Zachary Levi
Zachary Levi | |
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 Levi at the ET Post-Emmys Party, Walt Disney Concert Hall, September 21, 2008 | |
| Born | Zachary Levi Pugh |
| Website | http://www.zacharylevi.com/ |
Zachary Levi (born Zachary Levi Pugh on September 29, 1980) is an American television actor known for roles of Kipp Steadman in Less Than Perfect and Chuck Bartowski on Chuck.
Biography
Early life
Levi was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the middle child between two sisters. He grew up all over the country before finally making his permanent home in Ventura, California. He began acting in theater at the age of 6, performing lead roles in such regional productions as Grease, The Outsiders, Oliver, The Wizard of Oz and Big River.
Acting career
Levi had a supporting role in the FX television movie Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie. He played Kipp Steadman on the ABC sitcom Less Than Perfect. He also portrayed a potential boyfriend of Charisma Carpenter's character, Jane, in the ABC Family television movie See Jane Date.
He landed the starring role in Chuck, a series that was given a 13-episode order for the NBC 2007 fall schedule and premiered on September 24, 2007, which was given a full season order a few months later.
In the summer of 2008, Levi was named one of Entertainment Weekly's Top Thirty People Under Thirty.[1]
Filmography
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel (2009) - TBA
- Stuntmen (2009) - Troy Ratowski
- Shades of Ray (2008) - Ray Rehman
- An American Carol (2008) - Lab Tech #1
- The Tiffany Problem (2008) - Zac
- Wieners (2008) - Ben
- Chuck (2007-present) (TV Series) - Chuck Bartowski
- Ctrl Z (2007) - Ben Pillar
- Spiral (2007) - Berkeley
- Big Momma's House 2 (2006) - Kevin
- Reel Guerrillas (2005) - Evon Schwarz
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2004) - Bellman in "Opening Night" (episode # 4.10)
- The Division (2004) - Todd in "The Box" (episode # 4.16) and "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here" (episode # 4.19)
- See Jane Date (2003) (TV Series) - Grant Asher
- Less Than Perfect (2002-2006) (TV Series) - Kipp Steadman
- Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie (2002) (TV Series) - Adam
- Untitled Sisqo Project (2001)
References
- ^ "30 Under 30: The Actors". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
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