Zak Orth Biography
Though best known for his work in screen comedies, actor Zak Orth felt at home in a surprisingly diverse array of genres including earnest drama. An Illinois native and the son of a piano teacher and opera singer, Orth began his acting career on the New York-area stage, with plum roles in productions including +Suburbia (1994), +Misalliance (1997), and +The Eros Trilogy (1999), but concurrently branched off into film, landing one of his first A-list parts with a bit role in the Frank_Oz-directed comedy In & Out (1997). Orth then traveled to the other end of the emotional spectrum with a small role in Scott_Hicks' sincere historical drama Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), and landed supporting roles in the teen-oriented comedies Loser and Down to You ( both 2000).
Beginning in 2001, Orth commenced a longstanding association with the cast members of the MTV sketch comedy program The_State, appearing in their big-screen outings Wet_Hot_American_Summer (2001), The_Baxter (2005), and The_Ten (2007). Supporting roles in two additional features -- the comedies Melinda and Melinda (2004) and Vicky_Cristina_Barcelona (2008) witnessed Orth collaborating with maestro Woody_Allen. Nathan Southern, Rovi
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