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Greg Sestero

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Greg Sestero
When the god Eracles learns of his forced resignation from the Great God Council; he becomes highly irate, corrupt, and more powerful. Meet Mr. Blue Shirt, he is one of the main products of creation by Eracles, now known as the Story-Teller. These fictional characters are born into reality and really aren't so 'fictional' after all. What happens when you place one of these characters onto a real, unwritten planet?
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Greg Sestero was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. With European parental influence, Greg speaks both French and English. He traveled extensively early on, and holds dual citizenship between France and the United States.

At 17 years old, Greg signed with a prominent San Francisco talent agency. The same year, he left for Milan and Paris to work for designers such as Giorgio Armani and Gian Franco Ferre. Greg returned focused on acting. He began studies at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. He landed his first role at age 18, on the CBS hit show Nash Bridges (1996). This followed with a role in the Golden Globe nominated film, Patch Adams (1998) starring fellow San Francisco native, Robin Williams. Soon thereafter, Greg was signed by well-known Hollywood agent, Iris Burton, which prompted his move to Los Angeles.

Sestero starred in the notorious The Room (2003), which gained an international cult following as the best worst movie ever made.

in 2013, Sestero wrote a book entitled The Disaster Artist, chronicling his experience making the film and working with its enigmatic director Tommy Wiseau. The book went on to become a critically acclaimed bestseller. In February 2014, the book was optioned to made into a feature film by Hollywood superstars James Franco and Seth Rogen.
BornJuly 15, 1978
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BornJuly 15, 1978
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination

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Greg Sestero in The Founder Effect
Greg Sestero in The Founder Effect
Greg Sestero and Tommy Wiseau in Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 (2017)
Greg Sestero, Philip Haldiman, Tommy Wiseau, and Juliette Danielle in The Room (2003)
Greg Sestero and Juliette Danielle in The Room (2003)
Greg Sestero and Juliette Danielle in The Room (2003)
Greg Sestero and Kyle Vogt in The Room (2003)
Greg Sestero, Philip Haldiman, and Tommy Wiseau in The Room (2003)
Greg Sestero and Tommy Wiseau at an event for 33rd Film Independent Spirit Awards (2018)
Greg Sestero, Tommy Wiseau, and Mark Atkinson
Greg Sestero and Mark Atkinson at an event for The Disaster Artist (2017)
Greg Sestero and Tommy Wiseau at an event for 75th Golden Globe Awards (2018)

Known for:

The Room (2003)
The Room
3.6
  • Mark
  • 2003
James Franco, Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, and Dave Franco in The Disaster Artist (2017)
The Disaster Artist
7.3
  • Casting Agent(uncredited)
  • 2017
Greg Sestero and Tommy Wiseau in Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 (2017)
Best F(r)iends: Volume 1
5.2
  • Jon Kortina
  • 2017
Forbidden Sky
Forbidden Sky
  • Writer

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    Actor

    • The Founder Effect
      • Declan Bakker
      • Completed
    • Airport Insecurity: The Captain's Cut
      • Sloppy the Bear (voice)
      • Pre-production
      • Podcast Series
    • The Room Returns!
      • Chris-R
      • Post-production
    • Mr. Blue Shirt: The Inspiration
      • Post-production
    • Tommy Wiseau, Isaiah LaBorde, Ashton Leigh, Mark Valeriano, Joseph Poliquin, and Erica Mary Gillheeney in Big Shark (2023)
      Big Shark
      • Georgie I
      • 2023
    • Enter the Drag Dragon (2023)
      Enter the Drag Dragon
      • The Young Pirate
      • 2023
    • The Christmas Tapes (2022)
      The Christmas Tapes
      • Geoff
      • The Owner's Manual
      • 2022
    • Infrared (2022)
      Infrared
      • Geoff
      • 2022
    • Miracle Valley (2021)
      Miracle Valley
      • David
      • 2021
    • Cyst (2020)
      Cyst
      • Bill
      • 2020
    • The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)
      The Haunting of Bly Manor
      • Fiancé
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2020
    • The Wrong Wedding Planner (2020)
      The Wrong Wedding Planner
      • Mr. Hanson
      • TV Movie
      • 2020
    • SpaceWorld (2019)
      SpaceWorld
      • Drogol (voice)
      • Video
      • 2019
    • Doug Walker in Nostalgia Critic (2007)
      Nostalgia Critic
      • Tommy Wiseau
      • Mark
      • TV Series
      • 2013–2019
    • Darren Zimmer, Bernadette Mullen, Matt Wilson, Trillian Sadie Reynoldson, and Ryan Wray in Four in a Blanket (2018)
      Four in a Blanket
      • Coach Sooie (voice)
      • TV Series
      • 2018
    • It's A Krazunka Wunkerful Life! (2018)
      It's A Krazunka Wunkerful Life!
      • Sloppy Bear
      • Uncle Billy (voice)
      • Video
      • 2018
    • Nerdist Presents (2015)
      Nerdist Presents
      • Batman
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2018
    • Rick Edwards, Greg Sestero, Tommy Wiseau, and Kristen StephensonPino in Best F(r)iends Volume Two (2018)
      Best F(r)iends Volume Two
      • Jon Kortina
      • 2018
    • James Franco, Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, and Dave Franco in The Disaster Artist (2017)
      The Disaster Artist
      • Casting Agent (uncredited)
      • 2017

    Writer

    • Forbidden Sky
      • Writer
      • In Development
    • Miracle Valley (2021)
      Miracle Valley
      • written by
      • 2021
    • Rick Edwards, Greg Sestero, Tommy Wiseau, and Kristen StephensonPino in Best F(r)iends Volume Two (2018)
      Best F(r)iends Volume Two
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • James Franco, Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, and Dave Franco in The Disaster Artist (2017)
      The Disaster Artist
      • based on the book "The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made" by
      • 2017
    • Greg Sestero and Tommy Wiseau in Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 (2017)
      Best F(r)iends: Volume 1
      • Writer
      • 2017

    Producer

    • Rick Edwards, Greg Sestero, Tommy Wiseau, and Kristen StephensonPino in Best F(r)iends Volume Two (2018)
      Best F(r)iends Volume Two
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Greg Sestero and Tommy Wiseau in Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 (2017)
      Best F(r)iends: Volume 1
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Homeless in America (2004)
      Homeless in America
      • executive producer
      • Short
      • 2004
    • The Room (2003)
      The Room
      • line producer
      • 2003

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    Trailer 1:25
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    The Room
    Trailer 0:32
    The Room
    Infrared
    Trailer 1:26
    Infrared
    Cyst
    Trailer 1:34
    Cyst
    Dude Bro Party Massacre III
    Trailer 1:55
    Dude Bro Party Massacre III
    Retro Puppet Master
    Trailer 1:35
    Retro Puppet Master

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • Facebook Fan Page
      • Official Facebook Page
    • Height
      • 6′ 0¾″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • July 15, 1978
      • Walnut Creek, California, USA
    • Parents
        Marie-José Citro
    • Other works
      Author of the book "The Disaster Artist". New York: Simon and Schuster
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Biographical Movie

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    • Trivia
      Attended Monte Vista High School in Danville, California from 1992-1995 before leaving to Milan, Italy to model at age seventeen.
    • Quotes
      [on the unexpected success of The Room] At its center is an enigmatic filmmaker who claims, among many other things, to be a vampire.
    • Trademark
        Frequently collaborates with Tommy Wiseau

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