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Zachary Levi
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Zachary Levi is an American actor and author best known for leads in Chuck and Shazam, voice work in Tangled, and the memoir Radical Love.
Biography
Zachary Levi Pugh (born September 29, 1980) is an American actor known for television and film roles across comedy, action, and superhero genres. He starred as Kipp Steadman in Less Than Perfect (2002–2006) and as Chuck Bartowski in Chuck (2007–2012). He played the title character in the superhero film Shazam! (2019) and its 2023 sequel, voiced Flynn Rider in Disney’s Tangled (2010) — performing “I See the Light” with Mandy Moore, a song that won a Grammy — and appeared as Fandral in Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017). He also starred as Georg Nowack in the 2016 Broadway revival of She Loves Me, earning a Tony Award nomination.
Levi is the author of the debut memoir Radical Love, in which he shares his emotional journey through anxiety, depression, and childhood trauma toward gratitude and purpose. The book recounts behind-the-scenes moments from his family life and career, describes reaching rock bottom and entering a therapy center, and offers the lessons and tools he learned to pursue mental wellness and a meaningful life.
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Books by Zachary Levi
Radical Love
Radical Love is Levi’s debut memoir that traces his struggle with crippling anxiety and depression, childhood trauma, and the downward spiral that led him into a therapy center, offering vulnerable, humorous commentary and illustrations meant to share lessons, tools, and gratitude for mental wellness.