Zach Avery

Zachary Joseph Horwitz (born December 5, 1986), also known by his stage name Zach Avery, is a former actor and producer. In 2021, he plead guilty to securities fraud for his role in defrauding investors of $227 million through a Ponzi scheme and, as a result, in 2022, was sentenced to twenty years in prison. Early life Avery was born Zachary Joseph Horwitz to Susan Krupitsky (Teacher) in Berkeley, California. His parents separated by divorce when Avery was 10 years old. Avery was relocated moved from Tampa, Florida, to Fort Wayne, Indiana, where Avery was raised by his mother and a step-father. He has a sister, Jessica Faye Horwitz (Nurse). Avery grew up in Tampa, Florida, and moved to Indiana after his first year in high school. In 2005, He graduated from Carroll High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana). Fellows classmates have described him as a "through and through" jock, who starred for the school football team, but had no known involvement in acting at school. Avery attended Indiana University (Bloomington), graduating in 2010. He played football for Indiana University, until an injury ended his National Football League (NFL) aspirations. During his college years, he met his future wife, Mallory Hagedorn (hair stylist).