Director

Zen Gesner

Acting

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 60672

IMDb ID: nm0315143

Known for: Acting

Born: June 23, 1970

Age: 56

Place of birth: Van Nuys, California, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1988 - 2026

Years active: 39

Average TMDB rating: 6.16

Wikidata: Q189438

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Biography

Zen Brant Gesner (born June 23, 1970) is an American television and movie actor. He is perhaps most recognized for his roles as Sinbad in the syndicated television series The Adventures of Sinbad, and was a regular cast member on the ABC daytime drama All My Children as bad boy and rapist Braden Lavery. More recently he's appeared in Miller Lite's "Man Laws" commercials as one of the "Men Of The Square Table". Gesner also appeared on an episode of the popular sitcom Friends in which he played Rachel Green's date. A graduate of the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), Gesner has appeared in several movies since his cinematic debut as "Dale's Man #1" in the 1994 comedy Dumb & Dumber, including Osmosis Jones (as Emergency Room Doctor #1), Me, Myself & Irene (Agent Peterson), Shallow Hal (Ralph), and There's Something About Mary (as a bartender). In 2005, he had a small part in the romantic comedy Fever Pitch starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon.