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• Greg Grunberg is an American actor who has appeared on television and in films. One of his first major roles was as Eric Weiss on the hit ABC show Alias starring Jennifer Garner, but Grunberg had made appearances on TV shows for years before that. Some of his small screen credits include NYPD Blue, Lost, House M.D., Baywatch, Felicity and The Dead Zone. In 2006 he debuted as telepathic Matt Parkman on the NBC series Heroes. Grunberg's career hasn't been limited to TV, however. He has played roles in films such as Hollow Man, Mission: Impossible III, The Lady Killers, and Austin Powers in Goldmember.

  Grunberg's son, Jake, has epilepsy. He underwent brain surgery to remove the area of the brain that had the most epilepsy activity. The surgery was said to have been very successful.People: Epileptic Son 90 Percent Better... (April 1, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Full Name: Gregory Phillip Grunberg
  2. Born: July 11, 1966
  3. Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
  4. Raised Jewish
  5. Brother: Actor Brad Grunberg
  6. Childhood friend of J.J. Abrams
  7. Actively raises money for pediatric epilepsy
  8. Appeared on numerous TV shows including House M.D., Lost and Monk
  9. Spouse: Elizabeth Dawn Wershow
  10. Three children: Jake, Ben and Sam
  11. Son Jake has epilepsy

• Charity

  Grunberg plays drums in Band From TV, an all-celebrity music group that plays shows to raise money for charity. Other members of the group include Hugh Laurie and Jesse Spencer of House and James Denton and Teri Hatcher from Desperate Housewives. Because his son has epilepsy, Grunberg chooses to raise money for the Pediatric Epilepsy Project.

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