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| − | '''Zachary Levi Pugh''' (born September 29, 1980, age 29) is an American televison actor and singer known for roles of Kipp Steadman in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Less_than_Perfect Less than Perfect]'' and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Bartowski Chuck Bartowski] in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_(TV_series) Chuck]''. He portrayed [[Toby Seville]] in ''Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Series'' and ''Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel''. |
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| + | '''Zachary Levi Pugh''' (born September 29, 1980) is an American televison actor and singer best known for his roles as Kipp Steadman in ''Less than Perfect'' and Chuck Bartowski in ''Chuck''. |
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| + | He portrays [[Toby Seville]] in the second CGI/live-action film'' [[Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel]]''. |
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| − | [[File:Zachary_Levi.jpg|frame|Zachary Levi Pugh]] |
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| + | ==External Links== |
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| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Levi Zachary Levi] - Wikipedia |
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| + | *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1157048/ Zachary Levi] - at Internet Movie Database |
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| − | ==Contents== |
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| − | [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Levi# hide]]*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Levi#Early_life 1 Early life] |
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Levi#Career 2 Career] |
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| − | **[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Levi#Music 2.1 Music] |
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Levi#Personal_life 3 Personal life] |
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Levi#Filmography 4 Filmography] |
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Levi#Videogames 5 Videogames] |
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Levi#References 6 References] |
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Levi#External_links 7 External links] |
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| − | ==Early life== |
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| − | Levi, the middle child between his two sisters, was born '''Zachary Levi Pugh''' in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Charles,_Louisiana Lake Charles, Louisiana], to Susy and Darrell Pugh. As a child, his family moved all over the country before making their final move to their new home in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventura,_California Ventura, California], where Levi attended [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buena_High_School_(California) Buena High School] for four years He began acting in theatre at the age of 6, performing lead roles in regional productions such as ''Grease'', ''The Outsiders'', ''Oliver'', ''The Wizard of Oz'' and ''Big River'' at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center. |
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| − | Because [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_(surname) Levi] is a Jewish surname, he is often mistakenly assumed to be Jewish, but this is not the case; Levi dropped his Welsh surname Pugh and uses his middle name professionally on advice that being named "Zach Pugh" would not help his career in Hollywood. |
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| − | == Career== |
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| − | Levi had a supporting role in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FX_Networks FX] television movie ''Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie.'' He played Kipp Steadman on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company ABC] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitcom sitcom] ''Less Than Perfect''. He also portrayed a potential boyfriend of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charisma_Carpenter Charisma Carpenter]'s character, Jane, in the ABC Family television movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See_Jane_Date See Jane Date].'' Levi was slated to be a lead in an ABC pilot called ''Three'' for the 2004/2005 television season. It was written by Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen, and would have costarred [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Van_Der_Beek James Van Der Beek], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jama_Williamson Jama Williamson], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Pitts Jacob Pitts], but the show was not picked up. |
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| − | Levi financed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendall_Payne Kendall Payne]'s album ''Grown'' after she was dropped by her label, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records Capitol Records]. |
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| − | He landed the starring role in ''Chuck'', a series that was given a full season order (later reduced from 22 to 13 episodes due to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Writers%27_Strike 2007 Writers' Strike]) for the NBC 2007 fall schedule and premiered on September 24, 2007, which was given a full season order a few months later. |
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| − | In the summer of 2008, Levi was named one of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly Entertainment Weekly]'s Top Thirty People Under Thirty. |
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| − | He plays Toby Seville in the film ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel]]''. |
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| − | He will be starring alongside [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Moore Mandy Moore] in the upcoming Disney-animated feature film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangled Tangled]'', which is based on the popular fairy tale [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapunzel Rapunzel]. He will be voicing Flynn Rider, a bandit who finds refuge in Rapunzel's tower. |
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| − | Levi is providing narration in the upcoming documentary about the game of monopoly called ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Under_the_Boardwalk_(2010_film)&action=edit&redlink=1 Under the Boardwalk]: The MONOPOLY Story. Levi does not return in [[Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked]].'' |
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| − | Music |
