Celebrity Biographies
Greg German Biography
Date of Birth: | 1958, February 26 |
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Years: | 62 years |
Nation of birth: | United States of America |
Height: | 5 feet 10 inches |
Name | greg german |
birth name | Gregory Andrew Germann |
Dad | Edward A. Germann |
Mother | Marlene Marian |
Nationality | American |
Place of birth / city | Houston Texas |
ethnicity | White |
Profession | Actor |
Working for | Movies, TV shows |
Net worth | $8 million |
Married | Yes |
Married to | Martha Champlin |
Kids | One |
Education | University of Northern Colorado |
Films | Streetwalkin’, The Whoopee Boys, Miss Firecracker, Child’s Play 2, The Sandlot 2, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Group Sex, Foster Boy, Time Toys, Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt? |
tv show | ABC After School Specials, Against the Law, Ally McBeal, Jeopardy!, In Case of Emergency, Grey’s Anatomy |
Greg Germann is an award-winning American actor who rose to the spotlight after his role as Richard Fish in the legal comedy-drama show Ally McBeal for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award in 1999.
Germann gained further recognition after playing Eric “Rico” Morning on the Net sitcom Stacey & Tom Krane on NBC ‘s Law & Order . He currently appears on the ABC medical drama show. Grey’s Anatomy .
He joined the University of Northern Colorado
Greg Germann was born on February 26, 1958 in Houston, Texas, United States, to Marlene Martha Germann and Edward A. Germann . His father was a playwright and teacher, while his mother was a housewife.
Germann grew up on Lookout Mountain outside of Golden, Colorado after her family moved to Houston. She developed a passion for acting while living in Colorado.
Greg attended the University of Northern Colorado where he appeared in plays. He moved to New York in 1982 to pursue an acting career.
He is American by nationality and white by ethnicity.
He played Richard Fish in ‘Ally McBeal’
Greg Germann began his acting career in 1985, playing the role of Sinister in the thriller, Streetwalkin ‘. In the same year, he made a guest appearance on the television anthology series. ABC After School Special .
His other early projects are Miss Firecracker , Tattinger’s , and Miami Vice . In 1990, Germann starred in the slasher film Child’s Play 2. From 1995 to 1996, he played Eric ‘Rico’ Moyer on the sitcom Ned and Stacey.
Greg landed his breakout role as Richard Fish on the FOX legal comedy-drama television show Ally McBeal in 1997. For his breakthrough performance on the show, he received the Screen Actors Guild Award in 1999. He appeared on the show until 2002 alongside Calista. Flockhart and Courtney Thorne-Smith .
Greg Germann with ex-wife Christine Mourad SOURCE: Gettyimages
Additionally, the actor also has three stepchildren from his second wife, Champlin . The family currently resides in Los Angeles.