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Greg Grunberg Biography
Greg Grunberg (Gregory Phillip) is an American actor, best known for his roles in various popular TV series such as “Alias,” “Felicity,” and “Heroes.”
Grunberg grew up in Los Angeles and attended University High School. He went on to study acting at the University of Southern California. In the mid-1990s, he began his career in Hollywood, landing small roles in films such as “The Pallbearer” and “BASEketball.”
In 1998, Grunberg landed his breakthrough role on the popular television series “Felicity.” He played the character Sean Blumberg, a resident advisor in the freshman dorm. He continued to gain recognition for his work in television, with roles in shows such as “Alias” and “Lost.”
Greg Grunberg Age
Gregory was born on July 11, 1966 in Los Angeles, California. He is 57 years
Greg Grunberg Family
Grunberg was born to Sandy (née Klein) and Gerry Grunberg and had a Jewish upbringing. He has an older brother Brad Grunberg who is also an actor.
Greg Grunberg Wife
Greg Grunberg’s wife is Elizabeth Dawn Wershow. They got married on December 19, 1992, and have been together ever since. They have three sons together named Jake, Ben, and Sam.
Elizabeth is a licensed psychotherapist, and the couple is actively involved in various charitable organizations, including Talk About It, a nonprofit organization that promotes epilepsy awareness.
Greg Grunberg Children
Grunberg has three kids with his wife Dawn: Jake, Ben, and Sam. His son Jake has epilepsy and this inspired Greg to take an active role in raising awareness of the neurological disorder and also raising funds for research.
He has oftenly organized charity efforts to raise funds for the Pediatric Epilepsy Project in Los Angeles. The charity efforts have included auction of guitars hand painted by celebrities such as Donald Trump, Pink and Gruenberg’s Alias co-stars Jennifer Garner and Michael Vartan.
It has also included concerts by the Band From TV that includes Grunberg and Hugh Laurie and an online auction of cartoons drawn of his Heroes costars.
He served as the chair of the first National Walk for Epilepsy, presented by the Epilepsy Foundation in March 2007.
Greg Felicity
Grunberg appeared as Sean Blumberg on Felicity from 1998 to 2002.
Grunberg Lost
For the 2004 series Lost, Abrams cast him in a brief role as the pilot. He then returned for the first season finale but his scenes cut for time and instead included on the season 1 DVD set.
Greg Grunberg Star Trek
In Star Trek, which Abrams directed, he was offered a part but was unable to take it because of a conflict with another project he was working on. He however provided the voice for Kirk’s stepfather in the opening sequence.
Greg Grunberg Star Wars
In the 2015 American epic space opera Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Greg plays Temmin “Snap” Wexley, an X-wing pilot. In 2019, he reprises the role R2-D2 in Star Wars: Episode IX.
Greg Grunberg Heroes
He had a major role in the NBC TV show Heroes playing Matt Parkman, a police officer who has the power of telepathy.
Greg Grunberg A Star Is Born
Greg plays in A Star is Born as Jackson’s limo driver. The role Jackson is played by Bradley Cooper while Lady Gaga plays Ally.
Greg Grunberg Alias
Grunberg portrays the role of Eric Weiss in Alias from 2001 to 2006.
Greg Grunberg Band
- Band from TV
Greg Podcast
It was then revealed in February 2016 that Grunberg will co-host a late night talk show with Kevin Smith titled Geeking Out on AMC.
To listen to Grunberg podcast, click here
Greg Grunberg Website
He launched Talk About It in 2009 a website that is dedicated to epilepsy education and awareness. It features many of Greg’s co-stars and celebrity friends who include Garner, Larter, Pasdar, Ramamurthy, Ventimiglia, Panettiere, as well as Zachary Quinto, Chris Pine, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Ron Rifkin, and John Mayer.
Greg Grunberg Net Worth
Grunberg has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
Greg Height
The Star Wars: Episode IX stands at a height of 1.85 m.
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