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March 1, 2010
Greg Grunberg loves Milk And Bookies
With Heroes wrapping up what could be their final season, its good to see our favorite stars when they are out and about. Our favorite mind reader was joined by his son Ben at the Milk And Bookies First Annual Story Time Celebration held at The Skirball Cultural Center on February 28, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.Milk + Bookies is a non-profit organization that teaches young children how great it feels to give back while celebrating the love of a good book. At Milk + Bookies events, boys and girls are provided the opportunity to select, purchase and inscribe books that are then donated to their peers who do not have access to books of their own.
Source: Accidental Sexiness
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February 23, 2010
Greg Grunberg at the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 celebrity challenge
Lots of the celebrities at last night's Battlefield: Bad Company 2 celebrity benefit tournament didn't know much about gaming, but Greg Grunberg is the exception. Even if he can't dive deep into the differences between next-gen shooters, he at least knows the audience, having appeared on Lost and Alias and controlled minds as Matt Parkman on Heroes. He was at the benefit in West Hollywood promoting the Epilepsy Foundation (his son deals with epileptic seizures, and Grunberg has done some advocacy work on his own as well), and right before he sat down to play BFBC2 alongside Chad Ochocinco and Marshall Faulk, he sat down to chat with us.
Read on to hear about what Grunny is doing for Halo: Reach, his favorite iPhone games and why he's so sure there should be one more full season of Heroes.
What's your experience with gaming?
I love games. I've voiced a few, I voiced Condemned, I voiced Timeshift, I'm doing Halo next week. This [Battlefield: Bad Company 2] is a very cool game -- I don't know if you ever played the first version of this, but it's awesome. And this one kind of blows away the first version. Not completely different, but there's so many new things to it. That I don't even know, but -- [points to senior producer Patrick Bach] he produced the game, and he told me that you can use the defibrillator to kill people, not just bring them back to life. So I'm very excited about that.
Bad Company, the first one was the one you played?
Yeah.
So what do you think about it compared to Modern Warfare?
I don't spend enough time playing these games, to be honest with you. I've got three boys, and these are not appropriate games to be playing with them.
Do you play games with the kids then?
I do, but we play the sports games. We play NBA 2K9, is what we're playing, we're a little behind. And Madden 10, they love them.
So Halo: Reach, is that the one you're doing next week?
Yeah. They won't tell me anything. I went and I met with them, they're great guys, and I went in and I basically said, I will do anything you want me to do. I'm a fan of Halo. There was a thing on cable -- it was on G4, I think -- and I did a whole thing about Halo, just a little thing. But yeah, I'm very excited to see what they have in store for me.
You've got this Yowza app on iPhone [Grunberg is a co-founder]. Do you play iPhone games at all?
I do. I play a lot of the kind of silly, ridiculous games. You know, there's a game that people can play, it's so much fun, it's called IQ Boost. It's stupid and silly, but it really works on your brain, it helps you with memorization and everything. I play that with my kids. I play -- I'll tell you what I have. I play a lot of the old games...
[Pulls out his iPhone, unlocks it to look through the icons]
Of course Yowza comes up right away. I've got Cube Runner, Centipede. Have you seen Type n Walk? That's not a game, but it's really cool. Jewish Days, I need to know when the Jewish holidays are. Flight Control is cool. Peg Jump, as stupid and silly as that is, I love that. What else do I have on here? Oh this is good, Fieldrunners, have you done Fieldrunners?
Oh yeah, great tower defense game.
That is so much fun. Squish is another simple game. I love Infinity Gene -- that's like the old Space Invaders. I've got Galaga Remix, Wheel of Fortune.
You're covered -- how many screens you got going on there?
I know, I've got too many. I just downloaded FallDown!. Have you played FallDown!? Check this out. [demoes the game]
Oh, it's like Doodle Jump, but backwards.
Exactly. He gets squished at the top, so if it goes all the way to the top, he gets squished and that's it. That's the kind of game I play with my kids, and we love it. So simple.
I follow you on Twitter, and you don't seem worried at all about Heroes.
I'm not because, first of all, the show makes so much money. It's the number one DVR'ed show, they make so much money on DVD, all over the world it's popular. So I just hope they don't move it to SyFy to finish it off or something like that. I think if they give us another 13 or 22 [episodes] and we can properly wrap up the stories, I'll be very happy. I like the way this season ended, I liked it. But there wasn't an ending to the series by any means.
For sure. They need to finish it off.
I think so.
Great. Thanks very much!
Thank you.Source: Joystiq
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February 8, 2010
411mania Interviews: Greg Grunberg
411's Al Norton sits down for an exclusive interview with Heroes' star Greg Grunberg.
Greg Grunberg has starred as Matt Parkman on NBC's hit series Heroes for the last four seasons. Prior to that he was best known for his roles on Felicity and Alias as well as for playing the captain at the helm of Oceanic Flight 815.
Al Norton: Heroes will always hold a special place in my heart because Jack Coleman was my first paid interview.
Greg Grunberg: (Laughing) That's awesome. I'm sorry you had to deal with Jack.
Al Norton: I told him that he was my first and he was gentle with me.
Greg Grunberg: (Laughing) Did he cuddle afterwards?
Al Norton: If you can think back to what peaked your interest when you read the Heroes pilot script, were you more drawn to Matt Parkman or the concept of the show and the idea of playing a superhero?
Greg Grunberg: Truth be told, the first thing I got on paper was a one hour – I had no idea about the idea of a two hour premiere – and in that hour long pilot there was no Matt Parkman. When I got it I read it and freaked out. I was under a deal with NBC and was coming off of trying to do a comedy, which is right now my next thing; if we don't get picked up I plan on doing a comedy, although it looks like we are going to get picked up, which I am happy about. The end of my deal was coming up and I had done a sitcom for them so I was looking for something else. They called me because they found out I had met with another network and they asked what I was doing. I said, "you haven't sent me anything" and they said, "you only wanted to do a comedy."
They sent me Heroes and I read it and freaked out immediately. It was so well written, just incredible, and it had legs. It had a history to it, and I love the genre. I gave it to my wife to read and we tried to figure out what role I could do, and the only one we could come up with was Peter Petrelli. I went in and played it as honestly as I could.
Tim (Kring, Heroes creator) was squirming in his seat throughout the audition, up on the couch, sitting with his legs crossed…Clearly something was going on that I was unaware of (laughing) because I knew I wasn't doing that good of a job. As it turns out, he was thinking Matt Parkman. The director was a friend of mine, Dave Semel, who I had worked with on House, and when I got in the car for the drive home he called me and said, "it's good news, bad news. The good news is they absolutely love you, the bad news is you're absolutely wrong for Peter Petrelli. There is another role and if you want it, it's pretty much yours." I didn't have to go through any hoops because I was already under a deal from NBC. I was the first one officially cast on the show.
