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Zachary Levi
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Actor Zachary Levi went from Suicidal to Superhero 'This is the Grace of God'
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achary Levi is known for all his work in such shows as "Chuck" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," as well as movies "Shazam," and "American Underdog." And now in a new book called, "Radical Love: Learning to accept yourself and others," Zachary is telling his life story that will shine a light of the importance of mental health. He shares his own personal journey on how he went from suicidal to a superhero in an interview. Zachary Levi has starred in movie roles regularly. His private life is a little less known; his childhood was a painful one for him. As a child, he thought that his life was normal. He didn't know till later in his life that it wasn't anywhere close to normal. Zachary said, "There wasn't anything particularly traumatic that I could
point to and say I am living a traumatized life. You don't realize that. Looking back on it, I can assure you
But I didn't necessarily see those as being anything but normal. I guess this is probably what other kids deal
it was an incredibly traumatizing childhood. There was just lots and lots of unhealthy, toxic behavior that was going on. Again, I can tell you that there were things that were making me cry on a regular basis. And things that I was afraid of on a regular basis.
with as well. So that would be a snapshot into my life, I suppose." But all that trauma of Zachary's childhood caught up with him after he became an adult. He said, "Young Zach was this, I don't know this young boy lost in a sea of estrogen, between
my sisters, my mom, my aunts, my grandma. But fortunately, and this is the grace of God. Not just the grace of God, but the plans of God. I figured out very early on in life, probably around four when I figured out that I could make someone laugh i n t e n t i o n a l l y. You don't know why. Around four, I was smart enough to go, 'I can do this thing, I could do X or Y and that would make somebody laugh', and I also knew that a laughing, smiling person feels good." Zachary also said, "And I never wanted to stop doing that. And I was immediately called to, addicted to, not realizing that because I was lost in this world of trying to find identity and value and worth and all that jazz, that I was both fulfilling a calling in my life, but also figuring out very
