- Appearing as "Vince" in the world premier of "Marry, F*ck or Kill" at the Avery Schreiber Theatre in North Hollywood (December 2009)
- As of November 2018, has donated over 15 gallons of blood at UCLA Blood & Platelet Center.
- Appeared on the first episode of Jason Concepcion's NBA Desktop, produced by Bill Simmons's The Ringer website, which won a 2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Innovation.
- Did extensive body double work for Jason Segel in The Muppets, especially in car scenes with the Muppets gang.
- Known associate of " Fearless " Fred Gillespie, George Carlin's right hand man sidekick.
- Known associate of comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's brother, The Don.
- Started GREEN CLOUD ART ORG with Ronald Libertus II in 2019, a nonprofit activism awareness group focusing on Earth conservation, cannabis legalization & helping homeless humans.
- Met legendary sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury at the Venice Beach Public Library. Asked Ray " what's the secret to writing?" & Bradbury responded " It has to come pouring out of you!".
- Ran into ESPN SportsCenter legend Stuart Scott at a Prince concert in Hartford in 2004.
- Met NHL hockey icon Wayne Gretzky during practice one day while coaching lacrosse at Malibu High School in 2008. The Great One was there to watch his son's baseball game.
- Met NBA basketball legend Magic Johnson at a screening of The Place Beyond The Pines in 2013.
- Met stoner legend Tommy Chong & his wife at a screening of Martin Scorsese's The Irishman in 2019.
- In 2018, literally bumped into Star Wars creator George Lucas on the sidewalk by the Venice Beach pier.
- As of July 2021, has donated 23.5 gallons of blood @ UCLA Blood & Platelet Center on Gayley Ave. in Westwood LA.
- Has twice scored over 200 in bowling, sacred game of Dudeist Priests worldwide..
- Met Sam Rockwell, Wesley Snipes, Anthony Davis, Travis Fimmel & other stars while working at Hinano Cafe by the Venice Beach pier, a local dive bar featuring billiards & world famous cheeseburgers since 1962.
- Got tattoo of a Brad Pitt movie on his left butt cheek while studying in Australia in the fall of 2006.
- First jobs in Los Angeles were as a construction worker, at the Pinkberry frozen yogurt on Abbot Kinney Blvd. in Venice Beach & as a sperm donor at California Cryobank in Westwood... then started working as an extra in TV, movies & commercials and as a substitute teacher in Santa Monica & Malibu.
- Worked & played volleyball with Idris Elba for a week on the show The Office before having seen The Wire, didn't know who he was yet.
- Started blog Green Cloud Art Dispatch, November 2022 https://greencloudartdispatch.substack.com/.
- On March 24, 2012 was granted with California Medical Marijuana Patient # 180530 via a doctor on Venice Beach boardwalk.
- Celebrated 5 years sobriety of being alcohol-free on January 10, 2023.
- While attending meetings around 2010 & 2011 at Venice Recovery Center on Lincoln Blvd, had the honor of meeting Jamie Lee Curtis at a fundraiser party. Griff was wearing a tie & serving soda pop as even bartender. There is a photo of them together somewhere. Also had opportunity to meet boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard & hear him speak at the VRC, a community meeting place for AA & NA sobriety meetings.
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