Zen Gesner
Biography
Zen Gesner is an American actor who became known for playing Sinbad in the syndicated series The Adventures of Sinbad. Born in Van Nuys, California, he performed in high school plays and later trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He made his film debut in Dumb & Dumber (1994) and went on to appear in several Farrelly brothers films, including Kingpin (1996), Me, Myself & Irene (2000), and Shallow Hal (2001). On television, he was a regular on All My Children as Braden Lavery and appeared on Friends. His film credits also include Boat Trip (2002) and The Ringer (2005). He also worked for the Royal Opera in London as an assistant fight director and appeared in Miller Lite's Man Laws commercials.
56years old
Turns 57 on June 23in 264 days
- Born Van Nuys
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as Zen Brant Gesner
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 25 years1994 to 2019
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Own stunts
While filming The Adventures of Sinbad in Cape Town, Gesner picked up tightrope walking, inverted rope-climbing, kipping and stunt flips from a local circus troupe.
Early training
Gesner trained at LAMDA, where his studies ranged from poetry to archery and he appeared in Richard III. Fencing was his strongest skill, and in his second year he received an advanced certificate from The Society of British Fight Directors.
First role
Zen Gesner's first film role was as "Dale's Man #1" in the 1994 comedy Dumb & Dumber. After that, he worked with the Farrelly brothers on more than one of their movies.
Zen Gesner movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly directed four of these films together. Rob Moran appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Rob Moran's page
Jim Carrey's page
Daniel Greene's page
Mike Cerrone's page
Bobby FarrellyDirector, 4 films, 1994 to 2001
All films by Bobby Farrelly
All films by Peter Farrelly
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.