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| − | In April 2010, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_McPhee Katharine McPhee] released a preview of a music video to cinemas for her single [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrified_(Katharine_McPhee_song) Terrified]. Levi duets with her on the song (which was re-recorded; the original album version features [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Reeves Jason Reeves]) and appears in the music video singing with McPhee. On May 3, 2010, the song was previewed on Entertainment Weekly's website and was made available for purchase on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes iTunes]. The full video premiered on May, 7th, 2010 on the music video website [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vevo Vevo]. |
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| − | == Personal life== |
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| − | Levi is a motorcycle enthusiast. |
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| − | Levi is a committed Christian. During an interview with ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relevant_Magazine Relevant Magazine]'', he said, "My job on my set, I believe, is to first just love people and gain that trust with people where they know that I really do love them and care about their well-being, so that when they are running into problems, they will hopefully, at some point, come to me and ask me, 'What is your peace all about? What is your comfort all about? Where do you get your love? Where do you get your talents?' And I can turn to them and say without blinking, 'Jesus Christ'. |
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| − | He dated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Crosby Caitlin Crosby] from 2008 to January 2010. |
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| − | ==Filmography== |
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| − | |+Film |
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| − | | 2005 |
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| − | | ''Reel Guerrillas'' |
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| − | | Evon Schwarz |
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| − | | Short film |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | 2006 |
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| − | | ''[[Big Momma's House 2]]'' |
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| − | | Kevin |
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| − | | rowspan="2"|2007 |
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| − | | ''[[Spiral (2007 film)|Spiral]]'' |
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| − | | Berkeley |
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| − | | ''Ctrl Z'' |
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| − | | Ben Pillar |
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| − | | Short film |
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| − | | rowspan=4| 2008 |
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| − | | ''[[Wieners (film)|Wieners]]'' |
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| − | | Ben |
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| − | | ''The Tiffany Problem'' |
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| − | | Zac |
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| − | | Short film |
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| − | | ''[[An American Carol]]'' |
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| − | | Lab Tech #1 |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | ''[[Shades of Ray]]'' |
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| − | | Ray Rehman |
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| − | | rowspan=2| 2009 |
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| − | | ''Stuntmen'' |
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| − | | Troy Ratowski |
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| − | | ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel]]'' |
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| − | | [[Toby Seville|Tobin "Toby" Seville]] |
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| − | | rowspan=3| 2010 |
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| − | | ''Byron Phillips: Found'' |
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| − | | Byron Phillips |
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| − | | Short film |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | ''[[Tangled]]'' |
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| − | | [[Flynn Rider|Eugene Fitzherbert/Flynn Rider]] |
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| − | | Voice |
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| − | | ''Under the Boardwalk: The MONOPOLY Story'' |
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| − | | Narrator |
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| − | | Voice |
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| − | | rowspan=3| 2012 |
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| − | | ''Tangled Ever After'' |
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| − | | [[Flynn Rider]] |
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| − | | Voice<br />Short film |
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| − | | ''Defeat the Label'' |
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| − | | Short Film |
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| − | | ''No Rest For the Wicked: Moebius and Basil Adventures'' |
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| − | | Alaric Moebius |
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| − | | Short Film |
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| − | | 2013 |
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| − | | ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'' |
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| − | |[[Fandral]] |
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| − | <ref name="Levi2">{{cite web |last= |first= |date=2012-07-10 |title=Zachary Levi on Thor 2 (7/10/12) |url=http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/zachary-levi-on-thor-2-71012/1409054 |work=[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]] |accessdate=2012-07-11 |archiveurl |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> |
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| − | |Filming |
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| − | |+Television |
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| − | | 2002 |
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| − | | ''Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie'' |
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| − | | Adam |
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| − | | Television film |
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| − | | 2002–2006 |
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| − | | ''[[Less than Perfect]]'' |
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| − | | Kipp Steadman |
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| − | |Lead Role |
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| − | | rowspan=2| 2003 |
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| − | | ''[[See Jane Date]]'' |
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| − | | Grant Asher |
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| − | | Television film |
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| − | | ''[[The Division]]'' |
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| − | | Todd |
