braff as "incredibly accessible to an audience... a real guy, an everyman."[1] As with Garden State, Braff was involved with the film’s soundtrack; he served as executive producer and selected lesser known artists such as Frou Frou, Joshua Radin, Schuyler Fisk, and Rachael Yamagata, as Zach Braff well as Remy Zero, Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Turin Brakes, The Shins and Aimee Mann,[7] to appear on the track.[15] The Last Kiss grossed approximately $11 million at the North American box office,[16] and was considered a commercial disappointment;[6] however, worldwide box office receipts and DVD rentals added $35 million to the take, bringing in nearly twice the production cost of $20 million for the film.[16] In 2007, Braff starred in the film The Ex, which he has described as a "silly comedy,"[17] and which was released on May 11, 2007 and also starred Amanda Peet, Charles Grodin and Jason Bateman. Braff said on his blog that "the movie didn’t do as well as he expected." On May 19, 2007, he hosted the 32nd season finale of Saturday Night Live, where in one sketch, he plays a high schooler who tries to explain to the two snobby heads of the prom committee (Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph) how Garden State is an important film to his peers. Braff was in talks to star in the film Fletch Won and had signed on to play the role eventually played by Dane Cook in Mr. Brooks,[18] but dropped out of both roles to work on Open Hearts, which he will direct and adapt based on a Danish film. He has also co-written a film version of Andrew Henry’s Meadow, a children’s book, with his brother, and is scheduled to direct one of the segments for the film New York, I Love You.[19] In late October 2008, Bill Lawrence confirmed Braff will star in what is expected to be the final season of Scrubs, but stated should ABC decide to continue Scrubs, Braff may do a few appearances and possibly direct a few episodes[20]. In the field of voice acting, Braff narrated Wendy’s TV commercials in 2007 and ’08.[21] He has also portrayed the voice of the Cottonelle puppy in commercials as of late; Braff also makes a brief cameo in one spot. Braff’s next directorial project is the upcoming, 2011 film Open Hearts, a remake of a 2002 Danish film of the same name. Braff has been working on the project since 2006 but the film has been put in limbo due to Braff’s work on Scrubs. Personal life In early 2006, unnamed sources told In Touch Weekly magazine that Mandy Moore 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Year 1993 2000 Title Role Notes Zach Braff Manhattan Murder Nick Lipton Mystery Broken Hearts Club Blue Moon Benji Fred J.D/Narrator Main Character 166 Episodes. Going on for 6 episodes in season 9. Andrew Largeman Chicken Little Michael Tom Reilly Writer/Director/Soundtrack Producer Won Best New Director Voice only 2001-2009 Scrubs 2004 2005 2006 2007 Garden State Chicken Little The Last Kiss The Ex and Braff were engaged.[22] Moore’s representative denied the engagement.[23] He is very close friends with Scrubs costar Donald Faison and has said of him, “He is one of my best friends in the world.” In the summer of 2007, Braff started to date Roswell star Shiri Appleby.[24][25] In November 2008, he earned his pilot’s License in a Cirrus SR20.[26] Braff’s step-sister is Jessica Kirson, a New York stand-up comedian. [27] headlines-entertainment. Retrieved on 2007-05-24. [5] The next Woody Allen? - Film www.smh.com.au [6] ^ "60 SECONDS: Zach Braff". Metro.co.uk. 2006-10-19. http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/interviews/ article.html?in_article_id=21824&in_page_id=11. Retrieved on 2007-05-09. [7] ^ Erstein, Hap (2006-09-10). "Goodbye, Scrubs?". The Oxford Press. http://www.oxfordpress.com/life/content/ shared/living/stories/2006/09/ ZACH_BRAFF_0910_COX.html. He voiced the character Chicken Little again Retrieved on 2007-05-09. in Kingdom Hearts II, a video game for the [8] "Braff Busted Beating Up Teen on Playstation 2 console. He also has done voice ’Punk’d’". Hollywood.com. 2006-09-14. work in commercials, including The Cottonhttp://www.hollywood.com/news/ elle Puppy, and water in commercials for Braff_Busted_Beating_Up_Teen_on_Punkd/ PŪR. 3553284. Retrieved on 2008-07-01. [9] ""Punk’d" Episode #4.3 (2005)". IMDB.com. 2005-03-20. