Jacob Zachar
Encyclopedia
Jacob Zachar is an American
actor whose roles include Russell "Rusty" Cartwright on the ABC Family
TV Series Greek
.
, an all-boys Catholic
school in Chicago.
after living in Los Angeles for only two months. He played the part of Ernest in the film Little Big Top
and then appeared as a cashier in the movie Bodega, also in 2006. He has also done commercials for Carl's Jr.
and Dunkin' Donuts
. He has performed in various theater roles such as On Golden Pond, Prairie Lights
, Big: The Musical, Les Misérables
and Guys and Dolls
.
Zachar provided voices for the movie Surf's Up
and an episode of the animated television series King of the Hill
where he was a cashier. In 2005, Zachar completed the film Drunkboat
in which he stars along with Dana Delany
, John Malkovich
and John Goodman
.
, he was in a metal band called Megaband. Zachar also sang in a punk/ska group Not Too Good. He now plays in a blues and funk band part-time.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor whose roles include Russell "Rusty" Cartwright on the ABC Family
ABC Family
ABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
TV Series Greek
Greek (TV series)
Greek is an American comedy-drama television series, which follows students of the fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University , located in Ohio, who participate in the school's Greek system...
.
Early years and education
Zachar was born in Chicago, Illinois (his Greek character, Rusty Cartwright, is also from Chicago). He attended St. Francis Borgia grammar school. He also attended St. Patrick High SchoolSt. Patrick High School (Chicago)
St. Patrick High School is an all male college preparatory Catholic high school located in the Portage Park neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois. Opened in 1861, it is among the oldest continuously open high schools in the Chicago area...
, an all-boys Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
school in Chicago.
Career
Zachar booked his first starring role in GreekGreek (TV series)
Greek is an American comedy-drama television series, which follows students of the fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University , located in Ohio, who participate in the school's Greek system...
after living in Los Angeles for only two months. He played the part of Ernest in the film Little Big Top
Little Big Top
Little Big Top is 2006 American comedy film written and directed by Ward Roberts and starring Sid Haig, Richard Riehle, Hollis Resnik, Mel England, and Jacob Zachar. The film tells the story of an aging, unemployed clown who returns to his small hometown, content to spend to rest of his days in a...
and then appeared as a cashier in the movie Bodega, also in 2006. He has also done commercials for Carl's Jr.
Carl's Jr.
Carl's Jr. is an American fast-food restaurant chain located mostly in the Western and Southwestern United States. The first store has opened in Canada in Kelowna, BC. They are in the process of expanding to Mexico, Malaysia, Denmark, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Russia, Vietnam,...
and Dunkin' Donuts
Dunkin' Donuts
Dunkin' Donuts is an international doughnut and coffee retailer founded in 1950 by William Rosenberg in Quincy, Massachusetts; it is now headquartered in Canton...
. He has performed in various theater roles such as On Golden Pond, Prairie Lights
Prairie lights
Prairie Lights is an independent bookstore in downtown Iowa City, Iowa, founded in 1978, by Jim Harris.-History:The store's original location was a space on South Linn Street...
, Big: The Musical, Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
and Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure", two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, most notably...
.
Zachar provided voices for the movie Surf's Up
Surf's Up (film)
Surf's Up is a 2007 American computer-animated mockumentary family comedy film directed by Ash Brannon and Chris Buck. It stars the voices of Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel and Jon Heder among others....
and an episode of the animated television series King of the Hill
King of the Hill
King of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas...
where he was a cashier. In 2005, Zachar completed the film Drunkboat
Drunkboat
Drunkboat is a 2010 American drama-genre film starring John Malkovich, Dana Delany and John Goodman.-Cast:* Dana Delany - Eileen* John Malkovich - Mort* John Goodman - Mr. Fletcher* Jacob Zachar - Abe...
in which he stars along with Dana Delany
Dana Delany
Dana Welles Delany is an American film, stage, and television actress, producer, host and health activist.After various roles in the early career, Delany garnered her first leading role in 1987 in the short-lived NBC sitcom Sweet Surrender and achieved wider fame in 1988–1991 as Colleen McMurphy...
, John Malkovich
John Malkovich
John Gavin Malkovich is an American actor, producer, director and fashion designer with his label Technobohemian. Over the last 25 years of his career, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures. For his roles in Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire, he received Academy Award...
and John Goodman
John Goodman
John Stephen Goodman is an American film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for his role as Dan Conner on the television series Roseanne for which he won a Best Actor Golden Globe Award in 1993, and for appearances in the films of the Coen brothers, with prominent roles in Raising...
.
Personal life
While living in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, he was in a metal band called Megaband. Zachar also sang in a punk/ska group Not Too Good. He now plays in a blues and funk band part-time.
Filmography
- Cavegirl the Movie as Stool (2011)
- DrunkboatDrunkboatDrunkboat is a 2010 American drama-genre film starring John Malkovich, Dana Delany and John Goodman.-Cast:* Dana Delany - Eileen* John Malkovich - Mort* John Goodman - Mr. Fletcher* Jacob Zachar - Abe...
as Abe (2010) - GreekGreek (TV series)Greek is an American comedy-drama television series, which follows students of the fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University , located in Ohio, who participate in the school's Greek system...
as Rusty Cartwright(2007–2011) - King of the HillKing of the HillKing of the Hill is an American animated dramedy series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997, to May 6, 2010, on Fox network. It centers on the Hills, a working-class Methodist family in the fictional small town of Arlen, Texas...
(2007) - Surf's UpSurf's Up (film)Surf's Up is a 2007 American computer-animated mockumentary family comedy film directed by Ash Brannon and Chris Buck. It stars the voices of Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel and Jon Heder among others....
as Additional Voices (2007) - Little Big TopLittle Big TopLittle Big Top is 2006 American comedy film written and directed by Ward Roberts and starring Sid Haig, Richard Riehle, Hollis Resnik, Mel England, and Jacob Zachar. The film tells the story of an aging, unemployed clown who returns to his small hometown, content to spend to rest of his days in a...
as Ernest (2006)