Zachary Levi
Zachary Levi Pugh (/pjuː/ PEW; born September 29, 1980)[2] is an American actor. He starred as Chuck Bartowski in the series Chuck, and as the title character[3][4] in Shazam! and its 2023 sequel.
Zachary Levi
He voiced Flynn Rider in the 2010 Disney animated musical fantasy film Tangled, where he performed "I See the Light" with Mandy Moore; the song won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media.[5][6] He reprised the voice role in the 2012 short film Tangled Ever After and in the 2017 television series Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure,[7] based on the film.[8] He appeared in the films Thor: The Dark World and Thor: Ragnarok as Fandral. Levi starred as Georg Nowack in the 2016 Broadway revival of She Loves Me opposite Laura Benanti, for which he received a Tony Award nomination.
In 2022, Levi published a memoir/self-help book titled Radical Love: Learning to Accept Yourself and Others.[9]
Early life[edit]
Levi was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the son of Susan Marie (née Hoctor; 1950–2015) and Darrell Alton Pugh (1946–2023).[2][10] He is of English, Welsh, and German descent.[11][12] When he was a child, his family moved across several states before returning to their home in Ventura, California, where he attended Buena High School for four years.[13] He began acting on stage at the age of six, performing lead roles in regional productions such as Grease, The Outsiders, Oklahoma!, Oliver!, The Wizard of Oz, and Big River at the Ojai Art Center.[1]