Zachary Israel Braff was born on April 6, 1975 in South Orange, New Jersey, and grew up there and in neighboring Maplewood. His father, Harold Irwin "Hal" Braff (1934–2018), was a trial attorney, professor a… See more

One of Braff's earliest roles was in High, a proposed 1989 CBS television series with a cast that also included Gwyneth Paltrow and Craig Ferguson; the television pilot never made it on air. Braff appeared in the 1990s series … See more

Braff has previously dated actress Mandy Moore, from 2004 to 2006. He has also had relationships with model Taylor Bagley, from 2009 to 2014 and actress Florence Pugh, from 2019 to 2022. He directed her in his 2019 short f… See more