Zak Orth (born October 15, 1970) is an American actor known for his roles in ''
Wet Hot American Summer
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'', ''
The Baxter
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...
'', ''
Melinda and Melinda
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'', ''
In and Out'', ''
Music and Lyrics
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'', and ''
NYC 22
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''. He also starred in the
NBC
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television drama ''
Revolution
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'' as Aaron, and appeared as a man haunted by psychic visions in
an episode of the
Fox
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Twelve sp ...
series ''
Fringe
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Arts
* Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival, known as "the Fringe"
* Adelaide Fringe, the world's second-largest annual arts festival
* Fringe theatre, a name for alternative theatre
* The Fringe, the ...
''.
Early life and education
Orth was born Adam Zachary Orth in
Libertyville, Illinois
Libertyville is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States, and a northern suburb of Chicago. It is located west of Lake Michigan on the Des Plaines River. The 2020 census population was 20,579. It is part of Libertyville Township, Lake ...
, the son of Jane (Oehms), a piano teacher, and Robert Orth, an opera singer. Orth is an alumnus of
The Theatre School at DePaul University
The Theatre School at DePaul University, previously the Goodman School of Drama (also known as TTS and GSD, respectively) is the drama school of DePaul University. Founded with its first class conducted at the Art Institute of Chicago on January 5 ...
.
Career
He is a good friend of the members of the comedy group
Stella and has appeared in many of
their short films, as well as their
2005 TV series. He is also known for his brief role in
Baz Luhrmann
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's adaptation of Shakespeare's ''
Romeo + Juliet
Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy '' Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a pr ...
'', as the character Gregory.
He is also one half of The Doilies, a musical comedy group, alongside
Michael Showalter
Michael Showalter (born June 17, 1970) is an American comedian, actor, director, writer, and producer. He first came to recognition as a cast member on MTV's ''The State'', which aired from 1993 to 1995. He and David Wain created the ''Wet Hot ...
.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
American male film actors
American male television actors
Male actors from Illinois
DePaul University alumni
People from Libertyville, Illinois
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors