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American actor
Zach Barack
Born (1995-11-17 ) 17 November 1995 (age 28) Occupations Years active 2019–present
Zach Barack (born November 17, 1995) is an American actor, singer, and comedian.
[1] Barack voices the character Barney on
Netflix 's animated show,
Dead End: Paranormal Park .
[2] He is known as the first openly
transgender actor in a
Marvel film,
Spider-Man: Far From Home .
[3]
[4]
[5]
Early life
Barack was born in
Evanston , Illinois and grew up in
Glenview .
[6] He worked at a queer
youth organization in Washington, D.C. and a cookie store after high school.
[6]
Work
Barack has appeared on Netflix's
Dead End: Paranormal Park and Marvel's
Spider-Man: Far From Home .
[7]
[8] He has also appeared in episodes of
Transparent and
LA's Finest . He writes music and performs as a stand-up comedian.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
^ Jackson, Angelique (June 26, 2019).
"Spider-Man ' s Zach Barack Opens Up About Being Marvel Studios' First Openly Transgender Actor" .
Variety .
Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2022 .
^ Mackey, Joshua S. (October 25, 2022).
"Brandon Kyle Goodman, Zach Barack, and Sam Zelaya Are the New Class of Queer Voice Talent" . INTO . Retrieved October 31, 2022 .
^ Kroll, Justin (January 18, 2019).
"Transgender Actor Zach Barack Joins Sony's Spider-Man: Far From Home " .
Variety .
Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2023 .
^ Myers, Amanda Lee (July 5, 2019).
"Marvel's first openly trans actor Zach Barack calls for more portrayals" .
The Boston Globe .
Archived from the original on July 5, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2023 .
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"Marvel actor Zach Barack calls for more trans representation in the MCU" .
The Gay Times . October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022 .
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a
b Blackwood, Nicole (July 1, 2019).
"How Spider-Man star and Evanston native Zach Barack, the first openly transgender actor featured in a Marvel film, shed his own secret identity" .
Chicago Tribune . Retrieved October 28, 2023 .
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"How Animation Is Changing a History of Trans Marginalization in Horror" . Time . October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022 .
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"Dead End: Paranormal Park's Zach Barack wants better trans representation in animation and beyond" . Digital Spy . October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022 .
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