Gregory Sestero (born July 15, 1978) is an American actor and author
best known for his role as Mark in the 2003 cult film The Room, as
well as for his memoir The Disaster Artist, about his experiences
making The Room, which itself was later adapted into a 2017 film.He
also appeared as the Fiancé in the 2020 miniseries The Haunting of
Bly Manor.Sestero was born in Walnut Creek, California. His mother is
of French and Italian (Sicilian) descent. He was raised in Danville,
California, where he attended Monte Vista High School.At the age of
12, he wrote a sequel to the then-recently released 1990 film Home
Alone, titled Home Alone 2: Lost in Disney World, which included a
leading role for himself alongside Macaulay Culkin's Kevin
McCallister. He submitted the screenplay, along with a provisional
poster, soundtrack suggestions and a request for a cross-promotional
deal between 20th Century Fox and (its eventual asset holder) Walt
Disney Pictures, to Hughes Entertainment, and eventually received a
commendatory letter from John Hughes, whose gesture inspired Sestero
to pursue a professional acting career.
best known for his role as Mark in the 2003 cult film The Room, as
well as for his memoir The Disaster Artist, about his experiences
making The Room, which itself was later adapted into a 2017 film.He
also appeared as the Fiancé in the 2020 miniseries The Haunting of
Bly Manor.Sestero was born in Walnut Creek, California. His mother is
of French and Italian (Sicilian) descent. He was raised in Danville,
California, where he attended Monte Vista High School.At the age of
12, he wrote a sequel to the then-recently released 1990 film Home
Alone, titled Home Alone 2: Lost in Disney World, which included a
leading role for himself alongside Macaulay Culkin's Kevin
McCallister. He submitted the screenplay, along with a provisional
poster, soundtrack suggestions and a request for a cross-promotional
deal between 20th Century Fox and (its eventual asset holder) Walt
Disney Pictures, to Hughes Entertainment, and eventually received a
commendatory letter from John Hughes, whose gesture inspired Sestero
to pursue a professional acting career.
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