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Greg Finley Biography

Birth Name:Gregory P. Finley

Birth Place:Portland, Maine, United States

Profession Actor, Writer, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Graduated from Scarborough High School and attended Johnson & Wales University majoring in restaurant management
  • Decided to become an actor after a health emergency left him bedridden and he discovered how happy watching movies made him
  • Got his first audition in a parking garage, where a casting agent overheard him complaining to his brother on the phone about his life in Los Angeles
  • Quote: "I want to do every kind of role․ I want to play a good guy, I want to play a bad guy․ I want to do tragic roles, I want to do comedy roles, I want to do action roles․ I want to do everything! I want to push my acting ability to the max․"
  • Best known for his role as Jack Pappas in "The Secret Life of the American Teenager․"
  • Plays basketball with the competitive NBA Entertainment League, of which he was rookie of the year in 2011
  • He was originally hired for only six episodes of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," but had appeared in 118 by the time the show ended in 2013