The best part about the whole thing was that Tim didn't even know who I was. He may have watched Alias once or twice but may not have caught me. It was just one of those things with perfect timing. He later told me I informed the character for him, that he was thinking more like Matt Dillon from Crash for the character and when he met me he thought it opened up so many different possibilities as more of an everyman.Source: 411 Mania
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January 27, 2010
'Heroes' Greg Grunberg - Man On A Trapeze
Do you know the old saying, “No good deed goes unpunished?” It is one that Matt Parkman perhaps should have heeded at the end of Heroes‘ third year. The good-natured and often put-upon law enforcement officer, who also happens to possess telepathic powers, thought he finally had the chance to start a normal life with his wife Janice and baby son, Matt Jr. Then, however, Noah Bennet and Angela Petrelli talked Matt into using his ability to help them get rid of Sylar. As a result, Matt not only wound up with a guilty conscience, but, at the start of season four, Sylar’s psychotic consciousness stuck inside his head as well. Yes, it was yet more angst for our reluctant hero to contend with, but Greg Grunberg, who plays Matt, readily embraced the new acting challenge.
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January 25, 2010
'Heroes' "nowhere near" series finale
by Adam Silverstein
Warning: This article contains spoilers about the final episodes of Heroes season four that some readers may prefer to avoid.
You've got to feel sorry for Matt Parkman. He's not had the easiest of rides - afflicted by personal strife and an ongoing battle with that bothersome body-snatcher, Sylar. Now, just as he thinks he's getting his life back on track, Parkman's nemesis is back for one final burst of revenge. We caught up with Greg Grunberg to find out what's to come in this season's final few episodes of Heroes and get the latest on those persistent cancellation rumors.
Are you pleased with Matt's journey on Heroes this season?
"I am actually, I've been pretty happy with what they've given me. Every year they make my character more and more important to the story, to the history of these characters and where they're going. So I can't complain! At the end of last season they turned to Matt to take Sylar down, then he begrudgingly did it, knowing there would be consequences. Again, he just wants to have a normal life and a family, but it's not going to happen."Source: DigitalSpy.com
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January 11, 2010
Grunberg Believes 'Heroes' Is Coming Back
Last episode was not filmed as series finale
by Michael Hinman
It's the closest anyone has had to official confirmation on the fate of "Heroes" on NBC, but is it enough?
Greg Grunberg, who plays Matt Parkman on the struggling series, told Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello Wednesday that "Heroes" was coming back. Was it because someone from the network told him? Maybe a producer? Nope. It's because of what they filmed to end the season.
"We wrapped yesterday, and the [final episode] is nowhere near a series finale," Grunberg said. "It is cliffhanger-y and exciting, but it is nowhere near an end to a series that people are so invested in."Source: Airlock Alpha
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December 29, 2009
CNBC's Planet of the Apps
Set your DVR's January 17th!
CNBC's "Planet of the Apps: A Handheld Revolution!" looks at the recent "app" explosion and how they have changed the way we live. Meet the creators who are designing applications and making money. From engineers to everyday people, anyone can become an app developer. CNBC's "Planet of the Apps: A Handheld Revolution!" will premiere on Thursday, January 7th at 10PM, and repeats at 1AM.
Greg Grunberg's App
Even though he found success on NBC's popular show "Heroes," Greg Grunberg is still working a second job. Grunberg creates a mobile coupon app called Yowza!! that gives shoppers a new way to get discounts.Source: CNBC.com
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December 2, 2009
5 Minutes with Greg Grunberg
As detective Matt Parkman on "Heroes," Greg Grunberg has the power to read people's minds. And it turns out this happily married father of three has the same ability in real life! As the creator of the wildly popular iPhone app Yowza!!, Greg has given savvy consumers what they've been longing for: a way to save cash -- and he tells "Star" all about it.
Click here to read the interview.Source: Star magazine
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November 23, 2009
Holiday Greeting from Greg!
Warning: This video contains extreme violence against an animated tree.
Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today!Source: JibJab.com
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October 25, 2009
Greg Grunberg is Shocked He's Famous (Really!)
The Heroes star and iPhone app inventor still gets caught off guard by paparazzi.
Click here to watch.
Source: People.com
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October 19, 2009
Greg promotes....
Greg Grunberg joins Band From TV-mate Bob Guiney to promote the band's "Hoggin all the Covers," as well as his iPhone application Yowza!!
Watch the video. (Hey Bob, can we borrow that sweater?)
Source: GSN.com
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October 4, 2009
Greg Grunberg Mind-Melds with 'Heroes,' Rocks Out with 'Band From TV,' and Goes 'Yowza!!'
He plays a telepath on TV and invents money-saving iPhone apps in real life
By Abbie BernsteinClearly, there’s some sort of fraternity of people who play cool TV characters. Greg Grunberg, who portrays telepathic and mind-manipulating Matt Parkman on HEROES, exchanges warm greetings with CHUCK’s resident badass Adam Baldwin. Turns out the two actors haven’t had a chance to work together yet, but they know each other from encounters pop TV events.
“I’m a huge fan,” Grunberg enthuses. “He knows I’m a fan. What’s so cool about this is, when you see someone like that – honestly, I love his work so much, and he’s here – they watch [your work], you watch [theirs].”Source: If Magazine
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September 22, 2009
Greg Grunberg Talks Heroes
By Dana Meltzer Zepeda
When Heroes returned to NBC for the Season 4 premiere last night, there was plenty more fun and games for the supernatural characters we’ve come to know and love in the sci-fi drama. We recently caught up with star Greg Grunberg who told TV Guide Magazine what fans can expect later this season, how Sylar will seek revenge on Matt and why this is the year that Heroes will finally got its groove back.Source: TV Guide
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September 21, 2009
iProng Magazine Interview
The "Heroes" star talks season 4, plus iPhones, Yowza and Twitter
While he’s most broadly known for playing Matt Parkman on the hit TV show Heroes, Greg Grunberg is also the drummer in a band, a longtime Apple fan, and an iPhone app developer – leading to the question of what to even ask him about first. During our interview Greg shared what’s in store for his Heroes character (the new seaso on NBC) and how he entertains his million followers on Twitter, but first things first...
Read the interview.Source: iProng Magazine
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September 20, 2009
In Time for the Heroes Season Premiere, an Interview With Greg Grunberg
By Matt Blum
Greg Grunberg, best known for playing the telepathic Matt Parkman on Heroes, is much more than just an actor on a geeky TV show: He’s the drummer in Band From TV, a group of actors from various TV shows who play really good music for charity; he’s the co-developer of the iPhone/iPod Touch app “Yowza!!”; and, what’s more, he’s a geek dad!Source: Wired.com
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September 9, 2009
Yowza!! Another Side to Greg Grunberg
By Amy Sommer, ULM
You don't need Matt Parkman's hearing prowess to suss out bargains. Thanks to Greg Grunberg, the actor who plays "Parkman"on the NBC hit Heroes, who has co-created Yowza!!, an iPhone application, "app", for bargain hunters.
Source: University Link magazine
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August 31, 2009
Coupons You Don't Clip, Sent to Your Cellphone
By Jenna Wortham
Hunter Gilmore was never big on clipping coupons. “You stick them on the fridge, meaning to use them, and it never happens,” said Mr. Gilmore, a 29-year-old actor and advertising agency recruiter in Manhattan.
But thanks to his cellphone, Mr. Gilmore has lately been awash in discounts, regularly scoring reduced prices and special offers that he would never cut out of a newspaper circular.
Mobile coupons — usually text messages with discount codes sent to a cellphone — are becoming the blue-light specials for the digital age, promoting last-minute clothing sales, two-for-one entrees and cheap tickets to the theater.
