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Zach wrote a play called "All New People", which will be at the Second Stage Theatre in New York City starting in June 2011.
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Zach's older sister, Shoshanna Braff, made a cameo appearance in his film "Garden State" in the funeral scene.
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Zach starred in the off-Broadway play "Trust" back in 2010.
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Zach and fellow Scrubs co-star Donald Faison once shared an apartment.
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Zach Braff has his own film company, Large's Ark Productions.
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Zach is Jewish.
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Zach had an American Musical themed Bar Mitzvah.
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Zach was once roommates with actor Michael Weston.
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Zach directed the following episodes of Scrubs:
Season 4, Episode 8 "My Last Chance"
Season 4, Episode 19 "My Best Laid Plans"
Season 5, Episode 7 "My Way Home"
Season 6, Episode 13 "My No Good Reason"
Season 7, Episode 5 "My Growing Pains"
Season 7, Episode 11 "My Princess"
Season 8, Episode 17 "My Chief Concern"
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Zach took flying lessons and actually flew himself into his interview on The Ellen Degeneres Show on December 7, 2009.
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Zach has two dogs named Roscoe and Scooter.
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Zach has appeared on the cover pages of the following magazines:
TV Guide
Paste
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Zach has directed the following music videos:
"Superman" by Lazlo Bane
"Closer" by Joshua Radin
"Chariot" by Gavin DeGraw
"Ride" by Cary Brothers
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In 2007, Zach directed a TV commercial for Dunkin' Donuts.
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Zach supported Senator Obama for the Presidential Elections 2008.
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According to a 2007 TVGuide.com article, Zach Braff's salary for Scrubs is $350,000 per episode.
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Zach is often called a girl's name on
Scrubs. Ironically, his first TV role was in an after school special called "CBS Schoolbreak Special" (the episode is called My Summer as a Girl), in which he poses as a girl to get a summer job.
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Zach's childhood dream was to be a filmmaker. He used to work at his school's television station.
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When Zach was 10, he was diagnosed with Obsessive-compulsive disorder and really didn't like the public school system.
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While starring in
Scrubs, Zach has appeared in 2 of NBC's
The More You Know public service announcements. His topics were mentoring and prejudice.
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Zach says he suffers from "mild" depression.
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Zach's father is of Russian heritage.
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Zach's then current girlfriend
Mandy Moore accompanied him to the Golden Globes in 2006.
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Zach asked his ex-girlfriend
Bonnie Somerville to record the song "Winding Road" for
Garden State.
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Zach's parents have re-married, but still get along; they come with their respective partners to Thanksgiving.
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Zach's brothers Joshua and Adam have worked together writing television screenplays.
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Zach is the youngest of four children: Adam Braff, Joshua Braff, and Shoshanna Braff.
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Zach attended high school with the voice of Jar Jar Binks (
Ahmed Best) in
Star Wars Episode One.
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Zach's favorite TV shows include
Lost and
The Office.
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According to an article in The Chicago Sun-Times, when Zach won his Best First Feature Independent Spirit Award for Garden State, his father jumped up from a back table in the room and yelled, "That's my kid!"
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Zach's father is an attorney, who also does stage work.
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Zach's brother, novelist Joshua Braff, wrote The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green and Peep Show.
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Zach attended the same high school as Janae Bakken (his Scrubs collegue), Elisabeth Shue and Andrew Shue. In fact, he grew up around the corner from the Shue family.
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Zach was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity at Northwestern University.
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Zach is 6 feet (1.83 metres) tall.
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In February of 2005, Zach won the Grammy for "Best Compilation Soundtrack For A Motion Picture" for Garden State, on which he served as the compilation producer.
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Zach attended the famed Children's acting camp, StageDoor Manor, at age 11 where he was scouted by a talent manager and began professional acting work.
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Zach was inspired to become an actor by his father, who was a lawyer, but always left time to do community theatre for fun.
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Zach once auditioned for a recurring role on Dawson's Creek, which eventually went to Mark Matkevich.
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Zach went to the same high school as musician
Lauryn Hill.
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Zach recorded a voice-over for a Cottonelle commercial in 2003.
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Zach wrote, produced, and directed his own student film at Northwestern University.
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Zach recieved his first Emmy nomination in 2005 for his work on Scrubs.