Zach Braff Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Zach Braff is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer who is best known for playing John ‘J.D.’ Dorian in the medical comedy-drama TV series Scrubs (2001–2010) for which he was nominated at the Satellite Awards (2005), the Primetime Emmy Awards (2005), and the Golden Globe Awards (2005, 2006, 2007) in the category of ‘Best Actor’. He is also well recognized for starring in films such as The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000), Garden State (2004), The Last Kiss (2006), and The Ex (2006). He had written, directed (debut), and compiled the soundtrack album for Garden State (2004) which gained a cult following and had also earned him a Grammy Award in 2005 for ‘Best Soundtrack Album’.

Born Name

Zachary Israel Braff

Nick Name

Zach

Sun Sign

Aries

Born Place

South Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

Nationality

Education

Zach had graduated, in 1993, from the Columbia High School, in Maplewood, New Jersey. From the age of 10 until he was 18, he had also attended Stagedoor Manor, in Loch Sheldrake, New York, a performing arts training center for youth actors. He had then joined the Northwestern University School of Communication in Evanston, Illinois, graduating in 1997.

Occupation

Actor, Director, Screenwriter, Producer

Family

• Father – Harold Irwin ‘Hal’ Braff (Trial Attorney, Professor, Founder of New Jersey’s American Inns of Court (AIC))
• Mother – Anne Brodzinsky (née Maynard) (Clinical Psychologist)
• Siblings – Joshua Braff (Older Brother) (Author), Adam J. Braff (Older Brother) (Writer, Producer), Shoshanna Braff (Older Sister) (d. 2018)
• Others – Jessica Kirson (Step-Sister) (Stand-up Comedian, Actor), (Ninth Cousin) (Politician, Businessman), Jill Braff (Sister-in-Law), Jagger Royce Braff (Nephew), Elaine Braff (Step-Mother), David Brodzinsky (Step-Father), Michelle Moder (Sister-in-Law), Lara Brodzinsky (Step-Sister), Jennifer Kirson (Step-Sister), Danielle Sweeney-Kirson (Step-Sister), Henry Braff (Nephew), Ella Braff (Niece), Lila Braff (Niece), Blaze Braff (Nephew), Bryce Gelman (Step-Nephew), Jade Gelman (Step-Niece), Tyler Gelman (Step-Nephew), Isabella Sweeney-Kirson (Step-Niece), Zoe Cali-Manko (Step-Niece), Joseph N. Braff (Paternal Grandfather), Lee Tanner (Paternal Grandmother), Howard Arthur Maynard (Maternal Grandfather), Esther Lord Hutchinson (Maternal Grandmother)

Build

Slim

Height

6 ft or 183 cm

Weight

78 kg or 172 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Zach has dated –

1. (2001-2003)
2. Bonnie Somerville (2003-2004)
3. (2004-2006)
4. (2007-2008)
5. (2009-2014)
6. (2019-Present)

Race / Ethnicity

White

He is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent on his father’s side and English, Irish, and Scottish descent on his mother’s side.

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Green

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Slender frame
• Center-parted, wavy hair
• Affable smile
• Clean-shaven look

Religion

Judaism

Brand Endorsements

Zach has been featured in the TV commercials for –

• Cottonelle toilet paper (2003-08) (Voiceover)
• Dunkin’ Donuts (2007)
• PUR water filtration systems (Voiceover)
• Wendy’s (2007-2008)

Zach Braff Facts

1. He was diagnosed with OCD when he was 10 years old.
2. In March 2005, fellow actor Donald Faison had pranked him by having an actor spray paint his new car with washable paint. Unaware of the prank, Zach pursued that teen actor and tried to punch him and accidentally hit another actor. This was captured and broadcast on the MTV hidden-camera practical joke reality TV series Punk’d.
3. In November 2008, he had earned his pilot’s license by successfully flying the piston-engine, four-seat composite monoplane Cirrus SR20.
4. In 2009, he had opened a restaurant known as Mermaid Oyster Bar in New York City with his high school friend and chef Laurence Edelman.

Featured Image by Zach Braff / Instagram