While some mobile coupons are sent directly from a retailer to a customer who has signed up for mobile updates, the other way for bargain-seekers to get up-to-the-minute deals is to subscribe to a mobile-coupon aggregator. At Web sites like 8coupons, Cellfire, Yowza and Zavers, users can sign up for different retailers’ promotions in one place. The opt-in model means subscribers get only offers they want to receive, making each one worth reading.Source: The New York Times
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August 31, 2009
Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill Announces Partnership With Yowza!!
Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill today announced the introduction of an innovative new mobile information and coupon application for its guests called Yowza!!, which is free for iPhone and iPod Touch users. Yowza!! removes the need for consumers to clip coupons or print out promotional emails because the deals are now sent direct to the user's mobile device. Rubio's guests simply show the digital mobile coupon on their iPhone or iPod Touch at the time of payment to redeem the discount on their purchase.
"Mobile couponing is convenient and easy for busy consumers," says Larry Rusinko, senior vice president of marketing for Rubio's. "The Yowza!! application allows us to quickly and efficiently reach our consumers with information and savings for Rubio's."
"A key advantage with Yowza!! is the ability to distribute relevant offers to our guests based on their location and needs in an environmentally-friendly manner." Rusinko added.Source: FoxBusiness.com
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August 30, 2009
Greg Grunberg: From 'Heroes' To Real-Life Hero
by Erin Hill
Television audiences know Greg Grunberg for his roles on hit shows like Heroes, Alias and Felicity, but they may not know about his off-screen entrepreneurial ventures. With projects like Band From TV, a rock group made up of TV actors who play for charity, and Yowza, an iPhone app for coupons and in-store deals, the 43-year-old actor is one busy guy.
And move over Ashton, Grunberg is one of social media's most active stars. From TalkAboutIt.org, a site dedicated to epilepsy education and awareness (inspired by his 13-year-old son Jake) to his growing fan following on Twitter (almost 1 million!) the actor has gone viral.
Educating others on epilepsy.
"It's interesting because I approach it from the father of a child who has epilepsy. I'm incredibly passionate about it. It's made me relate to anybody. Everybody's got something they're dealing with. I mean, I've got cholesterol that I have to watch. This is what we teach our son, don't let it define you, but at the same time deal with it, don't hide it or be ashamed of it."
Creating awareness for epilepsy with TalkAboutIt.org.
"I was getting ready for a speech on epilepsy and I was thinking, 'If I'm going to make an impact, what does this community really need?' From talking to all the top docs and people in the community, I kept hearing the same phrase in the back of my head, 'If we could just get people to talk about this.' If everyone knew about it, it wouldn't be so scary. I thought, 'Oh my God, that's the answer!'"
Bringing a few famous friends on board.
"I had asked every celebrity imaginable that I could get my hands on to help out with TalkAboutIt.org and they all said yes. I don't care if you have any connection to the epilepsy community or seizures at all, it's good to educate yourself, knowledge is empowering."Source: Parade Magazine
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August 23, 2009
How to Make an iPhone App with Heroes' Greg Grunberg
Greg Grunberg ("The William Shatner of today") demonstrates how to use the Yowza!! iPhone application that he co-created. It's so simple that it takes longer to explain how to use it than to use it!
New retailers are being added every day; Sears, Pier One, and REI recently joined the party, and look for your local favorites soon. Stay tuned Blackberry and Android users, because Yowza will be available for those mobile devices in the near future.
Grunberg is putting his own image on the line promoting the application, so needless to say, he's very passionate about it!
Find out more at GetYowza.com.Source: iPhone Apps
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August 17, 2009
'Heroes' Star Greg Grunberg Talks About the New Direction for Season 4
With the new season of "Heroes" set to debut next month, ComicsAlliance talked to actor Greg Grunberg, who plays psychic detective Matt Parkman, about the controversial twists and turns the series has taken in recent years, and where it's heading next.
"With a show like 'Heroes,' the first season is a discovery process for the audience and for the characters," said Grunberg." To get that wow factor back is really a tough thing, so in the second season they tried something completely new. It didn't work for a lot of people, where everyone was a superhero and they opened up the gates to the asylum and all the crazies came out."Source: Comics Alliance
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August 11, 2009
Could Greg Grunberg Return to Lost?
Greg Grunberg, who is probably best known for his role as Matt Parkman on Heroes, is the childhood best friend of JJ Abrams, and has been featured in almost every project he’s ever directed — be it a cameo or something larger. Grunberg’s cameo in the pilot episode of Lost is pretty unforgettable. I won’t give it away for those who still haven’t picked up the DVDs, but its safe to say that his character hasn’t appeared on the show for a while now. Could Grunberg return in the sixth and final season? Anything is possible.
Warning: possible spoilerish speculation below.
Source: Slashfilm.com
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August 9, 2009
Greg Grunberg and Adrian Pasdar on "Heroes"
Greg Grunberg and Adrian Pasdar - interviewed at the Television Critics Association Press Tour - give us a glimpse into the next season of 'Heroes."
Source: NBC.com
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August 5, 2009
Greg Grunberg Shares Heroes Scoop!
by Carita Rizzo
If you thought Sylar could be killed just by erasing his mind and placing him in the body of Nathan Petrelli, think again. “Sylar is roaming around and he’s looking for his body,” Heroes star Greg Grunberg reveals about the next season of his NBC series. “And he’s roaming in my head, controlling me, so I have to be careful what I do. He kidnaps my son to get his body back.”Source: Tv Guide Magazine
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August 3, 2009
Greg Grunberg's Secret HDTV Viewing Habits (and New iPhone App)
Like Heather Locklear of 'Dynasty,' 'TJ Hooker,' 'Melrose Place' and 'Spin City' fame, Greg Grunberg is one of those actors fortunate to have starred in three back-to-back hit series. His first big roles came in the J.J.-Abrams-produced 'Felicity' and 'Alias,' but now he is best known for the NBC show 'Heroes,' in which he plays Matt Parkman, a policeman who can hear what other people are thinking. When Grunberg isn't busy being a successful actor, he's clipping coupons, which is what led him to create Yowza!!, a new online e-coupon clipping app for the iPhone. Grunberg discusses his new app in the video below; but first, take a look at the Switched Questionnaire above, in which Grunberg dishes on his video game sessions with 'the J man' (J.J. Abrams) and his guilty HDTV pleasures (they don't include 'Heroes.').
Source: Switched.com
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August 2, 2009
Greg Grunberg shares his dreams for Yowza!! and the next 'Star Trek' sequel
Interview with Carla Hay
You know how a lot of celebrities have tapped into the Twitter craze? Greg Grunberg, one of the stars of sci-fi TV series "Heroes," has not only tapped into it, but he also found his business partners through Twitter. Grunberg met August Trometer and Rick Yaeger through Twitter, and this year, the three entrepreneurs launched Yowza!!, an iPhone application that allows users to find stores and merchants that offer discounts and coupons in their area.
Yowza!! isn’t the only thing keeping Grunberg busy. He’s also been doing "Heroes" (in which he plays Matt Parkman, a police officer who can read minds) and various movies; raising awareness for epilepsy causes; and keeping active with his all-star musical group Band From TV, which performs shows for charity. Band From TV includes, among other members, Grunberg on drums, Hugh Laurie of "House" on vocals and keyboards, Teri Hatcher of "Desperate Housewives" on vocals and James Denton of "Desperate Housewives" on guitar.
