Early life

Levi was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the son of Susan and Darrell Pugh. He is of Welsh ancestry. When Levi was a child, his family moved across several states before finally heading back to their home in Ventura, California, where he attended Buena High School for four years. 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. He chose his middle name as his stage name because his agent told him that "a guy named Zach Pugh would not be going far in Hollywood".

Career

Acting

Levi first appeared in the FX television movie Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie. He played Kipp Steadman on the ABC sitcom Less than Perfect. He also portrayed a potential boyfriend of Charisma Carpenter's character, Jane, in the ABC Family television movie See Jane Date. Levi was slated to be a lead in an ABC pilot called Three for the 2004/2005 television season, but the show was not picked up.

He landed the starring role in Chuck in 2007. Levi and his Chuck co-star, Yvonne Strahovski, were both nominated for Best Action Actor and Actress Choice TV Series for the Teen Choice Awards 2010 where they both won and presented. In the summer of 2008, Levi was named one of Entertainment Weekly's Top Thirty People Under Thirty. He later starred in the film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel in the lead role as Dave's cousin Toby Seville. In 2010 he is presented Kids' Choice Awards, were both a winner for Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel in Best Favorite Movie. He starred in the 2010 Disney-animated feature film Tangled, which is based on the popular fairy tale Rapunzel. He voices Flynn Rider, a bandit who finds refuge in Rapunzel's tower. He provided narration in the 2011 film Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story, a documentary about the game of Monopoly. Levi hosted the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards.

BuddyTV ranked him #97 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011". Levi landed the male lead in the 2012 TV pilot Let It Go, which would have aired on Fox, but was not picked up. Levi hosted the web documentaries Tomb Raider The Final Hours, going behind the scenes of the new Tomb Raider game. He was originally to portray Fandral in Thor, but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with Chuck. He did play the role in the sequel, Thor: The Dark World (2013), after original actor Josh Dallas had scheduling conflicts of his own. Levi made his Broadway debut in a production of the musical comedy First Date in August 2013.

In January 2015, it was announced that Levi would be a lead member of the cast of NBC's 13-episode miniseries Heroes Reborn as Luke Collins. The show was not picked up for a second season. He also guest-starred as Abraham Lincoln in the Hulu original series Deadbeat.

In June 2015, it was confirmed that Levi and Moore would reprise their roles as Eugene and Rapunzel in the television series Tangled: Before Ever After, based on the film Tangled. The animated series, set between Tangled and Tangled Ever After, will air on Disney Channel in 2017.

On September 1, 2015, it was announced that Levi will join the cast of the upcoming Broadway revival of She Loves Me in the lead role of Georg, alongside Laura Benanti as Amalia. It opened March 17, 2016 to high critical praise, scoring 5 Stars from The Guardian and being selected as a Critics' Pick for The New York Times. Critics praised Levi's performance of Georg, noting that his portrayal is "suave and handsome at times, disarmingly nebbishy at others," and that he " sweet modesty and just a pinch of hauteur". Levi was rewarded for his performance in She Loves Me with a Tony nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical.

Music

In April 2010, Katharine McPhee released a preview of a music video to cinemas for her single "Terrified". Levi duets with her on the song (which was re-recorded; the original album version features 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 iTunes. The full video premiered on May 7, 2010 on the music video website Vevo. Levi financed Kendall Payne's album Grown after she was dropped by her label, Capitol Records.

Levi is featured on the soundtrack of the movie Tangled, singing a duet with co-star Mandy Moore called "I See the Light", as well as being featured in the song "I've Got a Dream". In honor of the Oscar nomination for Best Original Song, Levi and Moore performed "I See the Light" at the 83rd Academy Awards. He has also been a guest member of Band from TV, a band made up of actors from various American television shows.

Personal life

Levi is a sports car and motorcycle enthusiast and owns a 2009 Nissan GT-R. He is an avid gamer, having first played Super Mario Bros., and has come to appreciate video games for their ability to provide interactive stories.

Levi is a Christian and has been since childhood. In a 2002 interview with 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.'"

In September 2010, Levi started his own company, The Nerd Machine. He was selected as a participant in the Celebrity All Star Game at NBA All Star Weekend 2011. He played for the team coached by Magic Johnson.

