Greg Grunberg
Born 1966-07-11
(57 years old)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Actor and entrepreneur Greg Grunberg is best known for his roles as police detective Matt Parkman in the award-winning series Heroes, Capt. Seth Norris on Lost, Eric Weiss on Alias, and Sean Blumberg on Felicity. In 2013 Greg starred in the feature film, Big Ass Spider. Greg was recurring on the hit Showtime series, Masters of Sex. In the past Greg has also recurred on the Lifetime hit series The Client List with Jennifer Love Hewitt, and the ABC Family half-hour sitcom Baby Daddy.
In 2010, Grunberg and his producing partner, acclaimed writer/director Lawrence Trilling, proudly saw their romantic comedy feature, Group Sex running in heavy rotation on Showtime, Starz and Netflix. Grunberg served as writer, producer, and star in the film. An active embracer of new media from the beginning, Greg has been voted one of the most interesting actors to follow on Twitter and boasted over 1.4 million followers.
In addition to his work in entertainment, Grunberg is the mastermind behind Yowza!!, the mobile coupon solutions startup he founded with veteran software developer August Trometer. The free GPS-based Yowza!! App, which has been downloaded by millions of users since launching in June 2009, identifies special offers and discounts within a consumer's immediate vicinity. Merchants work with the company to tailor deals, and cashiers redeem the Yowza!! barcode or promo code by simply scanning the phone—no paper needed. Grunberg formulated the concept of Yowza!! while shopping with his family and is actively involved in all areas of business development as well as in the promotion of the app.
A philanthropist by nature, Grunberg started the charitable celebrity rock band Band from TV (BandFromTV.org) with fellow actors Hugh Laurie, James Denton, Bob Guiney, Jesse Spencer, Adrian Pasdar and Scott Grimes. Band from TV has performed on American Idol Gives Back and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The band's fundraising efforts benefit TalkAboutIt.org, the website he started to raise awareness and funds for people with epilepsy, as his eldest son has the condition. Grunberg is the official spokesperson for TalkAboutIt.org. Grunberg lives outside of Los Angeles with his wife Elizabeth and their three sons.
Actor
Documentaries | |
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2020 |
The Horror Crowd |
2018 |
Have It All - The Movie |
2012 |
From the Mouths of Babes (series) |
2009 |
Tattoos: A Scarred History |
2008 |
Heroes: Countdown to the Premiere (TV movie) |
2005 |
I Love the '90s: Part Deux (series) |
2004 |
I Love the '90s (series) |
2002 |
HypaSpace Weekly (series) |
2000 |
Fleshing Out the 'Hollow Man' |
Music videos | |
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2012 |
Crispus Attucks - Today Was a Good Day |
Short | |
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2020 |
Under the Lights |
2010 |
Idiots |
Performer
Shows | |
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2018 |
Hollywood Insider |
2016 |
Geeking Out - moderator |
2014 |
The 2nd Annual Geekie Awards |
2012 |
Tweet Out |
2010 |
GeekRockTV |
2009 |
Red Carpet Report |
2007 |
Mother Goose Parade |
2003 |
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! |
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2002 |
Player$ |
1997 |
The View |
1993 |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien |
Producer
Movies | |
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2020 |
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters |