Susy Pugh is a celebrity parent, best known as the mother of actor Zachary Levi. His son started acting at a young age and has appeared in some top-rated films, sequels, and television series. You can catch him on Shazam!, Deadbeat, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, and Thor. This article will give a more detailed account of Susy and her family’s lives.
Susy Pugh Bio
Susy pugh was born Susan Marie Hoctor Pugh in Santa Louis, MO, on 6 October 1950. She was the daughter of Dr. Edward Hoctor and Patricia Lee (Hoctor) Troxell. Since childhood, she lived in Ventura, where she remained a resident for a long time. Her four siblings are Sally Leavens, Sandy Stellar, Tim Hoctor, and Michael Hoctor.
She graduated from Buena High School in 1968, where she was an avid cheerleader and competitive swimmer. She married Darrel Pugh, who was born on 4 July 1946. They had three children together.
Susy gave back to society by creating a home for those needing shelter, food, and love, a virtue that she instilled in her three children.
Susy Pugh Children
Susy was a loving mother of three. Her children were Shekinah Pugh, born in 1983, Zachary Levi, born on 29 September 1980, and Sarah Pugh. Her two daughters, Shekinah and Sarah, maintain a low profile, and little is known about the details of their lives.
Zachary Levi, on the other hand, had a thing for stage acting since he was six when he performed lead roles in regional productions such as Grease, Oklahoma!, The Outsiders, Oliver!, The Wizard of Oz and Big River at the Ojai Art Center.
Levi’s early appearances in the film industry were in the FX television movie Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie, the ABC sitcom Less than Perfect, ABC Family movie See Jane Date. In 2007, Levi landed the starring role in Chuck, which won him the Teen Choice Award in 2010 for Best Action Actor and Actress TV Series alongside his co-star Yvonne Strahovski. Entertainment Weekly named Levi one of its Top Thirty People Under Thirty in the summer of 2008.
Levi starred in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel as Toby Seville, and in the 2010 Disney animated film Tangled, he voiced Flynn Rider. He narrated the 2011 documentary film Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story and hosted the Spike Video Game Awards in 2011.
Levi was originally to portray Fandal in Thor, but he dropped the role due to scheduling conflicts with Chuck. Ke took up the role in the sequels Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor: Ragnarock (2017). He guest-starred as Abraham Lincoln in Hulu’s Deadbeat. Levi reprised his role as Flynn Rider in Tangled: Before Ever After.
In 2019, Levi starred in the New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. superhero comedy Shazam! He is set to replay his role as Shazam in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, set to release on 17 March 2023.
He married Canadian actress Missy Peregrym in 2014 but separated in December of the same year. Missy and Levi filed for divorce in April 2015. Levi is vocal about his struggle with mental health thoughts which he shares in his 2022 memoir Radical Love.
Wrapping Up
Susy Pugh raised strong children, and her son carries his family’s flag high as he continues to succeed in his Hollywood acting career.
