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Zachary Gordon began his career at the tender age of nine, playing a bratty kid at a barbecue in the 2007 comedy Sex and Death 101. The California native subsequently wasted no time building up his momentum as an actor, amassing a résumé over the coming years that included roles in National Treasure: Book of Secrets, The Brothers Bloom, and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, as well as on shows like How I Met Your Mother, All of Us, and Ni Hao, Kai-Ian. In 2010, Gordon joined cast of the highly anticipated kids movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid, playing the leading role of Greg Heffley, before signing on to appear in Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 later that year.