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'''Zachary Adam "Zach" Gordon''' (born February 15, 1998) is a American teen-actor,he works on movies and television programs,he is best known for playing the role of [[Greg Heffley]] in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Film Series.
|image=Zach Gordon 2018.jpg
==Life==
|caption=Zachary Gordon in 2018.
Zach was born on 15th February 1998 in Oakpark,California,he has two siblings name Josh and Kyle,he was raised in South California,he is Jewish from a practicing family and he is attending a public highschool in Oak Park.
|name=Zachary Gordon
==Career==
|alias=Zach
Gordon has many television appearances,such as in shows like All of Us and How I Met your Mother.<span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">He has also appeared in the 2008 opening of the show, </span><span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">''Desperate Housewives ''</span><span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">, and also appeared in a episode of the show 24.</span>
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|height=5' 9" (1.75 m)
|birthplace={{w|Oak Park, California}}
|born=February 15, 1998
|age=24
|died=
|role=[[Greg Heffley]]
|link=
|imdb=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2325393/
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'''Zachary Alan "Zach" Gordon''' is an American actor featured in various movies and television shows. He played the lead role of [[Greg Heffley]] in the first three ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]'' films: ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010 film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]'', ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011 film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules]]'', and ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012 film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days]]''. He did not resume the role of Greg in the film ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017 film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul]]'', as it featured an entirely different cast.


<span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">His film credits (2007–2008) include </span><span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">''Sex and Death 101''</span><span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">, </span><span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">''Lower Learning''</span><span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">, the Garry Marshall</span><span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;"> film </span><span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">''Georgia Rule''</span><span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;"> (for which he won the "Young Artist Award" for his portrayal of the character Ethan), </span><span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">''The Brothers Bloom''</span><span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">, as Young Bloom, and alongside N</span>icolas Cage<span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;"> in National Treasure: Book of Secrets</span><span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;"> (2007). Gordon has been credited with numerous voice-over roles including "Brad Spolyt" in </span>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chubbchubbs_Save_Xmas The Chubbchubbs Save Xmas]''<span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">, "Ricky Garcia" in</span>''Project Gilroy''<span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">, "San San" in </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Jr._(TV_channel) Nick Jr.]<span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">'s </span>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ni_Hao,_Kai-Lan Ni Hao, Kai-Lan]''<span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;"> and </span>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mighty_B! The Mighty B!]''<span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;"> He is a series regular as the voice of Gil in the Nicklodeon series,</span>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_Guppies Bubble Guppies]''<span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">. Gordon has voice acted as Baby Melman in the animated film, </span>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar:_Escape_2_Africa Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]''<span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">, Kotaro in </span>''Afro Sumurai: Resurrection''<span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">, and Young Tony Stark in </span>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Super_Hero_Squad_Show The Super Hero Squad Show]''<span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">.In 2010 he made a birthday wish to get the role of [[Greg Heffley]] in [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film)]] and he ended up getting the role too</span><span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">, and in 2011 appeared as Papi Jr. in </span>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills_Chihuahua_2 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2]''<span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">.In June 2010,20th Century Fox announced a sequel to the Wimpy Kid film,named [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film)]],it was released on March 25 2011 and he once again played the role of Greg Heffley.I</span><span style="font-size:12.727272033691406px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.190340042114258px;">n 2011, he did voice acting as Charlie Brown in the show Robot Chicken.In 2012,a sequel to Rodrick Rules film,[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (film)]] was made and he once again reprised the role of Gregory Heffley.</span>
 
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|2006, 2009
==Trivia==
|''How I met your Mother''
*Zachary Gordon's birthday wish was to get the role of Greg Heffley.<ref>[https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1196141/trivia/?ref_=tt_ql_trv Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010) - Trivia] &mdash; IMDb</ref>
|Boy, Grant
*He made a drawing showing his ambition for the role of Greg Heffley and when brought to Canada for casting.
| rowspan="2"|2 episodes
*In a 2012 video uploaded by Puffin Books, Zachary and Robert revealed their favourite book in the series is "Diary of a Wimpy Kid".
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|2006–2007
==References==
|''All of Us''
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|Richie
 
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==External links==
| rowspan="6"|2007
*Wikipedia's article on [[wikipedia:Zachary Gordon|Zachary Gordon]].
|''Because I said So''
 