On June 16, 2014, Canadian actress Missy Peregrym announced that she and Levi had married in Maui, Hawaii. The marriage was short-lived and they filed for divorce in April of 2015, with the separation date listed in court documents as December 3, 2014.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Reel Guerrillas	Evon Schwarz	Short film
2006	Big Momma's House 2	Kevin
2007	Spiral	Berkeley
2007	Ctrl Z	Ben Pillar	Short film
2008	Wieners	Ben
2008	The Tiffany Problem	Zac	Short film
2008	An American Carol	Lab Tech 1
2008	Shades of Ray	Ray Rehman
2009	Stuntmen	Troy Ratowski
2009	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	Toby Seville
2010	Byron Phillips: Found	Byron Phillips	Short film
2010	Tangled	Flynn Rider/Eugene Fitzherbert	Voice
2010	Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story	Narrator	Voice
2011	No Rest For the Wicked: Moebius and Basil Adventures	Moebius	Short film
2012	Tangled Ever After	Flynn Rider/Eugene Fitzherbert	Voice; short film
2012	Defeat the Label		Short film
2013	Thor: The Dark World	Fandral	Replacing Joshua Dallas from the first film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Untitled Sisqo Project		TV Movie
2002	Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie	Adam	TV Movie
2002-06	Less than Perfect	Kipp Steadman	81 episodes
2003	See Jane Date	Grant Asher	TV Movie
2004	The Division	Todd	2 episodes
2004	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Bellman	Episode: "Opening Night"
2005	Brody & Friends	Zac	Episode: "The Hollywood Lifestyle"
2006	Worst Week of My Life	Nick	Episode: "Pilot"
2007	Imperfect Union	Clark	TV Movie
2007-12	Chuck	Chuck Bartowski	91 episodes; also director of 3 episodes
2011	Team Unicorn	Young Lover	Episode: "Alien Beach Crashers"
2011	2011 Spike Video Game Awards	Host
2012	4 Points	Himself	Episode: "Zachary Levi"
2012	Robot Chicken	Various voices	Episode: "Poisoned by Relatives"
2013	Remember Sunday	Gus	TV Movie
2014	Hollywood Game Night	Himself	Episode: "50 Charades of Grey"
2014	A Christmas Tail		TV Movie
2015	Star Wars Detours	Biff Tarkin	Voice; post-production
2015	Hollywood Game Night	Himself	Episode: "Don't Drink and Game Night"
2015	Heroes Reborn	Luke Collins	13 episodes
2015	Geeks Who Drink	Host
2015	Telenovela	James McMahon	3 episodes
2017	Tangled: Before Ever After	Eugene (aka Flynn Rider)	Voice; series regular

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Video Game High School	Ace	3 episodes
2013	Tiny Commando	Tiny Commando	7 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Voice
2010	Halo: Reach	Trooper 4
2010	Fallout: New Vegas	Arcade Gannon
2013	Tomb Raider	Himself
2016	Kingdom Hearts III	Flynn Rider (English Version)

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013-14	First Date	Aaron	Longacre Theatre
2016	She Loves Me	Georg Nowack	Studio 54

Discography

• "Terrified" (2010) - Performed by Katharine McPhee featuring Zachary Levi.
• "I See the Light" (2010) - Performed by Zachary Levi and Mandy Moore for the film Tangled.
• "First Date (Original Broadway Cast Recording)"

Live performances

On February 27, 2011, Levi performed "I See the Light" with Mandy Moore at the 83rd Academy Awards.

Awards and nominations

Film

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2010	Tangled	Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song	Nominated
2010	Tangled	World Soundtrack Academy Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film	Nominated
2010	Tangled	Teen Choice Award Choice Animated Movie: Voice	Nominated

Television

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2007	Chuck	Satellite Award Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical	Nominated
2008	Chuck	Teen Choice Award Choice TV Breakout Star Male	Nominated
2009	Chuck	Ewwy Award for Best Leading Actor in a Comedy Series	Won
2010	Chuck	Saturn Award Best Actor on Television	Nominated
2010	Chuck	Ewwy Award for Best Leading Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated
2010	Chuck	Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor: Action	Won
2011	Chuck	TV Guide Award for Favorite Couple Who Have	Won
2011	Chuck	Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor: Action	Nominated
2012	Chuck	Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor: Action	Nominated
2016	Heroes Reborn	People's Choice Award for Favorite Actor In A New TV Series	Nominated

Theatre

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2013	Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut Performance		First Date	Won
2016	Tony Award	Best Actor in a Musical	She Loves Me	Pending
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actor in a Musical		Pending
	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance		Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]