Biography of Zachary Levi
Zachary Levi is an American actor and singer who is famous for starring in the TV show Chuck (2007-2012) and in such films as Thor: The Dark World (2013), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and others. He starred as the superhero Shazam, one of DC's most powerful champions. Net worth: $12 million.
Childhood and Early Life
Zachary Levi Pugh was born into a family of Susan and Darrell Pugh in the American town of Lake Charles, Louisiana, on September 29, 1980. Many fans assume that the dark-haired, olive-skinned, brown-eyed Zachary has Italian or Spanish heritage, but that's not the case: the actor actually has Welsh, English, French, German, and Irish ancestry.
When Levi was a child, his family moved frequently from state to state before finally settling in California. It was there where the boy made his first steps towards his future career - it happened pretty early. At the age of six, Zachary played on the stage of a local theater by performing lead roles in such musicals as Grease, The Wizard of Oz, and others.I was a boy, growing up with two girls, and I got lost in this ocean of estrogen. I tried to find a way to be heard and noticed.
Acting Career
In 2001, Zachary Levi made his acting debut on screen. The young actor appeared in a low-budget comedy directed by singer Sisqó, alongside Grammy and Emmy winner Bob Newhart. The following year, he landed one of the lead roles in ABC's sitcom Less than Perfect. The show was set in a TV news office where employees found themselves in various comedic situations. Zachary played Kipp Steadman, an ambitious snob who clashed with red-haired colleague Claudia (Sara Rue).

This role earned Zachary an award Choice TV Actor: Action at the Teen Choice Awards ceremony; his co-star, Yvonne Strahovski (a future star of The Handmaid's Tale), also won an award. The actor also earned a solid paycheck from the show: $60,000 per episode.

In the meantime, Levi's popularity grew with each passing day. He regularly landed on lists of TV's sexiest men and drove women wild. His striking looks and impressive physique landed Zachary an audition for the role of Fandral, a member of the Warriors Three, in the action film Thor (2011). Unfortunately, scheduling conflicts forced him to drop out, so Joshua Dallas received that role.





Music Career
In May of 2010, the song Terrified, which Zachary Levi recorded with an American singer, Katharine McPhee, appeared on iTunes.Private Life of Zachary Levi
From 2008 to 2010, Zachary Levi dated American blonde singer Caitlin Crosby.

Levi is passionate about motorcycles and sports cars (he has Nissan GT-R); he is good at poker and is crazy about video games. His passion for video games once backfired on Zachary: while playing tennis on Nintendo Wii, he broke a glass lamp with his hand - the actor needed 14 stitches.
