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Greg Grunberg

Birth nameGregory Phillip Grunberg
BornJuly 11 1966 (1966--) (age 41)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Grunberg (3 children)
Gregory Phillip Grunberg (born July 11, 1966) is an American television actor. He is currently starring as Matt Parkman on the NBC television series Heroes, ongoing since 2006. Other notable roles included the characters Sean Blumberg on Felicity (1998–2002) and Eric Weiss on Alias (2001–2006), both produced by childhood friend, J. J. Abrams.

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Career

Grunberg left Alias as a regular to star on the NBC sitcom, Grand Union. Since 2003, Abrams had planned a series called The Catch about a bounty hunter, starring Grunberg in the lead role. Suggested for both the 2004–2005 and 2005–2006 seasons, the series was never produced; however, a pilot episode was shot. Abrams also cast Grunberg in a cameo role as the pilot in his 2004 series Lost. Grunberg returned for the first-season finale, but his scenes were cut for time, and were included on the season 1 DVD set. To those who had followed the Grunberg-Abrams friendship, it was not surprising to see him appear in a small role in , which Abrams directed.

Grunberg has a major role in the NBC TV show Heroes. He plays a police officer named Matt Parkman who can read other people's thoughts. Grunberg has also guest starred on the hit TV Show House. He has expressed interest in appearing in Star Trek XI, which Abrams will be directing; however, it is unknown what role he intends to play. Grunberg also has a role in the secretive J. J. Abrams movie known as Cloverfield.

Grunberg voices Ethan Thomas in the video game , the character in question being an FBI agent.

Personal life

Grunberg was born in Los Angeles, California to Sandy (Klein) and Gerry Grunberg,[1] and had a Jewish upbringing.[2] He is married to Elizabeth Dawn Wershow and has three children.

Grunberg's son, Jake, has epilepsy, which has inspired Grunberg to take an active role in raising awareness of the disease and raising funds for research. He often organizes charity efforts to raise funds for the Pediatric Epilepsy Project in Los Angeles. In the past, this has included events such as an auction of guitars handpainted by celebrities such as Donald Trump, Pink and Grunberg's "Alias" costars Jennifer Garner and Michael Vartan, concerts by an all-celebrity band that includes Grunberg and Hugh Laurie and an online auction of cartoons drawn of "Heroes" costars such as Santiago Cabrera, Tawny Cypress, Noah Gray-Cabey, Ali Larter, Masi Oka, Adrian Pasdar, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Leonard Roberts, Milo Ventimiglia, and Hayden Panettiere. In March 2007, Greg served as the chair of the first National Walk for Epilepsy, presented by the Epilepsy Foundation.

While appearing on G4's Holiday Hit List in 2003, Grunberg stated he is the only man in Hollywood with four g's in his name.

Filmography and television credits

Year Title Role Notes
2008Cloverfield (working title)UnknownFilm[3]
2006HeroesMatt ParkmanTV series
2006HouseRonald NeubergerTV series
2006KevinFilm
2006The Jake EffectNick CaseTV Series
2006MonkJack LeverettTV series
2005Ethan ThomasVideo/ Computer Game
2004''LostPilotTV series
2004''The LadykillersTV Commercial Director
2003Malibu's Most WantedBrettFilm
2002Austin Powers in GoldmemberShirtless Fan TFilm
2001–2006AliasEric WeissTV Series
2000Hollow ManCarter AbbeyFilm
1998–2002FelicitySean BlumbergTV Series
1998BASEketballWilkeFilm
1996The PallbearerBobby (uncredited)Film

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ [2]
3. ^ "Heroes Scoop: Cheerleader Exits, D.L. MIA and More!", TV Guide, 2007-07-24. Retrieved on 2007-07-25. 

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