Googy Gress
| Googy Gress | |
|---|---|
| Born | Francis Gress, Jr. August 11, 1958 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| 🏫 Education | University of Southern California |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor |
| 📆 Years active | 1981–present |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Clarinda Ross (m. 1996) |
| 👶 Children | 3 |
Francis "Googy" Gress, Jr. (born August 11, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for his film roles as Freddy in The Flamingo Kid (1984), Father Jerome in Maxie (1985), Foster Cotton in Nightmare Code (2014),[1] and Dan Cornfielder in Sex, Death and Bowling (2015).[2]
His voice roles include Duncan Douglas and Newman in Freakazoid! (1995–1997), Buss in The Zeta Project (2002) and Bouncing Boy in Justice League Unlimited (2006).
Early life
Francis Gress, Jr. was born in Brooklyn, NY. As an infant, his father called him "his goo-goo baby," which became Googy. As he was raised in Connecticut – where there is a state law that you must have a nickname – it stuck.
After high school, Googy attended the University of Southern California, where he earned a BFA. He then moved to New York to begin his career. While there, he studied with Warren Robertson. He earned his SAG card in 1981 doing a PSA for the Social Security Administration. Soon after, he was cast in The Flamingo Kid, and he still counts many of the people he met on that film, in particular, Brian McNamara, Matt Dillon, and Fisher Stevens, as some of his dearest friends.
Career
By the mid-80s, he had returned to L.A. and has worked steadily since. A true highlight of his many years in L.A. was doing Apollo 13 as it brought with it one of his most cherished rituals, his Thursday lunches with his "Apollo Girlfriends" – Christian Clemenson, Wayne Duvall, Chris Ellis, Andy Milder, and John Short, all of whom were Mission Control specialists in the film.
His guest appearances on television shows include Frasier, Tracey Takes On..., ER, Star Trek: Voyager, NYPD Blue, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and NCIS.
In 2019, Gress played the role of Boyd Paxton in the Prime Video television series Goliath, featuring Billy Bob Thornton.
Personal life
In 1996, he married actress and writer Clarinda Ross, and they have three children.
He is longtime friends with veteran actors Clint Howard, Daniel Baldwin, Craig Sheffer and Willie Garson.[3]
References
- ↑ Thurman, Trace (September 21, 2015). "[Review] 'Nightmare Code' Is an Engaging Sci-Fi Thriller!". www.bloodydisgusting.com. Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ↑ Harvey, Dennis (November 22, 2015). "Film Review: 'Sex, Death and Bowling'". www.variety.com. Variety. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ↑ ""Heartland Goes Gaga for Googy - An Interview With Googy Gress". www.theindependentcritic.com. The Independent Critic. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
External links
- Googy Gress on IMDb
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