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Known to many as JD in Scrubs, Zach Braff has forged a path as a successful writer and director since the release of his acclaimed 2004 indie film Garden State. Now\u2019s your chance to ask him your burning questions<\/p>\n

There\u2019s much more to Zach Braff than hospital scrubs and hair that could keep the entire mousse industry afloat. His second career as a film-maker got off to quite the start with his <\/strong>2004 directorial debut Garden State<\/a>, which he also wrote and starred in. Shot for just $2.5m, it went on to make more than $35m worldwide, pick up over three dozen award nominations and earn Braff a Grammy for compiling its soundtrack, featuring the Shins, Coldplay and Nick Drake.<\/p>\n

Then as a film actor he has also popped up in everything from 2000 gay ensemble comedy-drama The Broken Hearts Club, alongside Timothy Olyphant, and 2006 romantic drama The Last Kiss, opposite Jacinda Barrett<\/a>, to 2006 workplace romcom The Ex, with Jason Bateman, and 2016 John Steinbeck adaptation In Dubious Battle<\/a>, directed by James Franco.<\/p>\n

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