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| − | | TV, 2 episodes: "The Box" and "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here" |
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| − | | 2004 |
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| − | | ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'' |
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| − | | Bellman |
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| − | | TV, 1 episode: "Opening Night" |
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| − | | 2007–2012 |
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| − | | ''[[Chuck (TV series)|Chuck]]'' |
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| − | | [[Chuck Bartowski]] |
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| − | | Lead Role<br />Also director ("[[Chuck Versus the Beard]]", "[[Chuck Versus the Leftovers]]" & "[[Chuck Versus the Hack Off]]") |
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| − | | rowspan="3"|2012 |
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| − | | ''[[Video Game High School]]'' |
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| − | | Ace |
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| − | | Web Series |
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| − | | ''Tomb Raider The Final Hours'' |
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| − | | Himself (Host) |
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| − | | Will be hosting the web documentary series |
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| − | | ''Let It Go'' |
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| − | | Ben |
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| − | | TV Movie; Pre-production |
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| − | | TBA |
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| − | | ''[[Star Wars Detours]]'' |
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| − | | Biff Tarkin<ref>{{cite news|first=Eric|last=Goldman|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/08/24/first-footage-shown-from-seth-green-and-matt-senreichs-star-wars-detours-animated-series|title=First Footage Shown from Seth Green and Matt Senreich's Star Wars: Detours Animated Series|work=ign|date=August 24 2012|accessdate=October 3 2012}}</ref> |
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| − | | Voice; Post-Production |
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| − | | rowspan="2"|2010 |
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| − | | ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' |
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| − | | Trooper 4 |
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| − | | Voice |
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| − | | ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' |
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| − | | Arcade Gannon |
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| − | | Voice |
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| − | ==Discography== |
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| − | * "[[Terrified (Katharine McPhee song)|Terrified]]" (2010){{spaced ndash}} Performed by [[Katharine McPhee]] featuring Zachary Levi. |
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| − | * "[[I See the Light]]" (2010){{spaced ndash}} Performed by Zachary Levi and [[Mandy Moore]] for the film ''[[Tangled]]''. |
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| − | ===Live performances=== |
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| − | On February 27, 2011, Levi performed "I See the Light" with [[Mandy Moore]] at the [[83rd Academy Awards]].<ref name="Skerry"/> |
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| − | ==Awards and nominations== |
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| − | | align="center"| 2007 |
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| − | | [[Satellite Awards]] |
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| − | |Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical |
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| − | |''Chuck'' |
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| − | | align="center"| 2008 |
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| − | | [[Teen Choice Awards]] |
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| − | |Choice TV Breakout Star Male |
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| − | |''Chuck'' |
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| − | | [[Saturn Award]] |
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| − | | Best Actor on Television |
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| − | |''Chuck'' |
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| − | | [[Kids' Choice Awards]] |
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| − | |Best Favorite Movie |
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| − | |''Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel'' |
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| − | | align="center"| 2010 |
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| − | | [[Teen Choice Awards]] |
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| − | |Choice TV Actor: Action |
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| − | | align="center"| 2011 |
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| − | | TV Guide Awards |
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| − | |Favorite Couple Who Have |
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| − | |''Chuck'' |
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| − | | [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award]] |
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| − | | Best Song |
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| − | |"I See the Light" |
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| − | | align="center"| 2011 |
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| − | | [[World Soundtrack Academy]] |
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| − | | Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film |
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| − | |"I See the Light" |
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| − | | align="center"| 2012 |
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| − | | [[Teen Choice Awards]] |
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| − | |Choice Animated Movie: Voice |
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| − | |''Tangled'' |
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| − | | align="center"| 2011 |
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| − | | [[Teen Choice Awards]] |
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| − | |Choice TV Actor: Action |
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| − | | [[Teen Choice Awards]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:28, 20 March 2018
Zachary Levi Pugh (born September 29, 1980) is an American televison actor and singer best known for his roles as Kipp Steadman in Less than Perfect and Chuck Bartowski in Chuck.
He portrays Toby Seville in the second CGI/live-action film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
External Links
- Zachary Levi - Wikipedia
- Zachary Levi - at Internet Movie Database