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0680543/. [1] ^ Dawson, Angela (2006-09-06). "Braff’s Retrieved on 2007-04-15. ’Kiss’". AZ Central. [10] Braff, Zach (2005-03-21). "Warning: Not http://www.azcentral.com/ent/movies/ Funny!". Zach Braff’s Garden State Blog. articles/0909braff0909.html. Retrieved http://gardenstate.typepad.com/ on 2007-05-24. zach_braffs_garden_state_/2005/03/ [2] Bloom, Steven M. (2004-07-15). "Back in warning_not_fun.html. Retrieved on the ‘The Ex’". NEW JERSEY JEWISH 2007-05-24. NEWS. http://www.njjewishnews.com/ [11] As stated on Last Call with Carson Daly. njjn.com/2004/71504/ltgarden.html. [12] Leopold, Todd (2008-09-26). "Singer has Retrieved on 2007-05-24. some fame, but no ’Zach Braff effect’". [3] Zach Braff Biography (1975-) CNN.com. CNN. http://www.cnn.com/ [4] ^ "Life After `Garden State’". 2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/26/josh.rouse/ CTNow.com. 2006-09-09. index.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-26. http://www.ctnow.com/movies/hce[13] Lester, Paul (2007-03-16). "Frodo gets sholede0910.artsep10,0,2842185.story?coll=hcefunky". The Guardian. Filmography References 3 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zach Braff http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/ [23] "Correction: Braff and Moore Not mar/16/popandrock2. Retrieved on Engaged". IMDB.com. 2007-02-09. 2008-09-26. http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/ [14] Braff, Zach (2007-03-30). "Blog. Cog. 2006-02-09/. Retrieved on 2007-05-24. Snog. Frog. Oh my Gog!". Zach [24] "Braff Back With Ex Appleby". recent Braff.com. http://www.zachbraff.com/ WENN news. wenn.com. 2008-08-07. comments.php?id=103. Retrieved on http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0524179/. 2007-05-24. [25] Beth Hilton (2008-08-10). "Braff reunites [15] ^ Adler, Shawn (2007-09-07). "Can This with ex-girlfriend". digitalspy.co.uk. Love "Last"?". MTV Movies. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/ http://www.mtv.com/shared/movies/ a121437/braff-reunites-with-exflickd/l/last_kiss_060907/. Retrieved on girlfriend.html?imdb. 2007-04-15. [26] http://bestlifeonline.com/cms/publish/ [16] ^ "THE LAST KISS". Box Office Mojo. leisure/Zach-Braff-s-love-of-flying.php http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/ [27] http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/ ?id=lastkiss06.htm. Retrieved on 2004/71504/ltgarden.html 2007-05-23. [17] Murray, Rebecca (2007-09-08). "Zach Braff Discusses Fletch Won". About.com. • Zach Braff at the Internet Movie Database http://movies.about.com/od/thelastkiss/a/ • Zach Braff at Allmovie lastkisszb90806_2.htm. Retrieved on • Zach Braff at MySpace 2007-04-15. • Official website [18] Kepnes, Caroline (2007-05-23). "Dane Cook: Employee of the Month. I’m Persondata Serious". E! Online. NAME Braff, Zachary Israel http://www.eonline.com/movies/reelgirl/ ALTERNATIVE detail/ NAMES index.jsp?uuid=89536bb9-6adc-4224-afbd-5220c514a398. SHORT American actor Retrieved on 2007-05-24. DESCRIPTION [19] Leffler, Rebecca (2007-05-20). "Directors sign on for New York ’Love’ affair". The DATE OF BIRTH April 6, 1975 Hollywood Reporter. PLACE OF BIRTH South Orange, New Jerhttp://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/ sey, U.S. content_display/film/news/ DATE OF DEATH e3i1f890f625ffdd190bca5a282b2af4dd1. PLACE OF Retrieved on 2007-05-24. DEATH [20] Braff, Zach (2009-01-06) http://www.valpo.edu/student/wvur/ index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=703&Itemid=1 [21] Keller, Joel Zach Braff says he’s not a jerk TV Squad (June 26, 2007). Retrieved on 2-13-09. [22] "ZACH + MANDY TO WED?". Contact Music. 2006-02-01. http://www.contactmusic.com/new/ xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/ zach%20+%20mandy%20to%20wed_01_02_2006. Retrieved on 2007-05-24. External links Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Braff" Categories: 1975 births, American bloggers, American film actors, American film directors, American film producers, American Jews, American screenwriters, American television actors, American voice actors, English-language film directors, Grammy Award winners, Jewish actors, Jewish American film directors, Jewish American writers, Living people, Actors from New Jersey, Northwestern University alumni, People from Essex County, New Jersey 4 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zach Braff This page was last modified on 23 May 2009, at 01:59 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) taxdeductible nonprofit charity. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers 5