Jack Griffo is an American actor and singer, best known for his role as Max Sunderman in Nickelodeon’s "Terrible Family" series.
early years
Jack Griffo was born December 11, 1996 in the city of Orlando in the sunny state of Florida. Jack began to engage in acting at a very young age. His family was very passionate about the theater. By the age of two, the boy had already appeared in commercials. Participation in school productions and performances in a public theater quickly made a professional actor out of a boy. At the age of 13, in search of career opportunities, Jack moved to Los Angeles.
Actor career
After moving to Los Angeles, Jack Griffo managed to take part in a huge number of projects. An extensive list of his works includes such paintings as: “Dangerous Henry”, “Naval Police: Los Angeles”, “Splitting Adam”, “Jinxed!”, “Shark Tornado 3”.
In 2013, the actor received a major role in the television series Nickelodeon's "Terrible Family." The author of this superhero comedy was a three-time winner of the Emmy Award, producer and screenwriter Jed Spingern. The series tells about a typical American family living in the suburbs, which also has amazing superpowers. The series plays Max Sunderman, twin brother Phoebe Sunderman. Unlike her sister, who always follows the rules and dreams of becoming a superhero, Max dreams of becoming the greatest supervillain of all time.
The series was a great success, and Jack was twice (in 2014 and 2016) nominated for the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award in the category of "favorite television actor."
The last work of Jack Griffo is the movie Apple of My Eye, where he plays on the same platform with Burt Reynolds and Amy Smart. The story tells of a young girl and her family. The girl loses her eyesight as a result of an accident, and now the family needs to overcome a lot in order to re-adapt to life. Griffo plays a friend of a girl, a strange and funny teenager named Sebastian, who is proud to be one of the rare personalities - blind from birth.
In addition, the actor continues to star in the series, periodically appearing in episodic roles on the Nickelodeon channel.
Interesting Facts
- Jack knows how to play the guitar.
- He loves the summer camp.
- Jack is the youngest of five sisters and brothers.
- He has a great ability to navigate.
- Jack said that if he were a real superhero, he would like to have the ability of invisibility.
- He has a YouTube channel where he performs covers of famous pop songs.
- One of the most popular cover performances was the song Hold Me, which he performed with actress Kelsey Lee Smith.