And there’s a pretty good chance that whatever hit producer/writer/director J.J. Abrams is doing next, then his longtime friend Grunberg will be involved in some way. (Grunberg has had roles in several of Abrams’ projects, such as the movie "Mission: Impossible III" and the TV shows "Alias," "Felicity," "What About Brian" and "Lost." Grunberg also had a voice role in the 2009 "Star Trek" movie.) When I recently chatted with Grunberg by phone for an exclusive interview, he gave the inside story on Yowza!!, what he’d like to do in Abrams’ "Star Trek" movie sequels and how he landed the voice role of Ant-Man in the animated series "The Super Hero Squad Show."Source: Examiner.com
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July 30, 2009
Heroes Star Greg Grunberg Wants to Know: Got Yowza?
Unless you've been off-planet on some space mission, or you're a complete technology phobic, it is a pretty safe bet that you know what an iPhone is. You may not own one, but you've at least heard of it or know someone that has it. Like the iPod, the iPhone is just another in the long line of Apple products that has completely captivated the world's tech-savvy youth. You've seen the Mac vs. PC commercials. The colorful, musically hip iPod commercials. And you know the question everybody asks when something (some task or situation) can be made more convenient.
Most people only ask "is there an app for that?" because they think it's funny. There is, after all, an app for everything. Some, though, might genuinely be wondering if there is actually an application for whatever convenient idea they come up with on their iPhone. Even fewer people make it their business to brainstorm, pitch and develop such an application.Source: Aced Magazine
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July 7, 2009
Mashable Interview
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July 6, 2009
Greg Grunberg talks about epilepsy, and why he created TalkAboutIt.org.
Greg joins Danielle Smith from ExtraOrdinaryMommy.com in this video.
When Greg's son Jake began having staring spells, Greg and his wife Elizabeth used to reprimand him, thinking he was ignoring them. But when Jake was diagnosed with epilepsy, Greg decided to start a website where epilepsy sufferers and their families could learn and talk about the reality of epilepsy.
If people are educated, that will make all the difference in the world. For example, did you know that people who have epilepsy don't like to be called "epileptics"? If you have epilepsy/seizure disorder, or know someone who does, empower yourself.Watch the video to learn more.
Visit TalkAboutIt.org.
Source: MomTV.com
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July 5, 2009
Drumming to a Positive Beat
In the latest issue of Westlake Magazine, Greg Grunberg talks about his Band From TV (and their DVD Hoggin' All The Covers); his website TalkAboutIt.org, where those with epilepsy (Greg's on Jake suffers from it) can share their stories; and Yowza!, his iphone application designed to benefit consumers and the retail industry.
And of course, he talks about playing Matt Parkman on "Heroes." Asked what his favorite part of playing a superhero is, Greg replies, Most of the other powers on the show are physical. His power is specifically an emotional power of …ironically enough, considering my experience with epilepsy… controlling the brain. My character can hear what people are thinking and can change their thoughts. Honestly, if I had a chance to choose one character to play for the next ten years, it would be this character. I love it!"Source: Westlake Magazine
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June 28, 2009
Greg Grunberg Gets People Talking About Epilepsy
Actor (Heroes, Alias, several upcoming features) turned his son's epilepsy into a charity to educate all of us about the affliction.
By Amy Sommer
Epilepsy is not one disease; it is the umbrella term used to describe a group of chronic neurological disorders which cause abnormal activity in those afflicted. The result of this errant activity is a seizure.
There are approximately 50 million people afflicted with the condition worldwide; actor Greg Grunberg's son is one of the three million Americans who has it.
"[Epilepsy] is an electronic impulse in the brain what is the big deal. It's not contagious it should be talked about and open; and given research money," Grunberg said while on a break from shooting NBC's hit Heroes, where he plays Matt Parkman, "People shouldn't be afraid of epilepsy."Source: Westside Today
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June 22, 2009
Interview with LotsofInterviews.com
Excerpt:
On the 22nd of June 2009 LotsofInterviews.com conducted a interview with Greg Grunberg, who plays Matt Parkman on "Heroes". We talk about his friendship with director J. J. Abrams, the last and next series of "Heroes", his cameos in "LOST" and "Star Trek", his "Yowza" i-pod app, his "Band from TV" and his charity work. LotsofInterviews.com would like to thank Mr Grunberg for his time.
You have been friends with J. J. Abrams since you were kids but how exactly do you know each other?
Well just that way, since we were three. We met at elementary school and you know my dad jokes that even back then he knew that J. J. was going to be who he is today. It’s just one of those things where we became fast friends and how he’s like a brother to me, he’s the greatest guy ever.
It shows how highly he values you as an actor mixing his personal life with his professional.
Yeah I mean it’s a tough thing to do. If you hire somebody you have to be willing to fire them [laughter] and he and I have just always said “as best we can we’re going to try work together” and so far it’s worked out. You know doing Heroes is kind of the first big TV project that I’ve done without J. J. and I got very very fortunate that the people that I’m working with are of that same calibre so it’s been a really great experience.
In the last series of Heroes you play a darker version of your character, was it a good change for you getting to play a darker part?
Yeah I love mixing it up I love the idea of doing something that people would not expect me to do; it makes it more interesting and I tend to play you know people that are number one hopefully very relatable and number two are characters that no matter what he does he’s always going to be the good guy and it’s a blessing and a curse at the same time but if you can play it the right way, if the right role comes along or in “5 years gone” that episode where I went around killing everyone it was like “what is he doing?”, it makes for a very interesting storyline when the characters doing something against his type.
Source: LotsofInterviews.com
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June 10, 2009
Electric Playground Interview
Greg Grunberg is interviewed at the "sexy W Hotel" about Band From TV, Yowza, Heroes...
Grunny, do you ever sleep?
Source: Electric Playground
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June 10, 2009
Electric Playground Interview part 2
Greg Grunberg chooses Group Sex over Star Trek...or did he do both? Plus more Heroes talk.
Source: Electric Playground
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June 9, 2009
Yowza mobile coupon application for iPhone has grass roots celebrity support
Posted by Cian
It was bound to happen eventually. We’ve had celebrity-centric apps on iPhone for a long time now. But Yowza, a mobile coupon application for iPhone, takes it one step further. The co-founder of Yowza is Greg Grunberg, star of popular TV show Heroes. With grass roots celebrity support, Yowza has a lot of money to throw at popularizing the service. But is it any good?
Short answer: yes. Yowza has learned a lot from mobile coupon services that have gone before, and has integrated a lot of features that add fantastic UI. The coupons work just the same as paper coupons - you just display them on the iPhone screen at the checkout.Source: gomonews.com
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June 9, 2009
Yowza! Let's Save Money!
Okay, so one of the reasons that I started All-Abode.com was to help people save money.
Cooking – obviously, not eating out you are saving money
Cleaning – making your own products? much cheaper
Organizing – when you’re organized you save time. Time = money
Entertaining – why rent out a bar when you can have people at your place?
So, I was totally psyched when I was making a return for a client at The Container Store and one of the register sales people told me about Yowza. It’s a free app for the iPhone that gives you coupon codes for stores while you’re in them.Source: all-abode.com
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June 7, 2009
Most Inspiring Celebrity Twitter Users
Beliefnet.com selected the stars who use the micro-blogging service in the best way--to offer positive thoughts and advice to their followers. Number three on that list is ...
Greg Grunberg
Bio: Funny "Heroes" actor-dad jams for charity with all-star band The Band from TV and tweets for epilepsy awareness for his afflicted son.
