WHO IS
CLARK GREGG?
Robert Clark Gregg Jr. was born on April 2, 1962, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Clark is the oldest of four children. He has one brother and two sisters. His parents are Mary Layne and Robert Clark Gregg Sr.
Robert Sr. served as an Episcopal priest and later became a professor of religious studies at Stanford University.
Because of his father’s academic career, Clark’s family moved frequently. By the age of 17, he had lived in seven different cities, including Cambridge, Massachusetts; Providence and Newport, Rhode Island; and Chicago, Illinois. He also lived in Maine for a brief period.
Reflecting on his childhood, