Zack Pearlman is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Zack in The Virginity Hit. He has co-starred in short-lived television comedies such as MTV's The Inbetweeners and on the Fox sitcom Mulaney. He also starred in the sketch Substitute Teacher (Key & Peele) from the show Key & Peele, portraying the student Aaron.
Early life Pearlman was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, the son of Susan (née Weldon) and Mark Pearlman. He is the third child in the family. He has two older siblings Aaron and Allie as well as a younger sister Hannah. Pearlman is of Jewish descent. He is a 2006 graduate of Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan).
Growing up he was active in local Ann Arbor, Michigan, comedy and theatre.
Career Pearlman's acting career began after he submitted an entry for a contest with the website Funny or Die and was given the opportunity to audition for a role in the film The Virginity Hit. Pearlman landed a lead role in the film, which was released in September 2010."Pioneer High grad Zack Pearlman stars in new teen comedy 'The Virginity Hit'" . "annarbor.com". Retrieved 24 June 2011 To increase the realism of the film, the directors gave Pearlman and his castmates cameras to film many of the scenes themselves."Interview with Zack Pearlman, star of The Virginity Hit" . "movieretriever.com". Retrieved 2 August 2011 Pearlman began his television career as Leslie Kaczander in the season 1 finale of Breaking In. Pearlman played Jay in the American remake of the British series The Inbetweeners on MTV,"MTV greenlights Inbetweeners" . "insidetv.ew.com". Retrieved 2 August 2011 but the series was cancelled after one season due to low viewership.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role 2010 The Virginity Hit Zack 2014 Hot Bot Leonard Stupenski 2015 Staten Island Summer Frank The Intern Davis Wrestling Isn't Wrestling Theater Audience Member 2016 Why Him? Kevin Dingle
Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 Breaking In Leslie Kaczander Episode: "21.0 Jump Street" 2012 Key and Peele A-a-ron Season 2, Episode 4 The Inbetweeners Jay Series regular NTSF:SD:SUV:: Truman Biggle Episode: "16 Hop Street" 2012–2018 DreamWorks Dragons Snotlout Voice role 2013 Workaholics Pete Episode: "Fourth and Inches" Community Archie DeCoste Episode: "Economics of Marine Biology" The Power Inside Ari Web series 2014–2015 Mulaney Andre Series regular 2016 Chicago Fire Logan Episode: "Two Ts" 2016–2017 Shameless Neil Morton Recurring role2021–2022 The Chicken Squad Snick Recurring role 2023 Fantasy Island Bobo Episode: "Tara and Jessica's High School Reunion / Cat Lady"
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