Age, Biography, and Wiki
Zachary Levi was born to Darrell and Susan Pugh in Lake Charles, Louisiana. His family moved several times during his childhood, eventually settling in Ventura, California. Levi began performing at a young age, participating in regional theater and eventually landing notable roles in film and television. His breakthrough came with the TV series "Chuck," which aired from 2007 to 2012. Notably, he has also starred in the blockbuster film "Shazam!" (2019) and voiced Flynn Rider in Disney's "Tangled" (2010).
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| Date of Birth | 29 September 1980 |
| Age | 44 Years |
| Birth Place | Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Libra |
| Country | U.S |
Height, Weight & Measurements
- Height: Zachary Levi stands at 6 feet 3 inches (191 cm) tall.
- Weight: Although specific weight measurements are not widely documented, Levi maintains a fit physique suitable for his acting roles.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Zachary Levi was briefly married to Canadian actress Missy Peregrym from June 2014 until their divorce in 2015, with the separation occurring in December 2014. As of now, there is no public information about him being in a relationship.
Levi first appeared in the Showtime/Goosehead.com series, Whatever, as a teenage boy, Ben. He was credited as Zachary Pugh. The series was produced by Ashley Powers and released in 2000. Levi was next seen in the FX television film 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 then-ABC Family television film 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.
After a nearly two-year hiatus from acting, Levi starred in a supporting role in Kevin Macdonald's 2021 legal drama, The Mauritanian. Levi also played the role of Kurt Warner in the biographical sports drama American Underdog that same year. In 2023, he reprised his role as Billy Batson in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, played the character of Terrence Tango-Torrez in Spy Kids: Armageddon opposite Gina Rodriguez and voiced Rocky in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, replacing Mel Gibson. In 2024, Levi starred in the film adaptation of Harold and the Purple Crayon, playing a grown-up version of the titular character. In 2025, Levi portrayed the author Scott LeRette, the father of a child with osteogenesis imperfecta, in The Unbreakable Boy.
On June 16, 2014, Canadian actress Missy Peregrym announced that she and Levi had married in Maui, Hawaii. They filed for divorce in April 2015, with the separation date listed in court documents as December 3, 2014. In December 2024, Levi announced that his girlfriend Maggie Keating was expecting their child.
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| Husband | Missy Peregrym (m. 2014-2015) |
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Net Worth and Salary
As of 2024, Zachary Levi's net worth is estimated at approximately $12 million, primarily derived from his acting career. During his time on "Chuck," he earned a peak salary of $90,000 per episode. His roles in films like "Shazam!" and voice work in "Tangled" have significantly contributed to his income.
Business Ventures:
- Middle Man Productions: Levi co-founded this production company with Universal TV in 2015, which is involved in developing TV projects like "Unidentified".
Levi starred as Georg Nowack in the 2016 Broadway revival of She Loves Me, for which he received a Tony Award nomination. In 2015, Levi launched a production company called Middle Man Productions and signed a first-look deal with Universal Television. In 2022, Levi published a self-help memoir titled Radical Love: Learning to Accept Yourself and Others. A companion book called Go Love Yourself: Help for the Journey to Mental and Emotional Wellness was released in 2024. Both were co-published by Middle Man. In 2020, Levi announced the formation of Wyldwood Studios with the intent to produce and release television shows and feature films.
Levi launched a production company called Wyldwood Productions in 2020. Director Zach Ramelan directed two narrative short films for the studio in 2020: Freelancer in February and The Statement starring Levi in May. In 2023, the studio co-produced the sixty-second episode of The FilmUp Podcast which is about Levi's life, career, and future plans. Wyldwood will release its first theatrical feature film, Sarah's Oil, in partnership with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 2025.
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 appreciates video games for their ability to provide interactive stories. He lives near Austin, Texas. In September 2010, Levi started his own company, The Nerd Machine. He participated in the Celebrity All Star Game at NBA All Star Weekend 2011, playing for the team coached by Magic Johnson.
Social Network
Zachary Levi is active on social media platforms where he engages with his fans and occasionally shares insights into his personal life and projects. He has been vocal about his mental health struggles and has written about them in his memoir "Radical Words: Becoming the Man God Made Me to Be" (previously titled "Philanthropist" during writing).
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, he 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. 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.
In 2017, Levi reprised his role as Flynn Rider in a Disney Channel original film titled Tangled: Before Ever After. The television movie continues the story as a regular series titled Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, which lasted for three seasons, premiering on March 24, 2017 and concluding March 1, 2020. The series is based on the 2010 film Tangled and features the returning voices of Mandy Moore and Levi. In 2018, Levi appeared as Dr. Benjamin Ettenberg, a love interest for the main character, Miriam 'Midge' Maisel, in the second season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. With the series' other principal cast members, Levi won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at SAG's January 2019 awards ceremony.
Due to his name and physical appearance, Levi is often incorrectly perceived to be Jewish. Early in his career, a Hollywood agent persuaded him to change his name saying, "A guy named Zach Pugh would not be going far in Hollywood," which led him to drop his last name. In a 2013 interview with New York Post, Levi said he has no Jewish ancestry. In 2016, he revealed that he had been turned down for a number of roles because casting directors mistakenly thought he was "too Jewish" for the part.
In 2018, he said, "I'm very spiritual, but not particularly religious." While avowing belief in God, he said, "[Religion] is, in my opinion, very destructive to what I believe the true heart and spirit and essence of who God is." In a 2021 interview with The Christian Post, he said working on the film American Underdog bolstered his Christian faith, and in getting to work on this project, "it feels like God's fingerprints were all over it."
In a 2022 episode of the podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, Levi described Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson as "one of the deepest thinkers I've ever heard break down human behavior" who "has a lot of integrity". In the same episode, he acknowledged that Peterson has "his own things that people have issues with". In January 2023, he agreed with an online post that said, "Do you agree or not, that Pfizer is a real danger to the world?", leading to allegations of echoing anti-vaccine sentiment. Later he clarified that his issue with the company stems from healthcare fraud and illegal promotion of certain products, citing a 2009 United States Department of Justice settlement. He also implied that his former She Loves Me co-star Gavin Creel's death from cancer was caused by the COVID-19 vaccine, which led to heavy criticism of Levi by their former cast-mate Laura Benanti. Levi later apologized for the remarks in an Instagram Live session.
Education
Although specific details about his educational background are not widely known, Levi began his career in performing arts at a young age, focusing on theater and stage performances.
Zachary is of English, Welsh, and German descent. While he was a child, he and his family moved to several states before returning 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 including Grease, The Outsiders, Oklahoma!, Oliver!, The Wizard of Oz, and Big River at the Ojai Art Center in Ojai, California.