Recent Tweet: "Playing spelling Bee with the kids in bed. They're beating me. Are you smarter than a 5th grader? A Third Grader? & a Pre-K...'er?!! NO"
Follow Greg Grunberg: http://twitter.com/greggrunbergSource: Beliefnet.com
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June 7, 2009
Numbers, Not Energy, Down at NRA Show 2009
Bruce Beggs, Editor , American Laundry News
CHICAGO — Celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show at McCormick Place provided a high-energy forum where tens of thousands restaurant and hospitality operators from around the world connected with exhibiting companies to boost business.
“NRA Show 2009 was a great success, and in many ways an industry tipping point,” says Lorna Donatone, convention chair for NRA Show 2009 and the president of school services at Sodexo. “We have received incredibly positive feedback from both exhibiting companies and attendees from around the world.”Source: American Laundry News
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June 3, 2009
Actor Greg Grunberg Steps Up for Epilepsy
With a son who has epilepsy, the Heroes star is committed to raising money for a cure.
By Leslie Pepper
On the NBC show Heroes, Greg Grunberg plays an ordinary guy with extraordinary powers. In real life, he credits astonishing powers to his 13-year-old son, Jake, who has lived with epilepsy for the past five years. Epilepsy, a neurological condition that affects 3 million Americans (350,000 of them are children), causes periodic seizures, where the brain produces a sudden burst of electrical activity. During a seizure, people can shake, stare, fall down, or even briefly lose consciousness. "To deal with something on a chronic basis, like I see my son do, that’s heroic," says Grunberg.Source: WebMD.com
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June 3, 2009
Grunberg is Digital Marketing Entrepreneur
Greg Grunberg, a star of the NBC series "Heroes," is also a digital marketing entrepreneur these days.
Grunberg has teamed with technology pioneers August Trometer and Rick Yaeger to launch Yowza!!, a free application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that connects users to coupon specials being offered by restaurants and retailers in their locales.
Yowza!! is not a coupon aggregator, but instead works directly with retailers and restaurants to create deals available only through this service.Source: MediaPost.com
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May 31, 2009
Band From TV Receives Humanitarian Award of Inspiration
The Hollywood Note Foundation held its annual Change The World Awards on Sunday, May 31.
Band From TV – featuring Greg Grunberg, Bob Guiney, Hugh Laurie, James Denton, Jesse Spencer and Teri Hatcher –received the Humanitarian Award of Inspiration!Source: Changetheworldawards.org
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May 13, 2009
100 Geeks You Should Be Following on Twitter
From the GeekDad:
Twitter has of late been inundated by, shall we say, “normals.” What was once our little playground has become rather more populated. But that doesn’t make it any less effective a tool for communication. It just means we have to stick together, and keep the geek community thriving.
To this end, GeekDad has assembled the following: a list of 100 awesomely geeky-geeks.
And on this list, is of course @greggrunberg!Source: wired.com
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May 9, 2009
Heroes’ Matt Parkman is a true geek and has created a FANTASTIC iPhone app
by Zee, Editor in Chief at The Next Web, Principal at WeDoCreative.
Celebs and tech are currently all the rage, and Heroes’ Matt Parkman is taking things to another level with a genuinely superb iPhone app called Yowza!
I hesitated before posting this because unfortunately it’s still not available outside the US, however being so impressed by the idea and implementation (what I’ve seen of it anyway) that I had to share it with you.Source: thenextweb.com
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April 30, 2009
Greg Grunberg Talks to TrekMovie.com
TrekMovie.com talked to Greg Grunberg (best friend to J.J. Abrams, who directed the "Star Trek") to talk about TalkAboutIt.org, the new "Star Trek" movie (and his semi-cameo), working with Chris Pine (Captain Kirk) and Zachary Quinto (Spock), and "Heroes." Plus we find out what part he wants in the "Star Trek" sequel!
An excerpt from the interview:
TrekMovie.com: What was the impetus for you to create talkaboutit.org?
Greg Grunberg: Well it isn’t just me, it is also Ken Lowenberg from the Epilepsy Foundation. Because the epilepsy world has not had any significant celebrity presence - from time to time somebody will say ‘I have it’ - but no one has stepped forward as the spokesperson and represent the 3-5 Million people in the US who are dealing with epilepsy, at all different levels and degrees of severity. We have gone through the ringer on it. Jake started off with staring spells and mild seizures to having full fall-down seizures and every kind. It got so bad that we went to the last resort, which is brain surgery. Because of that, I have experienced all different levels of this as a parent. And it is so needed that there is one place for all the organization to come together, and they need a voice.Source: TrekMovie.com
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April 29, 2009
The Beat Man
Excerpt from MakingMusicMag.com
by Jackie Saunders
Off the set, Heroes actor Greg Grunberg sheds his telekinetic superpowers and picks up drumsticks for charity.
Not many people can say portraying a superhero is their full-time job. Grunberg, an actor on the critically acclaimed NBC series Heroes, spends his days playing likable cop Matt Parkman, an average Joe who wakes up one day to find he has the ability to read minds.
Even though Matt Parkman is just a character on a TV show, Grunberg, 42, is something of a hero in real life. Several years ago, Grunberg, a drummer in his spare time, put together a charitable rock group made up of primetime actors called Band From TV. The band donates all its proceeds to worthy causes.
Grunberg chose to donate his portion of the money to the Epilepsy Foundation, a condition that his 11-year-old son, Jake, suffers from. “It’s the most incredibly helpless and out of control feeling when your child is having a seizure. You have to just wait it out,” says Grunberg. “This is something I can do to have control. I can get behind the drums and I can raise $2 million in two and a half years for not just epilepsy, but other charities as well.”Source: Making Music magazine
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April 29, 2009
Crunch Gear Finds Yowza
From CrunchGear.com, by John Biggs
Why wasn’t I notified about this? Right around tax time, CG’s favorite TV host Cali Lewis interviewed Greg Grunberg, the brain hurting guy from Heroes. Although last Monday’s Gollum/Sylar episode was kind of a lump, I always enjoy Greg’s brain things and the Hiro/Ando/Matt Parkman baby thing was fun. Best off all, Grunberg is a full-bore geek with his own Twitter account and iPhone app he’s trying to sell.
Yowza is basically an app that lets you find coupons to stores and restaurants while you’re out and about. It uses the iPhone’s GPS system to tell where you are and then pops the coupons up for vendors to accept. Like Demi Moore’s husband before him, Grunberg is a co-founder of the service and is currently populating the system with coupons from various vendors. I doubt, however, that he is canvassing Los Angeles neighborhoods for advertisers, so don’t go looking for him. Anyway, he’ll just stare at you, the camera will tilt-shift a little, he’ll say “All Clear!,” and then he’ll just disappear, so it won’t help anyway.Source: CrunchGear.com
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April 27, 2009
Yowza!! for iPhone Released by Actor From Heroes
What is so special about this app? It is an iPhone app released by a company owned by Greg Grunberg, who is an actor from popular “Heroes” TV series (about mutants with superpowers).
