- Born
- Birth nameGregory Michael Brown
- Nicknames
- Greg
- Booker
- GMB
- Brownie
- GB
- Height1.87 m
- Gregory M. Brown is an American Actor, Writer, Director, and Producer.
Gregory M. Brown was born on November 20, 1948, in Irvington, New Jersey to Warren John Brown (1921-1998), a stage actor, singer, and musician who was performing at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey and Nell Joyce (Garlick) Brown (1924-2018), who at the time was a housewife. His mother would eventually become the first female member of the Stock Transfer Agents Association in New York while a manager at Union Pacific Corporation. Greg is the oldest of three children. He has a sister, Suzanne Tara (Brown) Jordan and brother, David Patrick Brown.
At the age of six, his parents divorced after thirteen years of marriage. His mother, Greg and his siblings moved in with his mother's parents in Paterson, New Jersey where Greg grew up. Greg attended Eastside High School, known for the movie Lean on Me (1989) with Morgan Freeman. Greg graduated high school in 1966 and remained in Paterson until his enlistment in the U.S. Navy in November 1967. In 1968, Greg did a tour in Vietnam aboard the USS Steinaker (DD-863) a Navy destroyer and deployed on two other cruises to the Caribbean and North Atlantic respectively before being transferred to Fighter Squadron 101 at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Greg had a niche for electronics and the evolving computer industry, learning computer programming while still in the Navy. Upon separation from active duty in 1971 and enlisting in the Naval Reserve, he started to work on Wall Street in the information technology field where he remained for the most part until his retirement as a Vice President at J.P. Morgan Chase in 2005.
As a teenager, Greg enjoyed performing in church and school plays but did not pursue the acting profession because of the divorce of his parents. His mother didn't approve, so, out of respect for his mother he waited until he was 59 years old and after his retirement from J.P. Morgan Chase and the military.- IMDb mini biography by: Gregory M. Brown
- SpousesLydia Daniluk(October 26, 1991 - present) (separated, 2 children)Sandra L. Rogers(August 28, 1971 - June 16, 1976) (divorced, 2 children)
- Known for playing a person of authority, i.e. CEO, Judge, Governor, Police Officer
- Blue Eyes
- White hair
- Deep distinguished voice
- Towering height
- Owned and operated an FAA Repair Station from 1995 through 2003 repairing and installing avionics in small aircraft as a part time business.
- Was a First Pilot with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary after 9/11 that flew search and security mission along the Hudson Corridor, Long Island, New York and New Jersey Coast. Awarded U.S. Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation and U.S. Coast Guard Unit Commendation by the U.S. Coast Guard.
- Studied acting with Maria Riboli and Rachel Barrer.
- His father, Warren, a singer and baritone, recorded "Red Roses for a Blue Lady (1948)" and "Ghost Riders In The Sky (1949)" with Vaughn Monroe as one of the Moon Men.
- Is a licensed private pilot and has been flying aircraft for over 37 years.
- I feel New York Actors are true actors and the Hollywood actors are all flash.
- I have no desire to be a movie star, just a good actor with good roles.
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