Jacob Zachar (born May 16, 1986) is an American actor whose roles include Russell "Rusty" Cartwright on the ABC Family TV Series ''

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Early years and education

Zachar was born in

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(his ''Greek'' character, Rusty Cartwright, is also from Chicago). He attended St. Francis Borgia grammar school. He also attended St. Patrick High School, an all-boys

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school in Chicago.

Career

Zachar booked his first starring role in ''

'' after living in Los Angeles for only two months. He played the part of Ernest in the film '' Little Big Top'' and then appeared as a cashier in the movie '' Bodega'', also in 2006. He has also done commercials for

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and Dunkin' Donuts. He has performed in various theater roles such as '' On Golden Pond'', ''

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'', '' Big: The Musical'', ''

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''. Zachar provided voices for the movie '' Surf's Up'' and an episode of the animated television series ''

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'' where he was a cashier. In 2005, Zachar completed the film '' Drunkboat'' in which he stars along with

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Personal life

While living in

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, he was in a metal band called Megaband. Zachar also sang in a punk/ska group Not Too Good. He now plays in a blues and funk band part-time. On May 25, 2019, Zachar married set costumer Brittany Saberhagen after five years of dating.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zachar, Jacob 1986 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Chicago