Zachary Levi took over hosting duties for Hoda Kotb on this morning's TODAY on NBC. The Tony nominated actor opened the show by speaking with co-host Kathie Lee Gifford about his recent experience starring in Roundabout Theater Company's SHE LOVES ME on Broadway. Watch the video!
Levi was recently nominated for a 2016 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role of Georg in
Roundabout Theater Company's SHE LOVES ME. Levi will soon be seen on upcoming
NBC series "Heroes." The highly anticipated revamp of the fan favorite show will premiere to excited audiences in the fall of 2015. This marks a return to
NBC for Levi, who portrayed the beloved "Chuck" for five seasons.
Levi recently did a theater run in his Broadway debut as "Aaron" a sweet guy looking for love, opposite
Krysta Rodriguez in the witty musical FIRST DATE. On the big screen, Levi appeared most recently in the Marvel film Thor 2 as the role of "Fandral the Dashing." Levi also appeared as the lead role opposite
MAndy Moore in Disney's twist on its classic Rapunzel, entitled Tangled. The Oscar-nominated film was a huge success at the box office and DVD release. Additionally, Levi appeared in the 20th Century
FOX film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, which broke box office records in its Christmas release.
Levi was also seen starring with
Amber Tamblyn in the independent feature film Spiral and audiences also remember his starring roles in the franchise filmBig Momma's House 2 with
Martin Lawrence. Levi grew up in Ventura County, California. He began acting in theater at the early age of six, performing lead roles in regional productions such as Grease, The Outsiders, Oliver, Godspell, The Wizard of Oz, Big River and Marvin's Room. It was this early training that ultimately brought him to the attention of Hollywood. Levi devotes much time and energy doing philanthropic work as an ambassador for Operation Smile, through his company The Nerd Machine and his annual comic con event NERD HQ, which has raised over a million dollars for the charity to date. Levi currently resides in Los Angeles.
SHE LOVES ME officially opened on March 17, 2016, and runs through July 10, 2016 at Studio 54 on Broadway.
