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Zachary Adam Gordon (born February 15, 1998) is an American actor. He rose to prominence by playing Greg Heffley in the first three films of the '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' film series. He then went on to play Tate Wilson in '' Good Trouble'' and Jason Cohen in '' Dead of Summer''.
In June 2010,
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Early life
Gordon was born inOak Park, California
Oak Park is an unincorporated community in Ventura County, California, United States. When developed in the Simi Hills in the late 1960s, a single road provided the only access to the community from Agoura Hills, California, in neighboring Los An ...
, to Linda and Kenneth Gordon. He has two older brothers and was raised in Southern California
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. He graduated from a public high school
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in Oak Park. He is Jewish
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.
Career
Gordon has made multiple television appearances on programs such as ''How I Met Your Mother
''How I Met Your Mother'' (often abbreviated as ''HIMYM'') is an American sitcom, created by Craig Thomas (screenwriter), Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005 to March 31, 2014, follows the main c ...
'' and '' All of Us''. He also appeared in the 2008 pilot of ''Desperate Housewives
''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a t ...
'', plus two other episodes, and in two episodes of '' 24'' that aired in January 2009. He appeared in three episodes as a guest star on '' Last Man Standing'', where he played Tim's daughter's boyfriend.
His film credits include ''Sex and Death 101
''Sex and Death 101'' is a 2007 dark comedy science fiction film written and directed by Daniel Waters, released in the United States on April 4, 2008. The film marks the reunion of writer/director Daniel Waters and Winona Ryder, who previously ...
'', ''Lower Learning
''Lower Learning'' is a 2008 American black comedy film starring Jason Biggs, Eva Longoria, Rob Corddry, Ryan Newman, Monica Potter, and Andy Pessoa. It was directed by Mark Lafferty, and written by Lafferty and Shahin Chandrasoma. The music was ...
'', the Garry Marshall
Garry Kent Marshall (November 13, 1934 – July 19, 2016) was an American filmmaker and actor. He started his career in the 1960s writing for ''The Lucy Show'' and ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' before he developed Neil Simon's 1965 play '' The Odd C ...
film '' Georgia Rule'' (for which he won the Young Artist Award
The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Artist Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young ...
for his portrayal of Ethan), '' The Brothers Bloom'', as young Bloom, and in '' National Treasure: Book of Secrets''.
Gordon has been credited with numerous voice over roles including Brad Spolyt in '' The Chubbchubbs Save Xmas'', Ricky Garcia in ''Project Gilroy'', San San in Nick Jr.'s '' Ni Hao, Kai-Lan'' and ''The Mighty B!
''The Mighty B!'' (stylized in all caps) is an American animated television series created by Amy Poehler, Cynthia True, and Erik Wiese for Nickelodeon. The series centers on Bessie Higgenbottom, an ambitious Honeybee girl scout who believes ...
'' He was a series regular as the original voice of Gil in the Nickelodeon series ''Bubble Guppies
''Bubble Guppies'' is a CGI-animated children's television series produced for Nickelodeon and created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull. The series is a combination of the sketch comedy, edutainment, and musical genres, and revolves around the ...
''.
Gordon had voice cameo roles as Baby Melman in the animated film '' Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'', Kotaro in ''Afro Samurai: Resurrection'', and young Tony Stark in '' The Super Hero Squad Show''. In 2010, he played Greg Heffley in the film '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid''. In 2011, he voiced Papi Jr. in '' Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2'' and as Paws in Disney's '' The Search for Santa Paws''.
In June 2010, 20th Century Fox
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announced a sequel to ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid''; Gordon returned as Greg Heffley and the film, '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules'', was released on March 25, 2011.
In 2011, Gordon provided voices for Charlie Brown
Charles "Charlie" Brown is the principal character of the comic strip '' Peanuts'', syndicated in daily and Sunday newspapers in numerous countries all over the world. Depicted as a "lovable loser," Charlie Brown is one of the great American a ...
, Linus
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, and Franklin on the comedy show ''Robot Chicken
''Robot Chicken'' is an American adult animated stop motion sketch comedy television series, created and executive produced for Adult Swim by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. The write ...
'', and in 2012, he reprised the role of Greg Heffley in '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days''. In the fourth film, '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul'', he was replaced by Jason Drucker. In October 2013, Gordon was chosen to host a miniseries for Nintendo, titled ''Skylander's Boomcast'', on YouTube channel SkylandersGame, reviewing and talking about the video game series '' Skylanders''.
Additional films for 2013 included '' The Incredible Burt Wonderstone'' and a role as Pete Kidder in Walden Media's and Hallmark Channel's ''Pete's Christmas''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*Interview
with Gordon on Channel One News {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Zachary 1998 births Living people 21st-century American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors Jewish American male actors Male actors from California People from Oak Park, California 21st-century American Jews