Zen Gesner 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.
13 Facts About Zen Gesner
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Zen Gesner was born in Van Nuys, California, the son of stage actress Nan Martin and architect Harry Zen Gesner.
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Zen Gesner's parents named him after the Japanese Buddhist sect that preaches enlightenment through meditation.
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Zen Gesner has an older half-brother, Casey Martin Dolan, from his mother's first marriage to musician Robert E Dolan, and two older half-siblings from his father's prior marriages, Jason Gesner, and Tara Tanzer-Cartwright.
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Zen Gesner was interested in music as a boy, and plays both the piano and trumpet.
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Zen Gesner became an aspiring actor while attending Santa Monica High School after landing a small part in the school's production of Hamlet, and went on to play leading roles in the school's rendition of "Nicholas Nickleby" and "The Sound of Music".
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Zen Gesner especially excelled in fencing and during his second year, earned an advanced certificate from The Society of British Fight Directors.
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Since the conclusion of Sinbad in 1998, Zen Gesner has appeared on television series such as Friends and All My Children.
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Zen Gesner played the role of David Patrick in the 2005 movie The Ringer, a film about the Special Olympics.
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Zen Gesner was the spokesperson for Chicken Of The Sea's 2005 "What Women Want" marketing campaign.
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Zen Gesner played a gay man in the movie Boat Trip.
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Zen Gesner appeared in the Man Laws commercials for Miller Lite.
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Zen Gesner moved back to the United States, where he met and married his wife Cynthia Farrelly Zen Gesner in 1995.