Here is some information about Greg's professional life for those of you who are curious:
Greg's IMDB listing
Greg's Variety Obituary
Checkers: One of Greg's film appearances
A note from fellow actor/writer John Pappas (click on In Peace, The Departed)
Below I have also included the bio that Greg wrote for Angel Feathers, in which he appeared as the lead character, Roy.
From the "Angel Feathers" program:
As a playwright, Greg has had 13 plays produced in Los Angeles such as the critically aclaimed, Being of Sound Mind, Dance upon Nothing, and Very Cherry and Extra Clean at the Cast Theatre, for which he received a Rockefeller Grant. Other plays were End of the Watch, Toe to Toe, which garnered 4 Dramalogue Awards including Writing and Direction for Greg, and In the Bargain with Catherine Keener. As an actor, he last appeared on film in Robert Hummer's Checkers with Richard Herd and Shade with Sylvester Stallone and Stuart Townsend. On television, he was last seen in Will and Grace and will appear in this fall's Pushing Daisies with Lee Pace. Greg's extensive work in the theater includes appearances in his own plays Peep Show, Mine Enemies, and In the Bargain. As a screenwriter, his credits include Oblivion, Oblivion 2: The Backlash, and the highly successful Prehysteria. Greg would like to thank Cinda and Mark for driving, this stellar cast for their talent, and dedicate this play to a lifelong companion who truly cares about the little world he creates behind closed doors.
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For a period of time early in our lives...10 years to 14...Greg and I were as close as two young boys could be. We shared a bond of Ankeny high school basketball, the Beatles and the Beach Boys---one of those was going to be our future, we just knew it. One week we would be wearing a suit, Beatle boots and, when our mom's weren't watching, we combed our bangs straight down! The next week we may be wearing tennis shoes in the blizzard going to the gym to watch the high school team play...and just in case the coach needed a pair of players to round out the team he would see these two sixth graders already almost in uniform. In the spring, as summer approached, it was time to put on white khaki's, light blue shirts a guitar, drum set a few friends and become the Beach Boys. We wrote them songs and sent them in...but somehow they never got recorded, though we were convinced they got played at concerts.
Forty years later we began talking and e-mailing again after a lifetime of kids, jobs and experiences. So we started swapping hundreds of one-liner e-mailers ..."what ten movies do you take to a desert island?...what ten books...no, make that five. We would reminisce about old timers in town that passed on as well as classmates, public figures and pets.
We both knew so much about so little.
I so admired his zest for life and powerful family ties. His dedication to friends and family was unmatched.
I was fortunate to have had him as a friend. I must calm that void in my life every day knowing that my confidant is gone. But I know he is resting in peace with Irish hugs and kisses.
Greg and I met when he taught cold reading for Brian Reese, sometime in the early 80's. It was serendipity that he was the teacher, as we knew a lot of the same peeps. Greg helped me to at least act like an actress instead of a comic, and I had my only acting "moment" in one of his classes. Over the years I got to know his wonderful family, and knew he cherished every moment with Sharon, Megan Max, and Dillon.. As a Jewish girl from Merced, I never knew how much fun St. Patrick's Day could be, and looked forward to eating the best corned beef with all the trimmings at the Suddeth's Annual Event. Saw Greg in "Angel Feathers" early on, and his truth as an actor and a playwright blew me away. I was so proud that it was produced in New York. Thanks, Greg, for all your encouragement and wisdom. You lived it.
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