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Zach Braff

Zachary Israel Braff (born April 6, 1975) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his role as Dr. John "J.D." Dorian on the NBC/ABC television series Scrubs (2001–2010, 2026), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2005 as well as for three Golden Globe Awards from 2005 to…

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Education
Northwestern University (BA)
Born
Zachary Israel Braff (1975-04-06) April 6, 1975 (age 51) South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
Actor · filmmaker
Relatives
Joshua Braff (brother) · Jessica Kirson (stepsister)
Years active
1989–present

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Occupations · 2
Zach Braff → Actor, filmmaker
Relatives · 2
Zach Braff → Jessica Kirson (stepsister), Joshua Braff (brother)
related to External links · 2
Zach Braff → Emmys, IMDb Zach Braff
Born · 1
Zach Braff → Zachary Israel Braff (1975-04-06) April 6, 1975 (age 51) South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Education · 1
Zach Braff → Northwestern University (BA)
Years active · 1
Zach Braff → 1989–present

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Zach BraffBornZachary Israel Braff (1975-04-06) April 6, 1975 (age 51) South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.1.00infobox
Zach BraffEducationNorthwestern University (BA)1.00infobox
Zach BraffOccupationsActor1.00infobox
Zach BraffOccupationsfilmmaker1.00infobox
Zach BraffRelativesJoshua Braff (brother)1.00infobox
Zach BraffRelativesJessica Kirson (stepsister)1.00infobox
Zach BraffYears active1989–present1.00infobox
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Kingdom Hearts IIinstance ofand has reprised the role in various Disney video games0.80text
Zach Braffrelated to External linksIMDb Zach Braff0.60section
Zach Braffrelated to External linksEmmys0.60section

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