Greg Sestero

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.

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Gattaca (1997)

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In a future society in the era of indefinite eugenics, humans are set on a life course depending on their DNA. Young Vincent Freeman is born with a condition that would prevent him from space travel, yet is determined to infiltrate the GATTACA space program.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Niccol
CAST:  Ethan Hawke  •  Jude Law  •  Gore Vidal  •  Uma Thurman

In a future society in the era of indefinite eugenics, humans are set on a life course depending on their DNA. Young Vincent Freeman is born with a condition that would prevent him from space travel, yet is determined to infiltrate the GATTACA space program.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Niccol
CAST:  Ethan Hawke  •  Jude Law  •  Gore Vidal  •  Uma Thurman

Accepted (2006)

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A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steve Pink
CAST:  Justin Long  •  Jonah Hill  •  Adam Herschman  •  Columbus Short

A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steve Pink
CAST:  Justin Long  •  Jonah Hill  •  Adam Herschman  •  Columbus Short

Patch Adams (1998)

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The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Shadyac
CAST:  Robin Williams  •  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Bob Gunton  •  Peter Coyote

The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Shadyac
CAST:  Robin Williams  •  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Bob Gunton  •  Peter Coyote

The Room (2003)

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Johnny is a successful banker with great respect for and dedication to the people in his life, especially his future wife Lisa. The happy-go-lucky guy sees his world being torn apart when his friends begin to betray him one-by-one.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommy Wiseau
CAST:  Tommy Wiseau  •  Juliette Danielle  •  Greg Sestero  •  Philip Haldiman

Johnny is a successful banker with great respect for and dedication to the people in his life, especially his future wife Lisa. The happy-go-lucky guy sees his world being torn apart when his friends begin to betray him one-by-one.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommy Wiseau
CAST:  Tommy Wiseau  •  Juliette Danielle  •  Greg Sestero  •  Philip Haldiman

Edtv (1999)

Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Howard
CAST:  Matthew McConaughey  •  Woody Harrelson  •  Sally Kirkland  •  Jenna Elfman

Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Howard
CAST:  Matthew McConaughey  •  Woody Harrelson  •  Sally Kirkland  •  Jenna Elfman

Alien Presence (2009)

An alien teenager is apparently kept in a coma at a government compound with handsome medical students, but strange disturbances start to occur.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David DeCoteau
CAST:  Mark DaSilva  •  Stephen Hansen  •  Dominick Monteleone  •  Tom Sandoval

An alien teenager is apparently kept in a coma at a government compound with handsome medical students, but strange disturbances start to occur.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David DeCoteau
CAST:  Mark DaSilva  •  Stephen Hansen  •  Dominick Monteleone  •  Tom Sandoval

The Brotherhood V: Alumni (2009)

A year after a mean-spirited prom prank turned deadly, the most popular students of Sunnydale High are summoned back for a surprise reunion, only to find themselves at the mercy of a relentless killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David DeCoteau
CAST:  Maria Aceves  •  Preston Davis  •  Lindsey Landers  •  Art Napiontek

A year after a mean-spirited prom prank turned deadly, the most popular students of Sunnydale High are summoned back for a surprise reunion, only to find themselves at the mercy of a relentless killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David DeCoteau
CAST:  Maria Aceves  •  Preston Davis  •  Lindsey Landers  •  Art Napiontek

Puppet Master: The Legacy (2003)

Peter Hertz tells a woman the past stories about the puppets, but she secretly wants to kill them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Band
CAST:  Jacob Witkin  •  Kate Orsini  •  Ian Abercrombie  •  Sage Allen

Peter Hertz tells a woman the past stories about the puppets, but she secretly wants to kill them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Band
CAST:  Jacob Witkin  •  Kate Orsini  •  Ian Abercrombie  •  Sage Allen

Retro Puppet Master (1999)

A direct-to-video prequel in which, Toulon runs a puppet theatre in the heart of Paris and meets the sorcerer (the mysterious Afzel). When his life is saved by the lovely Swiss Ambassador's daughter Ilsa, we bear witness to the origin of the Puppet Master.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David DeCoteau
CAST:  Greg Sestero  •  Brigitta Dau  •  Stephen Blackehart  •  Jack Donner

A direct-to-video prequel in which, Toulon runs a puppet theatre in the heart of Paris and meets the sorcerer (the mysterious Afzel). When his life is saved by the lovely Swiss Ambassador's daughter Ilsa, we bear witness to the origin of the Puppet Master.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David DeCoteau
CAST:  Greg Sestero  •  Brigitta Dau  •  Stephen Blackehart  •  Jack Donner

The Disaster Artist (2017)

An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Franco
CAST:  Dave Franco  •  James Franco  •  Seth Rogen  •  Ari Graynor

An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Franco
CAST:  Dave Franco  •  James Franco  •  Seth Rogen  •  Ari Graynor

VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media (2016)

This lively documentary explores the rise and fall of physical media from the origin of film all the way through the video store era into digital media, focusing on B-movie and cult films. With icons like Joe Bob Briggs (MonsterVision), Lloyd Kaufman (Toxic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Edward Seymour  •  Kenneth Powell
CAST:  Lloyd Kaufman  •  Ellen Muth  •  Juliette Danielle  •  Greg Sestero

This lively documentary explores the rise and fall of physical media from the origin of film all the way through the video store era into digital media, focusing on B-movie and cult films. With icons like Joe Bob Briggs (MonsterVision), Lloyd Kaufman (Toxic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thomas Edward Seymour  •  Kenneth Powell
CAST:  Lloyd Kaufman  •  Ellen Muth  •  Juliette Danielle  •  Greg Sestero

