Cody Kasch
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Early life
Kasch was born of ScottishScottish people
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heritage in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
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and raised in Ojai, California
Ojai, California
Ojai is a city in Ventura County, California, USA. It is situated in the Ojai Valley , surrounded by hills and mountains. The population was 7,461 at the 2010 census, down from 7,862 at the 2000 census.-History:Chumash Indians were the early inhabitants of the valley...
on a working ranch until he was nearly fourteen, when he moved to Camarillo, California
Camarillo, California
Camarillo is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 65,201 at the 2010 census, up from 57,084 at the 2000 census. The Ventura Freeway Camarillo is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 65,201 at the 2010 census, up from 57,084 at...
.
Movie career
After numerous televisionTelevision
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guest appearances, Kasch got his big break when he was cast in a regular role on the John Goodman
John Goodman
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sitcom Normal, Ohio
Normal, Ohio
Normal, Ohio is an American television sitcom, which aired on the Fox Network in 2000. The show stars John Goodman as William "Butch" Gamble, a gay man returning to his Midwestern home town...
, only to see that series be cancelled after only a few episodes. Kasch portrayed a Texan high school student in the Australian teenage series, Out There. Four years later, Kasch was hired to play the character of Zach Young on the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
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comedy-drama
Comedy-drama
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Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
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, where as the son of deceased Mary Alice Young
Mary Alice Young
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, Kasch played one of the pivotal figures in the show's main mystery. After a brief absence from the series he returned in the season 3 as Gabrielle Solis
Gabrielle Solis
Gabrielle Solís is one of four main characters on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. She is portrayed by Eva Longoria...
' secret admirer and again in season 7. He is also the narrator
Narrator
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for several audiobooks. Kasch starred in the 2010 horror film Chain Letter as Neil Conners.
Personal life
Both of Kasch's parents were actively involved in the arts. His father was an actor and writer of locally premiering plays, and his mother was a director and photographer. As his older brother, actor Max KaschMax Kasch
Joseph Maxwell "Max" Kasch is an American film and television actor. He is the brother to fellow actors Cody Kasch and Dylan Kasch. Max appeared in the 2003 film, Holes as Zig-zag...
, began to experience success, the brothers competed for jobs and for the right to call each other "professionals". The brothers' relative success caused the entire Kasch family to leave Ojai and move to the more favorably located Camarillo.