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[[Category:Diary of a Wimpy Kid actors]]
|''Sex and Death 101''
[[Category:Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules actors]]
|Barbeque Brat
[[Category:Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days actors]]
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[[Category:People]]
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|Georgia Rules
[[Category:American actors]]
|Ethan
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|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chubbchubbs_Save_Xmas The Chubbchubbs Save Xmas]''
|Brad Spoylt
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|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Treasure:_Book_of_Secrets National Treasure: Book of Secrets]''
|Lincoln Conspiracy Kid
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|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Chicken Robot Chicken]''
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Brown Charlie Brown], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Van_Pelt Linus]
|1 episode; voice
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| rowspan="9"|2008
|''David's Solution''
|Little David
|TV
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|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desperate_Housewives Desperate Housewives]''
|Little Robin Hood
|1 episode
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|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mighty_B%21 The Mighty B!]''
|Gwen's Brother #4
| rowspan="2"|1 episode; voice
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|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handy_Manny Handy Manny]''
|Little Lopart
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|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MADtv MADtv]''
|The Joker
|1 episode
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|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Learning Lower Learning]''
|Frankie Fowler
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|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar:_Escape_2_Africa Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]''
|Baby Melman
|Voice
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|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Christmases Four Christmases]''
|Kid #6 In Jump-Jump
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|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Agent_Oso Special Agent Oso]''
|Tyler
|Voice
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|2008, 2010
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Brave_and_the_Bold Batman: The Brave and the Bold]''
|Young [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Wayne Bruce Wayne], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_%28comics%29 Young Aqualad]
|3 episodes; voice
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|2008–2009
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ni_Hao,_Kai-lan Ni Hao, Kai-lan]''
|San San
|15 episodes
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| rowspan="4"|2009
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brothers_Bloom The Brothers Bloom]''
|Young Bloom
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|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_%28TV_series%29 24]''
|8 Year-Old Boy
|2 episodes
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|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro_Samurai:_Resurrection Afro Samurai: Resurrection]''
|Kotaro
|Voice
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|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Buddies Santa Buddies]''
|Puppy Paws
|Voice; main role
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| rowspan="2"|2010
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_%28film%29 Diary of a Wimpy Kid]''
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_characters#Greg_Heffley Greg Heffley]
|Lead Role
|-
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Search_for_Santa_Paws The Search for Santa Paws]''
|Puppy Paws
| rowspan="2"|Voice; main role
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| rowspan="3"|2011
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills_Chihuahua_2 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2]''
|Papi Junior
|-
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid:_Rodrick_Rules_%28film%29 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules]''
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_characters#Greg_Heffley Greg Heffley]
|Lead role
|-
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childrens_Hospital Childrens Hospital]''
|Cody/Mike
|1 episode
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|2011–present
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_Guppies Bubble Guppies]''
|Gil
|Voice; main role
|-
| rowspan="4"|2012
|-
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid:_Dog_Days_%28film%29 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days]''
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid_characters#Greg_Heffley Greg Heffley]
|Lead role
|-
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.L._Stine%27s_The_Haunting_Hour R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour]''
|Seth
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|-
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICarly iCarly]''
|Harry
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[[Category:Diary of a Wimpy Kid Actors]]
[[Category:Rodrick Rules Actors]]
[[Category:Dog Days Actors]]
[[Category:Reprising Actors]]
[[Category:Scottish Child Actors]]

Latest revision as of 22:47, 28 March 2023

Zachary Gordon
Zach Gordon 2018.jpg

Zachary Gordon in 2018.
Name Zachary Gordon
Alias February 15, 1998
Gender Male
Height 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Birthplace Oak Park, California
Born February 15, 1998
Age 24
Role(s) on Wimpy Kid Greg Heffley
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2325393/

Zachary Alan "Zach" Gordon is an American actor featured in various movies and television shows. He played the lead role of Greg Heffley in the first three Diary of a Wimpy Kid films: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days. He did not resume the role of Greg in the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, as it featured an entirely different cast.





Trivia

  • Zachary Gordon's birthday wish was to get the role of Greg Heffley.[1]
  • He made a drawing showing his ambition for the role of Greg Heffley and when brought to Canada for casting.
  • In a 2012 video uploaded by Puffin Books, Zachary and Robert revealed their favourite book in the series is "Diary of a Wimpy Kid".

References

  1. ↑ Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010) - Trivia — IMDb

External links

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