Zachary Levi: The Actor of 'Thor: The Dark World'

From 'Tangled' to 'Thor: The Dark World', read about actor Zachary Levi and his rise to fame right here!

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Zachary Levi: The Actor of 'Thor: The Dark World'

Zachary Levi: Early Life and Family

Zachary Levi was born on September 29, 1980 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. His parents are Darrell and Susy Pugh. He has two siblings, both sisters - Shekinah and Sarah Pugh. Him and his family are of Welsh descent and traveled around America quite a bit before settling down in Ventura, California where he attended high school. Zachary Levi is an avid gamer, actor and singer. He is also a Christian. In fact, Zachary Levi has always been an actor and singer. He began his acting career on stage at the age of six, appearing in lead roles in regional productions of theatrical shows like Oklahoma!, The Outsiders, The Wizard of Oz and Grease. Zachary is also a self-proclaimed nerd and owns his own company and brand, which is called The Nerd Machine. Zachary Levi is currently single.

Zachary with his Nerd HQ family. Nerd HQ is a company created by actor Zac Levi and it serves as a multimedia hub for all things nerdy.

Zachary Levi Facts: Age, Net Worth, Marriage and More

Age: Zachary Levi is 37 years old Height: Zachary is 6 foot 3 inches tall Full Name: Zachary Levi Pugh Car: Zachary owns a 2009 Nissan GT-R Favorite Brand: Prada Astrological Sign: Virgo Spouse: Zachary Levi was briefly married to Canadian Actress Missy Peregrym from 2014-2015. They got married in Maui, Hawaii and announced their wedding by posting photos of themselves wearing matching Mr. & Mrs. hoodies on Twitter Net Worth: The net worth of Zachary Levi is reported to be about $8 Million Hobbies: Gaming, Sports Cars, Motorcycles, his company Nerd HQ School: Zachary graduated from Buena High School in Ventura, California Charitable Work: Zachary is an ambassador for Operation Smile, which works to heal the smiles of children in need.

Zachary Levi Career: Movie & TV Show Roles

Zachary has starred and appeared in multiple movie and TV Show roles. He is best known for his roles as Chuck Bartowski in the series 'Chuck", the voice of Flynn Rider in Disney's 'Tangled', Luke Collins in the TV Series 'Heroes Reborn' and as Fandral in 'Thor: The Dark World'. Read more about Zachary Levi's other roles below.

Zachary Levi: Movie History

Zachary Levi has appeared as characters in the following movies: Kevin in Big Momma's House 2, released in 2006 Ben in Weiners, released in 2008 Toby in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, released in 2009 Flynn Rider in Tangled, released in 2010 Fandral in Thor: The Dark World, released in 2013 Fandral in Thor: Ragnarok, released in 2017

Zachary Levi announced in this Instagram post above that he was cast to play Shazam in the upcoming DC Films movie. He claims that Shazam is the original Captain Marvel and is beyond honored to accept the role. However, some have seen his comment that Shazam is the original Captain Marvel as a dig at DC.

Zachary Levi: TV Show History

Zachary Levi has appeared as characters in the following TV series and movies: Kipp Steadman in Less Than Perfect Luke Collins in Heroes Reborn Bellmann in Curb Your Enthusiasm Todd in The Division Grant Asher in the TV Movie See Jane Date Clark in the TV Movie Imperfect Union Zac Levi has played himself in the TV series The Guild Ben in the TV Movie Let it Go Gus in the TV Movie Remember Sunday HotDogMan and Dino Man in the TV Series Lego Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape Eugene Fitzherbert / Eugene / Feldspar in the TV Series Tangled: The Series Zachary has also done several voices for the Adult Swim show Robot Chicken.

Zachary Levi: Theater Work

Zachary won the prestigious Theatre World Award for his role in First Date. Zachary was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his work in She Loves Me.

Zachary Levi: Soundtracks and Voice Overs

Zachary Levi is not just an actor. He is a singer as well and has appeared on several soundtracks as well as done voice-overs for several video games. Here is a list of his top soundtracks and voice-over roles: Zac performed "I See The Light" and "I've Got a Dream" in the 2010 Disney movie Tangled. Zac performed "Life After Happily Ever After" in the TV Movie Tangled: Before Ever After. Zac performed "She Loves Me" in the TV Movie She Loves Me. On The 83rd Annual Academy Awards and the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Zac performed "I See The Light" from his movie Tangled. Zac has also appeared as Flynn Rider in Disney Tangled: The Video Game, as Arcade Israel Gannon in 2010 Fallout: New Vegas, and as a Trooper in 2010 Halo: Reach.

Above, Zachary Levi at Comic Con with Flash Gordon!! Zachary is a self-proclaimed nerd. You can see how happy this makes him from his huge smile.

Back to Toronto. Beard, and cheese puffs, in tow.

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Zachary Levi with a more rugged look above. Gotta admit, we love the beard on him!!

Zac Levi showing off his goofier side and killer dance moves in a video taken from his Twitter.

Zachary Levi: In Conclusion

What's not to love about this super talented actor, singer, director and producer? His down to earth attitude, dorky good looks and boy next door personality make him a heart throb for guys and girls of all ages. We can't wait to see what else this actor has in store for us. Keep up the great work Zac!

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