Zach Braff

It took only 3 days for Zach Braff's Kickstarter project to reach its $2 million goal.

After launching a Kickstarter last week to fund his new film Wish I Was Here, Braff gets to sit for 24 more days watching the till, which at the point of publishing sits at $2,224,565, continue to rise.

Is it fair for celebrities with tons of money, fame, Hollywood access, and say, a wildly successful, long-running sitcom that's currently in syndication on like 100 channels, to crowdfund their movies?

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It has been almost 10 years since Garden State first hit theaters, and Braff hasn't returned to the role of writer/director since.

Until now.

Braff, citing frustrations with the traditional Hollywood funding system, has taken to Kickstarter to crowdfund his new film, Wish I Was Here.

The new film will act as a follow-up in tone, though not in story, to Garden State.

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Zach Braff and Donald Faison delivered a Christmas treat over the weekend to all fans of Scrubs. Or humor in general.

The good pals and former co-stars sang a duet of the holiday classic "Baby It's Cold Outside," with Braff linking to the video on his Twitter and warning viewers: "We had a few glasses of wine whilst editing.”

Added Faison: “Happy holidays from me and my brother from another mother Zach Braff.”

Zach Braff and Donald Faison - Baby It's Cold Outside

Is Zach Braff gay? Not that this would be the most shocking revelation of all time (just saying), but no, he's not. The star is straight as an arrow.

He just got hacked.

Not that we'd love him any less if he were, but Zach Braff is not gay and insists he's the victim of a hacker who posted this on his old website:

The phony statement appeared early Wednesday morning:

"I have been hiding a secret inside me for too long. The human mind can only bare so much before it explodes with emotions, and well ..."

"It is time to let the world know. I am excited and proud to announce to you that I am an open member of the homosexual community," the hacker wrote.

But Zach's rep says that it's not true. "He was hacked ... that site has been down since 2006," the rep says, joking, "He is still straight."

Zach Braff is a bit of a douche.

Sorry. Had to put that out there. We actually enjoy most of his TV and movie work, but he just irritates us for reasons unknown, like he's trying a little too hard sometimes to be quirky on Scrubs, or all edgy and profound in Garden State.

But all told, there's nothing really bad about Zach. In fact, he seems like a good dude. Braff look-alike Raffaello Follieri, on the other hand, is not.

When you not only fool around on Anne Hathaway, but bilk millions of dollars out of investors by lying about your ties to the effing church, then whine like a little b!tch regarding the conditions in jail, sympathy will be hard to find. Enjoy prison.

Different as Braff and Follieri may be, they appear to be cut from the same (genetic) cloth. Here's a look at our latest celebrity look-alikes:

Looks like Shiri Appleby and Zach Braff have a long way to go until they're at the level of George Clooney and Sarah Larson.

While the former couple is supposedly dating, the actors don't look so in love below, do they? Appleby is almost rolling her eyes over being forced to hold hands with the Scrubs star.

And Braff is probably picturing ex-girlfriend Mandy Moore nude instead of focusing on Shiri. These two appear to have less chemistry than Britney Spears and sobriety...

Thanks to People, as usual, for this collection of celebrity quotes.

"I was basically in the fetal position, basically in hysterics."
- Paris Hilton, on her first sleepless nights in jail

"I think my height intimidates people ... When I tower under people, it's horrible."
- The 5'2" Paula Abdul, on her new Bravo reality show Hey Paula

"I think people see the cliché of the rock star. We're supposed to get married every three years... trade in, trade out. I don't dare say 'trade up.' I made a good deal the first time. If Angelina Jolie came in today, I wouldn't trade."
- Jon Bon Jovi, on his successful 18-year marriage to wife Dorothea

"Who else died? My career after coming to Australia."
- ER star John Stamos, after appearing on an Australian talk show in an apparent altered state, later blamed on being jet lagged.

