My mother is a play right. my dad made videos. reporter: zach always knew he wanted to work in film. it was always whatever you want to dork we can find a way to do it. reporter: now at 26 he lives this austin and spends his day brainstorming with his friends. p a year ago the country didn t know who zach was, and then he decided to enter a contest. how old were you when you figured out that you were different than the other kids? i knew that i had a wheelchair obviously. any didn t shield that from me. reporter: as a result of the contest, oprah gave zach his own travel show scheduled to air later this year. taking life takes comes and whatever you run into, you just learn to roll with it. reporter: and rolling with life s obstacles is just with a zach does. zach has cerebral palsy.
Way to do it. reporter: now at 26, he lives in austin and spends his days writing, editing and brainstorming with this production and support team. his friends. a year ago, austin and really the rest of the country, didn t know who zach was, and then he decided to enter a contest to become oprah winfrey s next tv talk show star. how old were you when you figured out that you were different than the other kids? i knew that i had a wheelchair obviously. they didn t shield that from me. reporter: as a result of the contest, oprah gave zach his own travel show scheduled to air later this year. taking life as it comes and whatever you run into you just learn to roll with it. reporter: and rolling with life s obstacles, well, that s just what zach does. zach has cerebral palsy, it is a neurological disease that affects the brain s ability to control body movements. but having cp never stopped him from doing what he wants to do. everybody has problems.
The rest of the country didn t know who zach was, and then he decided to enter a contest. to become oprah winfrey s next tv talk show star. how old were you when you figured out that you were different from the other kids? i knew i had a wheelchair obviously. they didn t shield that from me. but reporter: as a result of the contest, oprah gave zach his own travel show scheduled to air later this year. taking life as it comes and whatever you run into, you learn to roll with it. reporter: and rolling with life s obstacles is just what zach does. zach has cerebral palsy which is a neurological disease which affects the brain s ability to control body movements, but having cp never stopped him from doing what he wants to do. everybody has problems is what i always say. like, mine, are no bigger than anyone else s, and that is the message that i want to get across. what i have to deal is with is really small this the scheme of
I always say. and like mine are no bigger than anyone else s. and i think that s the message that i want to get across. what i ve got to deal with is really small in the scheme of things. reporter: zach gives his family a lot of credit for not dwelling on his disability. he hopes some day to be an inspiration to others but says he he s not there yet and has this advice. so i would say to anybody who feels really like they re bogged down by their obstacles, just really think of who you are without those. and imagine yourself doing what you love to do. because that will drive you to do things you never thought you were capable of. reporter: dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, reporting. coming up this weekend on dr. sanjay gupta md, the fit nation challenge. cnn s six triathletes, regular viewers who wanted to take on a big challenge hit the half-way
And pure honey. nature valley 100% natural. 100% delicious. each week we take a look at people who have achieved extraordinary things while overcoming challenging obstacles. this week cnn s chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta introduces us to zach, a young comedian and filmmaker who can now add tv host to his resume. i come from a very creative family. my mother s a playwright. my dad made videos, too. so it was a great place to be. reporter: when he was growing up, zach always knew he wanted to work in film. it was always like, whatever you want to do, we can find a