What it is? It’s an app that let’s you find best deals in vicinity (now: USA only, but they want to expand to other countries soon). A quote from the description:
Yowza!! is savings in your pocket—literally. You spent a pretty penny on your iPhone or iPod touch to own the very best, but that doesn’t mean you want to spend more than you absolutely have to on anything else (even the app itself is FREE). Yowza!! is here to help you out with that no matter
where you are or what you need. We’ve got deals on everything from a nice new outfit to a lovely satisfying dinner.Source: mobiletechaddicts.com
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April 26, 2009
Interview with Bullz-Eye.com
Greg Grunberg talks to Will Harris of Bullz-Eye.com about Heroes, and his character Matt Parkman, as well as some of his older series' Alias and Felicity. Bullz-Eye talked to Greg in connection with the appearance of “Heroes” on Bullz-Eye.com's TV Power Rankings
Some highlights:
"Everybody on the show has been really thrilled [with the return of writer Bryan Fuller]," says Greg. "It’s interesting, because my episode, 3.17 (“Cold Wars”), which I thought was really strong, I just loved that stuff with Daphne and giving her her last wish and all that stuff. And it was also really emotional stuff for me when she said, “Do me a favor: let me go,” that kind of whole thing. I thought it was just so beautifully done, and that’s typical Bryan. He knows what happened and the reality of the emotion and those real character moments."Source: Bullz-Eye.com
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April 23, 2009
Parkman From Heroes Makes an iPhone App
Actor Greg Grunberg (who plays mind reader Matt Parkman on Heroes) has created an iPhone/iPod touch app called yowza!!, which is pretty cool. Thatʹs right, even celebs are tech geeks like us! yowza!! allows you to find coupons for stores where you live, and I think thatʹs a pretty frigginʹ cool app!
Check out the website for yowza!! here, and buy it at the App Store. It's free, so hey no excuse! Get it!Source: digitalmediaonlineinc.com
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April 6, 2009
Heroes' Greg Grunberg Thinks His Son Can Beat Epilepsy
As Heroes' Matt Parkman, Greg Grunberg can control people's minds and create fantastical realities in their heads. But the improvement in his epileptic son's health is no fantasy at all.
Grunberg's 12-year-old son, Jake, has lived with the struggles and seizures epilepsy causes, but thanks to a recent brain surgery, he is showing massive signs of improvement.
"He's doing really well," Grunberg tells TVGuide.com. "You don't try brain surgery until you've basically run out of medicine. There are so many things you try before you get to removing a piece of his brain. But they saved his life."Source: TVGuide.com
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March 31, 2009
Greg Grunberg's Son 90 Percent Better after Brain Surgery
Puberty is a tough time for anybody. For Heroes star Greg Grunberg's son Jake, who has epilepsy, it presented its own unique challenges.
"Puberty screwed up levels of gauging whether his drugs were working or not. He was having more seizures," Grunberg tells PEOPLE. "Hundreds a day."
Luckily for Jake and his family, the 12-year-old was eligible for a brain surgery that turned out to be life-altering. "They removed the part of the brain that has the most epilepsy activity," Grunberg says of his son's operation. "Now Jake is only having a little tiny episode once every three weeks."
"To me," the proud father says, "that's a home run. We never thought that was possible."
With Jake's health improved, Grunberg has turned his attention to developing www.talkaboutit.org, a Web site that raises awareness about epilepsy, and has a social networking component for visitors.
"When we first discovered Jake had epilepsy, we went online, and all you discover is horror stories. Talkaboutit.org is a place where you can get information, and you don't feel alone," he explains.Source: People.com
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March 31, 2009
Greg Grunberg is a Hero For Epilepsy
Greg Grunberg plays a superhero on television -- specifically, a guy who can read minds and control people's thoughts. But the "Heroes" star says his son Jake is the real hero. Jake, now 13, was diagnosed with epilepsy at age seven. It started with what Grunberg describes as "staring spells," and got worse from there. "We were terrified," he told ParentDish. "As a parent you've got to run as fast as you can for as long as you can until you get it under control."
Grunberg, 42, and his wife, Elizabeth Dawn Wershow, started down a long road of doctors and medications only to find that Jake fell into the 20 - 25 percent of epileptics who don't respond to conventional treatments. As he entered puberty, his seizures worsened, which terrified the family. Their worst fear was that Jake would suffer a head injury during a seizure. "Head injuries can be deadly," Grunberg says, the concern clear in his voice.
This year, though, Jake had brain surgery, to remove the "hot spot" that was causing his seizures. Grunberg credits the surgery with changing his son's life. Now Jake's seizures are much less frequent -- every few weeks, rather than every day.
"You'd never know Jake had epilepsy," Grunberg says, "unless you saw him have a seizure."Source: Parentdish.com
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March 29, 2009
Celebrities and Thousands of Walkers Unite at Nation's Capital to Raise Awareness About Epilepsy
Thousands of epilepsy advocates, caregivers, patients and their families joined television stars and sports celebrities at the nation's Capitol on March 28th to support the third annual National Walk for Epilepsy. Over the past two years, the event has raised more than $2 million dollars and engaged more than 13,000 walkers. The National Walk for Epilepsy was hosted by the Epilepsy Foundation with financial support from Ortho-McNeil Neurologics®, Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Walk chair and star of NBC's "Heroes," Greg Grunberg, whose son has epilepsy, as well as New York Jets offensive lineman and eight-time Pro Bowler, Alan Faneca, and Atlanta Falcons running back Jason Snelling, both diagnosed years ago, all led their own teams of family, friends and fans. And Cincinnati Bengals cornerback, Geoffrey Pope, led his Gridiron Gang team for the second year in honor of his grandmother, who has epilepsy.Check out a video from the event.
Source: PR Newswire.com
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March 24, 2009
Los Angeles Times' Top 25 Twitter Must Follows
Would we post this if Grunny wasn't one of them? (#5!)
See the whole list at a glance at SarahDope's blog.
Source: LA Times
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March 24, 2009
Heroes Magazine Interview
An interview excerpt with Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman) from the new issue of the Official Heroes Magazine.
HEROES MAGAZINE: A few months ago, your childhood pal Jesse Alexander said you used to run a frozen yogurt delivery service. Even back then, were you harboring dreams of becoming a Hollywood actor?
GREG GRUNBERG: I¹ve wanted to be an actor my whole life. Growing up, I would do community theater. In elementary school, I was Tom Sawyer [in a school show]. I was always that kid who wanted to either play sports or act, so I¹ve always known I had the bug.
I never thought of it as a career until I realized I had to take a chance on this. It was right after college that I decided now was the time. I opened a frozen yogurt store with my Dad on Melrose Avenue [in LA] ¬ I¹ve always had the business bug in me. I was sharing an apartment with [Lost creator] J.J.
Abrams and I didn¹t know whether I was going to write or act. I was actually Joel Silver¹s personal driver for a year. I was doing everything I could possibly do, so it was either take acting seriously now, or never.Source: Heroes Magazine
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March 3, 2009
The Perils of Twitter
Rick Porter of Zap2It.com writes:
"One of the cool things about following celebrities on Twitter is that you get the sense that it's really them talking, dashing off their 140-character thoughts without having to go through a studio-network-agent-publicist complex first.
"But it's fun reading their off-the-cuff thoughts about things. And I hope that it doesn't become yet another part of showbiz life that has to be shaped and vetted before it's released."
Why is he worried? Because of what happened to Greg Grunberg a few days ago.Source: Zap2It.com
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March 2, 2009
Hollywood Twitters Between Takes
Twitter + Grunny = Los Angeles Times Business Section
Twitter hasn't quite hit the mainstream yet, but it's one of the fastest-growing online services. It allows users to send blurbs of as many as 140 characters to everyone in their network via text messages or the Web.
