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.