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by Jeanne Wolf
Zach Levi has scored in prime-time on NBC’s Chuck as a nerd who becomes a reluctant high tech spy. Now, he’s out-geeking himself on the big screen in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, playing an adult still hooked on video games who gets stuck babysitting the ‘munks.
Parade.com’s Jeanne Wolf discovered that Levi doesn’t deny he was once a nerd himself.
Exploring his inner geek.
“I know that kind of awkward guy is in me. That’s what I draw upon for Chuck and that’s what I drew upon for Toby, who is definitely even more of a nerd. I was kind of Toby in junior high school which was a rough patch of life for me. By high school I was okay, even though I had some spotty times. But, it was never as bad for me as it is for Toby in the movie. He’s getting the worst of the worst.”
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Huge thanks to Anne Marie Hradecky from Parade.com !
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By Fred Topel | Image property of 20th Century Fox
After two seasons of Chuck, Zachary Levi stars in the film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. He plays Toby Seville, who takes over watching the chipmunks from Dave (Jason Lee) after an Alvin-related injury. Don’t worry, Levi’s not about to start acting like a movie diva and forsake TV.
Zachary Levi Hanging with Chipmunks
“Television is a pretty great job to begin with, and I wouldn’t have anything if it weren’t for the jobs that I’ve had in the past, that have built up to that,” Levi said. “Do I want to do more films? Absolutely! Films tend to have more of a cache. If you’re a respected film actor, there tends to be more of an, ‘Oh, he’s a film actor’ but that’s more of a vestige to the ‘80s, where television wasn’t what it is now. In some ways, it’s so much better now. Because of the special effects and everything that movies have brought forth, television has had to really up its game, like Lost. I could watch Lost forever, and it’s going to be done.”
UPDATE: Alvin has been released in the UK today. You can go and watch it now.
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