Dude Bro Party Massacre III (2015)

In the wake of two back-to-back mass murders on Chico's frat row, loner Brent Chirino must infiltrate the ranks of a popular fraternity to investigate his twin brother's murder at the hands of the serial killer known as "Motherface."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Rousselet  •  Tomm Jacobsen  •  Jon Salmon
CAST:  Alec Owen  •  Patton Oswalt  •  Paul Prado  •  Olivia Taylor Dudley

In the wake of two back-to-back mass murders on Chico's frat row, loner Brent Chirino must infiltrate the ranks of a popular fraternity to investigate his twin brother's murder at the hands of the serial killer known as "Motherface."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Rousselet  •  Tomm Jacobsen  •  Jon Salmon
CAST:  Alec Owen  •  Patton Oswalt  •  Paul Prado  •  Olivia Taylor Dudley

Best F(r)iends: Volume 2 (2018)

As Jon makes a run for it, he finds himself on an expedition across the Southwest, where he encounters wild and crazy characters through a series of twisted and dark foibles. While his misadventure teaches him a valuable lesson about friendship and loyalty, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin MacGregor
CAST:  Tommy Wiseau  •  Greg Sestero  •  Kristen StephensonPino  •  Rick Edwards

As Jon makes a run for it, he finds himself on an expedition across the Southwest, where he encounters wild and crazy characters through a series of twisted and dark foibles. While his misadventure teaches him a valuable lesson about friendship and loyalty, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin MacGregor
CAST:  Tommy Wiseau  •  Greg Sestero  •  Kristen StephensonPino  •  Rick Edwards

Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 (2017)

When a drifter befriends a quirky mortician, an unlikely business partnership is formed. Paranoia soon develops, however, and both men are forced to come to terms with the fragility of friendship and loyalty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin MacGregor
CAST:  Greg Sestero  •  Tommy Wiseau  •  Kristen StephensonPino  •  Rick Edwards

When a drifter befriends a quirky mortician, an unlikely business partnership is formed. Paranoia soon develops, however, and both men are forced to come to terms with the fragility of friendship and loyalty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin MacGregor
CAST:  Greg Sestero  •  Tommy Wiseau  •  Kristen StephensonPino  •  Rick Edwards

SpaceWorld: "A Good Lesson" (2019)

This is what happens when you merge The Room with Star Wars.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brock LaBorde
CAST:  Tommy Wiseau  •  Greg Sestero  •  Georgia Smith  •  Mikey Felton

This is what happens when you merge The Room with Star Wars.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brock LaBorde
CAST:  Tommy Wiseau  •  Greg Sestero  •  Georgia Smith  •  Mikey Felton

Livers of Darkness: Making "Dude Bro Party Massacre III" (2016)

A documentary on the making of Dude Bro Party Massacre III.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike James
CAST:  Michael E. Peter  •  Joey Scoma  •  Ben Gigli  •  Paul Prado

A documentary on the making of Dude Bro Party Massacre III.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike James
CAST:  Michael E. Peter  •  Joey Scoma  •  Ben Gigli  •  Paul Prado

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp (2020)

The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal the greatest cult comedies and campy classics of all-time. From "Fast Time at Ridgemont High" and "Office Space" to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and "Showgirls."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Wolf
CAST:  Joe Dante  •  Kevin Pollak  •  John Waters  •  John Cleese

The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal the greatest cult comedies and campy classics of all-time. From "Fast Time at Ridgemont High" and "Office Space" to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and "Showgirls."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Wolf
CAST:  Joe Dante  •  Kevin Pollak  •  John Waters  •  John Cleese

The Wrong Wedding Planner (2020)

Detective Jones arrives at the house of a young couple, Ashley and Brad, blissfully engaged and preparing for their upcoming marriage. They had a mysterious break in at their home. While Det. Jones discovers nothing at the scene, we later find out it is their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David DeCoteau
CAST:  Vivica A. Fox  •  Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe  •  Kristin Booth  •  Steve Richard Harris

Detective Jones arrives at the house of a young couple, Ashley and Brad, blissfully engaged and preparing for their upcoming marriage. They had a mysterious break in at their home. While Det. Jones discovers nothing at the scene, we later find out it is their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David DeCoteau
CAST:  Vivica A. Fox  •  Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe  •  Kristin Booth  •  Steve Richard Harris

Cyst (2020)

In the 1960s, a nurse's last day on her job is ruined when a doctor inadvertently creates a cyst monster that terrorizes the office.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tyler Russell
CAST:  Greg Sestero  •  Eva Habermann  •  Jason Douglas  •  Gene Jones

In the 1960s, a nurse's last day on her job is ruined when a doctor inadvertently creates a cyst monster that terrorizes the office.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tyler Russell
CAST:  Greg Sestero  •  Eva Habermann  •  Jason Douglas  •  Gene Jones

Behind the Scenes of "The Room" (2005)

Behind the screen footage of Tommy Wiseau's 2003 Cult Classic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommy Wiseau
CAST:  Tommy Wiseau  •  Juliette Danielle  •  Greg Sestero  •  Philip Haldiman

Behind the screen footage of Tommy Wiseau's 2003 Cult Classic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommy Wiseau
CAST:  Tommy Wiseau  •  Juliette Danielle  •  Greg Sestero  •  Philip Haldiman
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