Gregory Itzin Biography

Fast Facts

• Led a bowling team in a celebrity Bowl-A-Thon to raise funds for Los Angeles Team Mentoring, a local non-profit that provides at-risk middle school students with the skills and guidance they need to realize their potential
• His father served as mayor of Burlington, Wis․, when he was in sixth grade
• Trained at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, intending to become a theater actor
• Starred in a South Coast Repertory Theatre production of "Shipwrecked! An Entertainment: The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told By Himself)" in 2007
• Emphasized his skills as a comedian during his early career, making his cinematic debut as Religious Zealot #1 in the loony comedy "Airplane!"
• Many of his characters are arrogant or unsympathetic and hold positions of authority, including his most recognizable role on "24" as U․S․ President Charles Logan
• Appeared in a television commercial for Cingular Wireless in 2004
• Played softball on a team composed of actors, filmmakers and producers called "Ten Guys From Italy․"
• Was featured in an article in Vol․ 1 Iss․ 853 of "Entertainment Weekly" called "Gregory Itzin: You Might Know Me From․․․"
• Before playing a president on "24," he played a presidential candidate in a commercial for cheese