Zac Kara
| Zac Kara | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2002/05/18 Toronto, ON |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor, chef |
| 📆 Years active | 2015–present |
Zacarias Kara (born 18 May 2002), known professionally as Zac Kara, is a Canadian actor and chef. He appeared on Season 4 of Masterchef Junior. He also appeared on Netflix's Grand Army.
Early Life[edit]
Zac Kara was born in Toronto, Ontario on May 18, 2002 [1] and moved to Orlando at age eight.[2] He played competitive junior tennis and decided to audition for Masterchef Junior[3]at the age of twelve.
Career[edit]
Graham Elliot mentioned that Kara learnt how to cook to compete on Masterchef Junior, approaching it with the same dedication and passion he put towards tennis.[4] Kara is self taught, having enrolled himself onto an online culinary school.[5] Kara first appeared on TV as a contestant in 2015.[6] He was eliminated as in the final four with Pig Ear Frisee salad, even though Gordon Ramsay had considered Kara to be the front runner.[7] He has also competed on Stove Tots,[8] and Guy's Grocery Games. Kara is a popular celebrity teen chef for morning shows having appeared on CBC's The Goods,[9] The Marilyn Denis Show,[10] Breakfast Television,[11][12] Atlanta & Company,[13] and Daily Flash TV. He has also been on the Karen Hunter Show[14] and the Drew Carson Show.[15]
Kara has also competed in culinary competitions. He was the youngest chef to be invited to compete with top Orlando Chefs in the Florida Hospital Charity, Gourmet Soiree and placed in the top five.[16] [17] In 2017, he was the youngest head cook to compete in the 2017 Canadian Food Championships. Kara has also hosted a pop up restaurant serving a nine-course menu.[18] The documentary, Serve It Up, was entered in TVO's Short Doc Contest Submission in 2018.[19] In 2018, his cookbook, Cooking Up Life[20] was nominated for the Taste Canada Award.[21] He opened a coffee shop, Drippin Coffee in Toronto in 2019.[22]
Kara won the Young Entertainer Award for Best Young Actor - Web Performance.[23] He played the lead in the short film, Kashif which was selected for the Young Creators Showcase at TIFF Next Wave.[24] In 2020, at the age of seventeen, Kara appeared as Omar in Netflix series, Grand Army.[25][26][27]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Serve It Up | Himself | Short Documentary |
| 2019 | Kashif | Kashif | Short Film |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | Masterchef Junior | Contestant | 10 Episodes |
| 2016 | Masterchef Celebrity Showdown | Contestant | 1 Episode |
| 2018 | The Marilyn Denis Show | Himself | 1 Episode |
| 2018 | Guy's Grocery Games | Contestant | 1 Episode |
| 2018 | Breakfast Television | Himself | 1 Episode |
| 2018 | Breakfast Television | Himself | 1 Episode |
| 2019 | The Goods | Himself | 1 Episode |
| 2020 | Grand Army | Omar | 7 Episodes |
References[edit]
- ↑ Boedeker, Hal. "'MasterChef Junior': Orlando boy wows". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ Boedeker, Hal. "'MasterChef': Orlando boy joins cruise". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ↑ Boedeker, Hal. "'MasterChef' whiz Zac Kara". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ "'MasterChef Junior': Graham Elliot praises the kids on Season 4". torontosun. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ Kerry (2016-10-16). "Interview with Zac Kara". www.upfrontny.com. Retrieved 2021-06-05. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Media, Rennew. "Entrepreneurial Chef Magazine – April 2017". Entrepreneurial Chef. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ↑ Boedeker, Hal. "'MasterChef Junior': Pig's ear tests Orlando boy". capitalgazette.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ↑ Tiffany (2017-03-27). "FYI Announces Two New Food Shows, Plus "Food Porn" Returns". Food Republic. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ↑ "Recipe: Quicker Chicken Ramen". cbc.ca. 2019-02-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Pea soup with crème fraiche and crispy bacon chips". more.ctv.ca. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ↑ "Simple recipes your whole family can cook". Breakfast Television Toronto. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ↑ "Meet 16-Year-Old Chef-in-Training Zac Kara". Breakfast Television Toronto. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ↑ "Ultimate burgers with MasterChef Junior Zac Kara". 11Alive.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ↑ Chef Zac Kara - Cooking Up Life, retrieved 2021-05-31
- ↑ "The Drew Carson Show: Masterchef Jr Runner-Up Zac Kara & Better Call Saul Actress Sarah Minnich Interviews on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ↑ Evans, Kelley D. (2017-01-05). "This 14-year-old is a celebrity chef, tennis player and actor". The Undefeated. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ↑ "Mixcloud". Mixcloud. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ↑ North, Eat (2018-09-09). "MasterChef Junior competitor Zac Kara's savoury breakfast waffle cone". Eat North. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ↑ SERVE IT UP Zac Kara, retrieved 2021-05-31
- ↑ Chef Zac Kara - Cooking Up Life, retrieved 2021-05-31
- ↑ "2018 Submissions". Taste Canada. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ↑ "Open/Closed: Toronto Restaurant News January 30-February 5, 2020". Toronto Restaurants by Stephanie Dickison. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ "Young Entertainer Awards Submissions". www.youngentertainerawards.org. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ↑ "Live Action from the 'Toronto Youth Shorts 2021'". In The Seats. 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ Fuentes, Tamara (2020-10-21). "Meet the Cast and Characters of "Grand Army"". Seventeen. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ Komonibo, Ineye. "Get To Know Student Body Of "Grand Army"". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ↑ "Meet the Cast and Characters of "Grand Army"". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
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