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 wellknown 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