"Heroes" may be using their superpowers to help Twitter break into primetime….Greg Grunberg pulls out his iPhone anywhere and everywhere to tap out messages to his 20,000+ followers. He often logs on from home to get feedback after "Heroes" airs.Source: LA Times/ Twitter
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February 19, 2009
Greg Grunberg as Guest Star Superhero
Marvel Super Hero Squad to Hero up with Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network has picked up 26 episodes of the new "Marvel Super Hero Squad" animated series to debut on the network in late 2009. The show features super-stylized versions of its most popular characters including Captain America, Silver Surfer, Hulk, Wolverine and Iron Man.
This Squad must keep Dr. Doom's allies from gathering pieces of the Infinity Sword, or Doom will use the Sword to rule the universe. Luckily, the city is filled with Marvel superhero guest-stars to help out. These brave heroes totally deliver the action -- but with plenty of humor on the side.
Marvel has secured some superstar talent to play guest-stars, including: Greg Grunberg ("Heroes"), Adrian Pasdar ("Heroes"), Wayne Knight ("Seinfeld"), LeVar Burton ("Reading Rainbow," "Star Trek: The Next Generation"), Michelle Trachtenberg ("Gossip Girl," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), Lena Headey ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," "300"), Tricia Helfer ("Battlestar Galactica"), Jennifer Morrison ("House"), Robert Englund (the "Nightmare on Elm Street" movies), and Stan Lee as the Mayor of Super Hero City.Source: AWN.com
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February 17, 2009
Go! Animate : The Search for Grunny...
Starfleet Command: This is a Priority One Alert. Starship Intelligence has discovered that Grunny is on your ship somewhere.
Captain Kirk: WHAT IS A GRUNNY?
Thanks ken!
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February 16, 2009
The Daily Beast
Greg answers questions about Heroes, Band From TV, his new iPhone app, and his 15,000 Twitter followers for TheDailyBeast.com.
Heroes
"The stakes are so high and all of our lives are going to turn upside down," Greg says. "And any glimpse at a normal life is thrown out the window." Greg's character, the telepathic Matt Parkman, can now draw from the future…and the last guy who had that ability died. But don't worry: "So far they’re keeping me around," Greg says.
In fact, there is some exciting stuff for his character this season. Parkman "get[s] really dark out of necessity so it’s not like I’m going crazy—I’m trying to save my own life and defend the people I care about. "Source: thedailybeast.com
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February 12, 2009
Greg's Buzzboard on The Daily Beast.com
Greg is buzzboarding on thedailybeast.com! Check out his picks for best and worst in pop culture, websites, restaurants, companies...and anything else he stumbles across.
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February 10, 2009
Star Chat Enterprise
Greg chatted with Star Chat Magazine about Heroes, the Epilepsy Foundation, and Band From TV.
"Playing Matt Parkman is the best gig an actor can have, "says Greg. "I get to work with the best writers, producers, actors, and crew in the business. Tim Kring has created a role for me that is so much fun to play and at the same time a real challenge at times to get right. Plus I get paid to goof off for millions of people, which is nice."Source: StarChatEnterprise
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January 30, 2009
BFTV is #1!!
Band from TV Makes Television Debut Leading to #1 Sales on Amazon
Band from TV made their television talk show debut on The Tonight Show on January 16, and the result was a 500% jump in sales for "Hoggin All the Covers" leading to #1 on Amazon. The CD/DVD is sold exclusively through Amazon.com with all of the Band's proceeds being donated to charity.Source: PR Web - BFTV
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January 27, 2009
NBC Shows Off Its Cheeky Side
NBC Universal has planned a well-orchestrated promotional blitz during NBC’s telecast of the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 1. To help relaunch “Heroes” NBC will comically explore the idea of what would happen “if the Heroes were to use their extraordinary powers unfairly in a touch-football game,” says NBC Entertainment Marketing President Adam Stotsky. “Greg Grunberg makes an excellent lineman.”
The Super Bowl promo-palooza will kick off during the three-hour pre-game show.Source: TV Week.com - Superbowl
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January 26, 2009
Support Greg Grunberg in the Walk for Epilepsy
Greg is participating in the National Walk for Epilepsy scheduled to take place on the National Mall in Washington, DC on Saturday, March 28, 2009. His son Jake, who suffers from epilepsy, will be joining him.
The National Walk for Epilepsy is a fundraising event that will cover a route of two miles. The goal of the Walk is to raise more than $1.5 million for epilepsy services, education, advocacy and research. The event, made possible with support from Ortho-McNeil Neurologics, Inc., is designed to bring the epilepsy community together to demonstrate camaraderie, strength and success.
"Participating in an event that raises money for people living with epilepsy, touches all of our lives in some way," Greg says. "Think about the ways that people living with epilepsy has impacted those around you.
The money we raise will go to fight stigma, raise awareness and find a cure for epilepsy. I need your support, so please do anything you can, join my team, register as an individual or make a donation to the Epilepsy Foundation on my behalf."Click here and donate!
Source: National Walk for Epilepsy
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January 19, 2009
Band From TV Rocked "The Tonight Show!
Blogger Tay, from pop culture site TenGossip.com, is "still high from talking to Greg Grunberg the other day on the radio," and is even higher after watching Band From TV perform on "The Tonight Show."
"It was neat to see Hugh Laurie playing the piano again and singing...and Greg was on the drums singing away too. It was great! I can't wait to see more from them!"
If you missed it, click here.Source: TenGossip.com
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January 12, 2009
Bragging Rights!
Rick Ellis of AllYourTV.com compiled a list of thirty essential twitter feeds for fans of television. "And while a number of actor and writers are twittering, I went with the ones that I happen to enjoy the most."
Guess who's on that list?!
http://twitter.com/greggrunberg
Greg Grunberg, actor and musicianSource: AllYourTV.com
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January 8, 2009
The Authority Show
Greg was interviewed on The Authority Show, on January 12th. Check out the interview.
Source: The Authority Show
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December 30, 2008
TV Guide Goes Behind the Scenes of Heroes
"We wanted t-shirts that said I SURVIVED EPISODE 17," jokes Jack Coleman (H.R.G) of filming the February 26th "Heroes" episode. "We shot for 14 days and it was grueling."
To simulate a fire at the Bennet house, a special effects crew slathered a flammable butter made of alcohol, white gas, and a thickener onto anything they wanted to burn. They lit the butter with a small torch, and the actors got to work in very toasty conditions.
For pictures, click on the source link below.
Source: TV Guide - Behind Heroes
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December 30, 2008
New York Post's HEBREW HUNKS
Grunny made the list!! #30 with a bullet - there's still time to get Hebrew Hunkier.
(Click on the link below)
Source: NY Post - Hebrew Hunks
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December 23, 2008
"Hoggin' All the Covers" Reviewed in Herald-Dispatch
The Herald-Dispatch gives Band From TV's debut album a glowing review. "...If you think this is just a group of celebrities who think they have talent when they really don't, you'd be wrong because the band has some serious musical chops. Grunberg is a phenomenal drummer and he has a pretty good voice too. Guiney has got a good pop voice and Somerville could out-Janis Joplin Janis Joplin. Denton has got a great country twang, not to mention a pretty solid Elvis impersonation. And Laurie is an extremely gifted keyboardist with a pretty good voice himself." The article goes on to say that "Band From TV isn't about sounding good (although they do). It's about having fun...and the fact that all that fun is for charity makes it that much better."
