Biography
Zachary Levi- An Actor and Singer, Well-Known For His Role as Chuck Bartowski in “Chuck”
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Who is Zachary Levi?
Zachary Levi Pugh is an American actor and singer. He is best known for playing the lead role Chuck Bartowski in NBC’s action-comedy “Chuck.” He won three awards, including “Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor: Action” and had received a nomination for several awards. He is also famous as Fandral in Marvel Cinematic Universe films “Thor: The Dark World” and “Thor: Ragnarok.”
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Celebrated Name | Zachary Levi |
Profession | Actor, Singer |
Birth Date | September 29, 1980 |
Birth Place | Lake Charles, Lousiana, US |
Full Name | Zachary Levi Pugh |
Star Sign | Libra |
Parents | Father: Darrell Pugh Mother: Susan Marie (Hoctor) |
Wife | Missy Peregrym (divorced) |
Net Worth | $12 million |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | White |
Religion | Christian |
Height | 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) |
Weight | 100 kg (220 lbs) |
Body Measurements | 42-34-14 inches |
Eye Color | Hazel |
Hair Color | Dark Brown |
Bio
Zachary Levi was born on September 29, 1980, in Lake Charles, Lousiana, United States. The 39 years old actor has the star sign of Libra. He was born to father Darrell Pugh and Mother Susan Marie (Hoctor). Levi uses his middle name as his stage surname because of his birth name, “Pugh,” which is of Welsh origin. Levi is a sports car and motorcycle enthusiast. He is also an avid gamer, having played “Super Mario Bros.”
Nationality and Physical Statistics (Height & Weight)
Levi is American by nationality and is of the white race. He belongs to Welsh ancestry with marginally English, Native American, Irish and German descent. He follows Christianity.
Besides that, Levi stands at the height of 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and weighing about 100 kg (220 lbs) with the body measurement of Chest size 42 inches, waist size 34 inches, and biceps size 14 inches. Additionally, his hair color is dark brown, and his eye color is hazel.
Early Life Zachary Levi
Levi grew up all over the several states before finally heading back to their home in Ventura, California. He attended Buena High School for four years. At the age of six, he started acting on stage performing as a lead role in regional productions such as “Grease,” “The Outsiders,” “Oklahoma!”, “Oliver!” “The Wizard of Oz” and “Big River” at the Ojai Art Center.
Career
Levi first appeared in the FX television movie “Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie.” He portrayed as Kipp Steadman on the ABC sitcom “Less than Perfect” and also represented in the ABC Family television movie “See Jane Date.” In 2007, he landed the starring role in “Chuck.” In the following year, Levi starred in the film “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” in the lead role. Zackary starred in the Disney-animated feature film “Tangled,” which is based on the famous fairy tale Rapunzel where he voiced as Flynn Rider in 2010.
Eventually, in the next year, he narrated in the documentary “Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story.” In 2012, he hosted the web documentaries “Tomb Raider The Final Hours,” going behind the scenes of the new Tomb Raider game. Levi was about to portray Fandral in “Thor” but dropped it due to scheduling conflicts with “Chuck.” He played a role in the sequels “Thor: The Dark World” in 2013 and “Thor: Ragnarok” in 2017. In 2013, he made his Broadway debut in a production of the musical comedy “First Date.” Zachary guest-starred as Abraham Lincoln in the Hulu original series “Deadbeat.”
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Levi portrayed in the lead role as George in the Broadway revival “She Loves Me” in 2016. Subsequently, in the following year, Levi reprised his role in a Disney Channel Original Movie, “Tangled: Before Ever After” as Flynn Rider, which continued the story as a regular series titled “Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure” that lasted for 3 seasons, premiering on 2017 and 2020. Levi portrayed Dr. Benjamin Ettenberg in the second season of “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” in 2018. Eventually, in the following year, he starred as Billy Batson, who is also known as Captain Marvel in Warner Bros. Pictures’ superhero comedy “Shazam!”.
Levi did a duet with Katharine McPhee in her single song “Terrified” in 2010, which they re-recorded and made available in iTunes and on the music video website Vevo. He financed Kendal Payne’s album “Grown” after she dropped her label, Capitol Records. Levi sang “I See the Light” and “I’ve Got a Dream” on the soundtrack of the movie “Tangled.” Likewise, he has also been a guest member of “Band from TV,” which is a band made up of actors from various American television shows.
Personal Life of Zachary Levi
Levi married a Canadian actress Missy Peregrym on June 16, 2014. In the following year, the couple filed for divorce in April. Later, the divorce finalized on December 3, 2014, as per the separation date listed in court documents.
Levi started his own company, “The Nerd Machine,” in September 2010. He participated in the Celebrity All-Star Ga,e in “NBA All-Star Weekend 2011”, playing for the team coached by Magic Johnson. “Active Minds,” a mental health charity, announced, Levi will be an ambassador for the organization on May 21, 2019.
Awards
Levi has contributed a lot to the film industry as he is associated with this industry since he was six. He has been nominated in numerous awards and has won several of them. In 2009, Levi won the title “Best Leading Actor in a Comedy Series” in Ewwy Awards from “Chuck.” Apparently, in the following year, he won the title “Choice TV Actor: Action” in Teen Choice Award from “Chunk.” Likewise, in the next year 2011, Levi won the TV Guide Award for “Favorite Couple Who Have” that was shared with Yvonne Strahovski again from “Chunk.” Levi won Screen Actors Guild Awards for “Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series” from “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” in 2019. Levi also won the “Theatre World Award” from “First Date” in 2013.
Social
Levi has an active Instagram account as @zacharylevi with 1.6 million followers and a twitter account as @ZacharyLevi with 687.8k followers. Levi also owns a Facebook account as @ZacharyLevi with 555,453 likes and 632,780 followers.
Net Worth
Zachary is living a luxurious life. Being a famous actor, he has earned a lot of money as well as fame. Levi currently has about $12 million approximately.