Brandon Barash
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Brandon Joseph Barash is an American actor
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and got a BFA Degree in Acting. During his time at USC Brandon starred in several theater productions. Barash also attended the Harvey Lembeck Comedy Workshop and is currently training with Lesly Kahn.
Barash is known for playing Jamie, Paris Gellar's 1st real boyfriend on Gilmore Girls
. Presently, he is portraying Johnny Zacchara
on General Hospital
.
, and is the son of Jerry L. Barash, President & CEO of Sysco Food Services of Ventura and his first wife Susan Gale. Brandon has one brother Jordan B. Barash and one sister Alison L. Barash. His stepmother is Karen M. Barash. Brandon has lived in Missouri, Texas and California. Brandon is also Jewish. He graduated from Memorial High School
in Houston, Texas
in 1998.
Barash excels in many areas including speaking Spanish fluently and piano
. Barash mastered stage combat, juggling, singing and voice impressions. Barash is very talented in when it comes to sports playing everything from basketball to racquetball. Also baseball, football, fencing, and golf. He states in the interview with GilmoreGirls.org that this was when he fell in love with acting.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
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Career
Early in life Barash caught the acting bug, he had aspirations of being a cardiac surgeon. In high school, he underwent knee surgery for the chance to play college basketball. His girlfriend at that time got him in the school's musical audition without his knowing. Barash attended the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
and got a BFA Degree in Acting. During his time at USC Brandon starred in several theater productions. Barash also attended the Harvey Lembeck Comedy Workshop and is currently training with Lesly Kahn.
Barash is known for playing Jamie, Paris Gellar's 1st real boyfriend on Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...
. Presently, he is portraying Johnny Zacchara
Johnny Zacchara
John "Johnny" Anthony Zacchara is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital and the contract role has been portrayed Brandon Barash since 18 September 2007. Within the series, he is known as the son of mobster Anthony Zacchara.-Arrival:...
on General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
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Personal life
Barash was born in St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, and is the son of Jerry L. Barash, President & CEO of Sysco Food Services of Ventura and his first wife Susan Gale. Brandon has one brother Jordan B. Barash and one sister Alison L. Barash. His stepmother is Karen M. Barash. Brandon has lived in Missouri, Texas and California. Brandon is also Jewish. He graduated from Memorial High School
Memorial High School (Hedwig Village, Texas)
Memorial High School is a secondary school located at 935 Echo Lane in Hedwig Village, Texas, United States.Memorial serves students in portions of the Memorial and Spring Branch regions of Houston and several enclaves within the portions...
in Houston, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
in 1998.
Barash excels in many areas including speaking Spanish fluently and piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
. Barash mastered stage combat, juggling, singing and voice impressions. Barash is very talented in when it comes to sports playing everything from basketball to racquetball. Also baseball, football, fencing, and golf. He states in the interview with GilmoreGirls.org that this was when he fell in love with acting.
Television
- Jerry Lewis MDA TelethonJerry Lewis MDA TelethonThe MDA Labor Day Telethon is an annual telethon in the United States to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association . The first MDA telethon was during the Thanksgiving Day weekend of 1952 and titled Party for MDA. It has been held annually since 1966...
(2010) - Himself- Co-host - General HospitalGeneral HospitalGeneral Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
(2007–present) - Johnny ZaccharaJohnny ZaccharaJohn "Johnny" Anthony Zacchara is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital and the contract role has been portrayed Brandon Barash since 18 September 2007. Within the series, he is known as the son of mobster Anthony Zacchara.-Arrival:... - Tell Me You Love MeTell Me You Love MeTell Me You Love Me is an American cable television drama series that premiered on HBO and on The Movie Network on September 9, 2007.The series was created by Cynthia Mort and originally conceived as sexlife. The pilot episode was produced and directed by Patricia Rozema and shot in Winnipeg,...
(2007) - Frank - NCISNCIS (TV series)NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
(2006) - Derrick Paulson - 2424 (TV series)24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...
(2005) - CTU Tech Brandon - Gilmore GirlsGilmore GirlsGilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...
(2002–2004) - Jamie - The West WingThe West Wing (TV series)The West Wing is an American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999 to May 14, 2006...
(2003) - Bret - Threat MatrixThreat MatrixThreat Matrix is a 2003 American drama television series. It lasted 16 episodes. The plot consisted of the events in a United States Homeland Security anti-terrorism unit, led by Special agent John Kilmer....
(2003) - Marine #1