Posted December 23, 2008
Source: Herald-Dispatch / Band From TV
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December 23, 2008
Band From TV Makes Detroit News's List of Gift-Giving Ideas
Band From TV's album "Hoggin' All the Covers" is featured in Detroit News's list of new music releases that can round out your shopping list. The article describes the album as being fun and spirited, and credits what might be the most famous bar band in the world with having its heart in the right place.
Posted December 23, 2008
Source: Detroit News - Band From TV
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December 17, 2008
Hijinks Ensue
Both Joel Watson of www.hijinksensue, and Barack Obama have picked up on the Twiendship of the century: Wil (wilw) Weaton and Greg (greggrunberg) Grunberg on Twitter.
Click on the link below.
Source: Hijinksensue.com
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December 15, 2008
The Shorty Awards
Greg wants to thank THE ACADEMY...and everyone who's voting for him for a Shorty Award.
About the Shorty Awards:
The Shorty Awards honor the world's top Twitterers. You can nominate as many people for as many categories as you'd like until midnight December 31st.
Source: Shorty Awards
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December 10, 2008
Greg Grunberg Joins Epilepsy Advocates from Around the Country
Greg's real life hero is his 12-year-old son Jake, who has been living with epilepsy for five years. At the recent L.I.V.E event in Seattle, Washington, Greg was joined by Epilepsy Advocates from around the country who shared their stories and provided education and support to the epilepsy community.
Through UCB's Epilepsy Advocate program, Greg has joined other families to encourage people living with epilepsy to refuse to be defined by it, and demand the best care.Source: Market Watch - Greg Grunberg
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December 9, 2008
Tweet this!
You may think you love twitter, but Greg really loves twitter. He twitters as @greggrunberg; follow him by searching on Twitter. com for greggrunberg.
In this podcast interview with Ken Ray on MacOSKen, Greg talks about his love of Twittering, Macs, Band From TV, the "Star Trek" movie (bff J.J. Abrams gave him a sneak peak) and of course, "Heroes."
Listen to the podcast here. Check out some of Greg'sTwitter photos here.
About the podcast: Ken Ray's podcast covers news related to Apple and news related to news related to Apple, the iphone, the blackberry, the Mac, the Netbook (fan or fad?), the struggling consumer/ the wobbly economy …and believe it or not, it's funny.Source: MacOSKen.com
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December 1, 2008
Comic Con
"Heroes" was a smash hit at Comic Con, the annual sci-fi convention in San Diego. The crowd lined around the block to get in to the cast panel (Greg Grunberg stepped outside to visit with them), and it was organized chaos inside.
Greg also stopped to talk to the Comic Con Virgin, giving her some helpful advice on navigating Comic Con, and took photos with some fans (relatives?!) wearing "Greg is my Hero" t-shirts.
Greg's excited for the new season of "Heroes" to begin. "It's got the scope of a feature and it's gonna be that way every single week…People are gonna freak out. I'm certainly gonna watch the show."Source: NBC.com/ Comic Con
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November 25, 2008
A Great Year for Grunny
"I love London – it's insane," said Greg during his U.K trip with the "Heroes" cast to receive the Hollywood Legacy Community award. His character Matt Parkman may expect things because he can read minds, but Greg couldn't believe how much he was recognized.
"It was awesome walking down the street. I walk into a pub and there's this group of guys who were like 'It's Parkman!' It's just the greatest thing in the world, so yes, I will be buying a home in London if I can."
Greg's excited about the third, darker season of "Heroes," but seriously doubts that Parkman will be staying in his current dark place.
"With this face? I don't think so."Source: ThisIsBristol.co.uk
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November 25, 2008
The personal blog of RickMacMerc of MacMerc.com
Greg ialwyas has more to learn aboutbeing on Twitter. RickMacMerc of MacMerc.com offers some advice on how Greg can better grok Twitter. (If you're lost already, according to Wikipedia, "to grok" means "to share the same reality or line of thinking with another physical or conceptual entity…the intermingling of intelligence that necessarily affects both the observer and the observed…to establish rapport with…" If you still don't understand, you probably aren't Twittering. Or groking, for that matter.)But MacMerc really wants Grunny to succeed at this, and offers up the "Secrets of Twitter Success…as I see them":
1. Don’t talk about wanting to boost your Twitter numbers.
2. Follow people.
3. Twitter isn’t chat, but it is a conversation.
4. Twitter about behind the scenes stuff.
5. Mundane isn’t always mundane.
6. Work away from work. Tell us about your side projects.
Being famous is going to get you followers regardless, but being famous and working Twitter can be huge.
Thanks MacMerc.Source: blogs.macmerc.com
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November 25, 2008
Pop Culture Zoo - Part 2
In Part 2 of Greg's interview with PopCultureZoo, he discussed "Heroes," his career as a producer, writer, musician, and how he feels about being a philanthropist.
This season of "Heroes" will feature more of Molly (Adair Tishler), or as much as her schedule will allow, given that the actress is in such high demand.
In addition to acting, Greg does a lot of writing, although he's never gotten the bug to write for any of the shows he's been on. "Believe it or not, where I find it most easy to get the most passionately behind something is comedy," Greg says. "I wrote and produced this movie called 'Group Sex' that’s coming out [in early 2009]. I also starred in it ... It’s almost one of those things where I think I still have plenty of room to grow. On ["Heroes"], I don’t want to screw it up, so if I’m doing a good job I just want to keep on doing what I’m doing." -
November 25, 2008
PopCultureZoo - part 1
Pop Culture Zoo writer Joseph Dilworth, Jr sat down with Greg to talk about "Heroes" and Greg's career as a producer, writer, and musician as well as his most important role: fantastic parent. In part 1 of the interview, Greg discusses "Heroes" storylines, the actors' input on their characters, and what's up with Matt Parkman's love life.
As of this interview, the "Heroes" shooting schedule had segued from the "Villians" volume to "Fugitives," and Greg is pretty excited about that:
" [Fugitives] is awesome because there’s so much tension and so much at stake in this last volume for the season," says Greg. "It’s pretty crazy. We’re on the run and there’s a whole team of people hunting us, and we’re trying to use our powers individually and then hopefully come together to fight it off."Source: Pop Culture Zoo / Greg Grunberg
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November 25, 2008
TV Squad's Undercover Hotties
It's not always the obviously hot guys that get all the love. For every Luke Perry and Mario Lopez, there is a guy who brings something a little different to the sexy table. Every guy on TV Squad's "10 Guys on TV I Secretly Love," provides a reason to tune in every week.
And #2 on this esteemed list is …Greg Grunberg!
"I fell for Grunberg back in his 'Alias' days when he played Agent Weiss," writes the TV Squad Bastian of Great Taste. "His addition to the 'Heroes' cast is a big reason I started watching that show …He's the guy that falls for the wrong girl and gets cheated on, as he did in the first season of 'Heroes,' but doesn't let it ruin his opinion of women. Plus, you know he'd totally surprise you with Chinese takeout and a movie when you've had a bad day."
Watch yourself Gordon Ramsay (#1 on this list), Grunny's got his eye on that top spot.Source: TV Squad/ Undercover Hotties
