Question: Garden State is a 2004 American romantic comedy-drama film, written and directed by an American actor best known for his role as J. D. on what television series?

Context articles: The Heart Specialist
Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom
Beginners
Zach Braff
Chasing Amy
The Skinny (film)
The American President
Garden State (film)
Spanglish (film)
Juwanna Mann

The Heart Specialist is a 2006 American romantic comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Dennis Cooper, and starring Wood Harris, Zoe Saldana, Brian J. White and Mýa.
 Originally released under the title Ways of the Flesh, the film premiered at the 2006 Boston Film Festival and remained unreleased until 2011, when it was granted a limited theatrical release by Freestyle Releasing.
Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom is a 2008 American romantic comedy-drama film based on the LOGO television series "Noah's Arc".
 It was released on October 24, 2008 in select theaters and video on demand.
 The film is MPAA rated R in the U.S. for "sexual content and language."
Beginners is a 2010 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Mills.
 It tells the story of Oliver, a man reflecting on the life and death of his father, Hal, while trying to forge a new romantic relationship with a woman, Anna, dealing with father issues of her own.
 The film is based on the true-life coming out of Mills' father at the age of 75, five years before his death.
Zachary Israel Braff (born April 6, 1975) is an American actor, director, comedian, screenwriter, and producer.
 He is best known for his role as J. D. on the television series "Scrubs" (2001–2010), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2005.
Chasing Amy is a 1997 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Kevin Smith.
 The film is about a male comic artist who falls in love with a lesbian woman, to the displeasure of his best friend.
 It is the third film in Smith's View Askewniverse series.
The Skinny is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama film from Patrik-Ian Polk, the creator of the LOGO television series, "Noah's Arc".
 It was released on April 6, 2012 in select theaters.
 Producers include Juan Battle and Michael Bennett.
The American President is a 1995 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin.
 The film stars Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, and Richard Dreyfuss.
 In the film, President Andrew Shepherd (Douglas) is a widower who pursues a relationship with environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade (Bening) – who has just moved to Washington, D.C. – while at the same time attempting to win the passage of a crime control bill.
Garden State is a 2004 American romantic comedy-drama film, written and directed by Zach Braff and starring Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, and Ian Holm.
 The film centers on Andrew Largeman (Braff), a 26-year-old actor/waiter who returns to his hometown in New Jersey after his mother dies.
 Braff based the film on his real life experiences.
 It was filmed in April and May 2003 and released on July 28, 2004.
 New Jersey was the main setting and primary shooting location.
 "Garden State" received positive reviews upon its release and has garnered a cult following.
 It was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival.
 The film also spawned a soundtrack for which Braff, who picked the music himself, won a Grammy Award.
Spanglish is a 2004 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by James L. Brooks and starring Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, Paz Vega, and Cloris Leachman.
 It was released in the United States on December 17, 2004 by Columbia Pictures.
 The film grossed $55 million worldwide on an $80 million production budget, and received mixed reviews from critics.
Juwanna Mann is a 2002 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jesse Vaughan.
 The film stars Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. as Jamal Jeffries, a basketball star becoming a female impersonator joining women's basketball, after being banned from men's basketball.
 In addition to being able to play the sport he loves, he also does it to become romantically involved with a lovely player.
 The film also stars Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Pollak, Tommy Davidson, Kim Wayans, Ginuwine, and J. Don Ferguson.
 The movie is written by Bradley Allenstein and produced by Bill Gerber.
 The movie opened in theaters on June 21, 2002.
 The movie was filmed in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the Charlotte Coliseum and the Independence Arena.
 The movie's soundtrack features music by Diana Ross, James Brown, Mystikal, Ginuwine, and Stevie Wonder.