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Zachary Knighton

(1978) Television Actor United States

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Zachary Knighton is a television actor from the United States, best known for Happy Endings.

Quick Facts About Zachary Knighton

Born: October 25, 1978
Nationality: United States
Profession: Television Actor
Notable works: Happy Endings

About Zachary Knighton

Zachary Andrew Knighton is an American actor, best known for starring as Dave Rose on the ABC comedy series Happy Endings from 2011 to 2013 and as Orville "Rick" Wright in the rebooted version of Magnum P.I. from 2018 to 2024. Other notable roles on television include starring roles on ABC's science fiction series FlashForward and in the FOX sitcoms Life on a Stick and Weird Loners.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Zachary Knighton

FlashForward' was a dream come true. I had auditioned for David Goyer for 'Blade: Trinity' and didn't get the part, but I…

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Blades

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You know, I've just always been sort of goofy and kind of gone with it. I actually usually work more in drama,…

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Comedy

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After high school, I went to VCU and got a B.F.A. in theater. I got to do a bunch of stuff professionally…

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After high school

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Big Bang Theory' is not my kind of show. It's not my humor. I don't like multicam comedies. I don't want an…

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Audience

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I surf - that's the one thing I make time to do. I definitely surf a lot, but when you're working 15…

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Baby

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In college, I won the Irene Ryan; it's kind of like a collegiate Tony, which got my career going. I was honored.…

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Agents

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I thought I was going to be a theater actor. I moved to New York after college and did some plays and…

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Actors

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V-necks are great because you can get a little fat and you still look kind of good - and I like to…

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Fats

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I've had friends whose boyfriends I meet, then they break up and I end up staying buddies with the boyfriend. In this…

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Age

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I've done comedy, and I've done drama. I've sort of been a journeyman in my career so far.

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Career

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Film work can be tedious and sort of all over the place, especially when you have a family and you're going off…

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Cinema

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I mean, comedy's hard. If you go back and look at the first season of 'Seinfeld,' it's a work in progress and…

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Comedy

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FlashForward' was a really fun show to make. Not to mention, I only worked, like, one day a week, and it paid…

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Beautiful

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At one point, I was in a place where it didn't feel like it was going to happen, and I was feeling…

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Believe

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I can tell you, if you shoot in the rain you're going to have a lot of voice ADR to do after…

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After

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I can't wait to retire from acting and just sit around and get fat.

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Acting

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I don't want to name any names, but I've worked on television shows where there's a guy writing for my generation who's,…

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Generations

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FlashForward' was on the outs when I was approached with 'Happy Endings.' I literally got the script on a Friday, and on…

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Brother

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