"It was the morning after I'd spent some time with a few of the girls and I was lying in my bed, and I went, 'I want to be a Spice Girl.' And then I went 'Oh my God, I AM a Spice Girl!'"
- Geri Halliwell, on when she realized she wanted to reunite with her Spice Girls band mates

"My head is going to be so huge ... Now I may or may not wear pants for my takes with Steve from now on. I want to give him something special to think about."
- John Krasinski, on being told that his costar on The Office, Steve Carell, discussed his "hotness" to People

"I'm not sure when or why the tabloid angle on me was decided that I am a cad. I'd have much rather it had been that I am secretly a dentist or that I love soup."
- Zach Braff, addressing rumors of his reported womanizing on his blog

"We want to do a remake of Duets."
- Paul Rudd, on the next project he would like to tackle with frequent costar Seth Rogen, to GQ

"I'll be Huey Lewis."
- Knocked Up star Steh Rogen, on his preferred role, should that opportunity to remake a film ever arise

"I feel much better now and am delighted to announce that Brad and Angelina may choose to adopt my appendix and give it a loving home."
- Alleged comedian and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, after returning to work following emergency appendectomy surgery last week

The Hollywood Gossip is proud to welcome you all once again to Celebrity Look-Alikes. Only this time, it's Celebrity Look-Alikes: Zach Braff style.

No, there's no Braff look-alike we've come across. Just some ladies connected to the quirky actor. As you may know, he and longtime girlfriend Mandy Moore recently broke up. How ironic, then, that in his latest movie, The Last Kiss, Braff stars along side an actress who bears a slight resemblance to his ex!

Here's Moore (left) and actress Jacinda Barrett (right):

 

Definitely a couple of cuties right there. In real life, Braff dated Moore. In the Last Kiss, Braff knocks up Barrett, then cheats on her with Rachel Bilson. This is after he got Natalie Portman in Garden State! Suffice it to say, he's definitely no scrub when it comes to the ladies!

Sorry. You know who is, though? Moore's current squeeze, DJ AM. What a clown.

Zach Braff may have launched his career on the silly sitcom, Scrubs, but the actor says in real life, he resembles the depressed character he played in Garden State.

"I think I suffer from some mild depression," he told Parade magazine. "So to have millions of people go, 'I watched your movie and related' was the ultimate affirmation that I'm not a freak."

That is always comforting to know. But the same can't necesarily be said of his ex, Mandy Moore.

For some odd reason, the cute actress has been seen out on the town with Adam "DJ A.M." Goldstein.

"We were together for a while, and that is the only true thing that has ever been written about my romantic life," Braff joked.

Nominated for a Golden Globe for best actor in a comedy series for Scrubs, Braff says he has yet to decide whether or not the beloved series will continue, but does feel "optimistic that there will be a seventh season."

In the meantime, he is readying another film, Fast Track, with Amanda Peet, a romantic comedy due out in March about a family man who is saddled with a bad job.

"At my age, those are the things you are always talking about," Braff said, explaining that the comedy has real-life implications. "If I'm going to have kids, how will that change things? I like to think that all of the introspection leads to something really funny."

Just kidding. Zach Braff was not even in the same pic as those two.

Did we fool you? If so, sorry. But were we really lying? He probably would want to hit that -- the Scrubs star is single, and a red-blooded male, after all.

Nevertheless, it's his Scrubs co-star, Donald Faison, who's moving in on that piece. They're dating. In this pic, he's escorting the lovely CaCee Cobb to the L.A. hot spot Hyde, which may be the only club in Southern California.

Cobb, of course, is the former BFF and personal assistant to Ms. Jessica Simpson. Emphasis on former. She couldn't hack it after awhile. It's a hard life, being a celebrity's bitch and having a retarded name, to boot. Listening, Rumer Willis?

In the picture at left, Braff was attending the Hollywood screening of the Lifetime film, Why I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy, which stars another Scrubs cast member, Sarah Chalke. Braff did hit that piece. On screen at least.