
Zach Braff was born and raised in South Orange, New Jersey, to Anne Hutchinson (Maynard), a clinical psychologist, and Harold Irwin Braff, a sociology professor and trial attorney. His father is from a Jewish family (from Russia and Austria), while Zach's mother, who is from a Yankee family with deep roots in New England, converted to Judaism. 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 (2006).
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 10 wins & 29 nominations.
Late Night with Seth Meyers | Unknown | 2014-02-24 |
Inside Amy Schumer | Unknown | 2013-04-30 |
Brand X with Russell Brand | Unknown | 2012-06-28 |
The Exes | Unknown | 2011-11-30 |
Conan | Unknown | 2010-11-08 |
Scrubs: Interns | Unknown | 2009-01-01 |
Cougar Town | Unknown | 2009-09-23 |
Alan Carr: Chatty Man | Unknown | 2009-06-14 |
The Graham Norton Show | Unknown | 2007-02-22 |
Clone High | Unknown | 2003-01-20 |
Punk'd | Unknown | 2003-03-17 |
Arrested Development | Unknown | 2003-11-02 |
Scrubs | Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian / ... 175 episodes, 2001-2010 | 2001-10-02 |
The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |