Hear From Zachary Gordon, the Real-Life Wimpy Kid
Zachary Gordon stepped onto the big screen in 2010 as Greg Heffley, the not-so-tough main character in “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” based on the best-selling books by Jeff Kinney. An unabashed fan of the Wimpy Kid books, Zachary considered Greg his dream role. That didn’t mean working on the film was easy.
Zachary on auditioning to play Greg Heffley:
Zachary on his first day on set:
Zachary on the challenges of acting:
Zachary on staying focused while acting:
Zachary on hanging out with friends:
Zachary on his future plans:
Boys’ Life caught up with Zachary in September 2009 on the Wimpy Kid set in Vancouver, B.C. See Zachary’s own diary (illustrated Wimpy Kid-style by Jeff Kinney) as published in the April 2010 issue of BL below, and listen to exclusive excerpts by clicking on the audio players above.
I am so proud of Zachary Gordon’s wimpy kid movies because i wanted to get the part on his 11th birthday and his wish came true and he did need to wear really tight clothes during filming wich was tough for him at the beginning of the movie but later he got used to it and continued to wear tight clothes until the last day of filming
1, it.only says 1 thing for every recording. 2, you can’t really talk to Zach Gordon.
Continue being the one of the best actor in the world!
hey zachary gorden do you know how i could get in one of the wimpy kid movies in a few years?
i love you greg heffley xxx
he is awesome i love you soooooooooo much
he loves me😡😉
u are the best dude
Hey Zach I love ❤ all your books and movies I hope another comes out,luv ya xx
His voice was adorable back then.
THAT IS SO COOL! I WISH I HAD THOSE RECORIDING STUFF!
Hi Zach I am a big fan I hope you are in the next Diary of a wimpy kid movie and keep acting you are one of the best young actors ever
hi zach i am from ireland and i have got 7 of your books and all the movies and i want to be just like you and robert and are you going to make a fourth movie i really liked the other 1s and what is it like in vancover he robert you rock to you guys GUYS RULE!!!!!!!!
You’re the best kid actor i’ve ever seen. I hope u continue making these movies because i find myself watching it over several times!