Topher Grace Add to My Celebs Age 33 Birthday Jul. 12th, 1978 Born in New York City, New York, USA Height 5' 10 1/2"

Topher Grace's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) That '70s Show Eric Forman Best Week Ever Topher Grace

Main Movie Roles 2010 - Valentine's Day 2010 - Predators 2009 - Personal Effects 2007 - Spider-Man 3 2004 - In Good Company 2004 - Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! 2004 - Ocean's Twelve 2003 - Mona Lisa Smile 2002 - Pinocchio 2001 - Ocean's Eleven 2000 - Traffic

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Topher was raised in Darien, Connecticut. He attended school in Massachusetts for two years, where he began his acting career in such musicals as "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" and "The Pirates of Penzance." He also tried his first shot at directing with a choose-your-own-adventure-style movie starring his classmates. His first name is Christopher, and he hated being called Chris in school, so he changed it to Topher as time went on. He attended New Hampshire's Brewster Academy and the University of Southern California.

Grace dropped out of USC to start his show business career in "That '70s Show" (1998) at age 20. He was cast in that show because the show's creators, Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner (I), saw him act in a high-school play--their daughter attended same high school. Apart from school plays, Grace had absolutely no acting experience before landing the role of Eric Forman.


TRIVIA:

• The directors he wants to work with the most are 'P.J. Hogan' (qv), 'Peter Sollett' (qv), 'Robert Zemeckis' (qv), 'James Cameron (I)' (qv), 'Sofia Coppola' (qv), 'Steven Spielberg' (qv), 'Clint Eastwood' (qv), and 'Guillermo del Toro' (qv).
• Didn't like being called Chris as a kid, so he changed his name to Topher by dropping Chris from Christopher for show business.
• His favorite performances are 'James Stewart (I)' (qv) in _It's a Wonderful Life (1946)_ (qv) and 'Bill Murray (I)' (qv) in _Groundhog Day (1993)_ (qv).
• Attended USC.
• Often seen wearing a watch on his right wrist, but appears to be ambidextrous.
• Wore a wig on _"That '70s Show" (1998)_ (qv) to make his haircut look more in line with the men's hairstyles of the 1970s. This is why during the first season his hair changes color from brown to light red in some episodes.
• Nephew of 'Susan Grace (II)' (qv).
• Attended summer camp with 'Chloë Sevigny' (qv), they appeared in several stage plays together. Though only a few years older, Chloë used to babysit him and his younger sister.

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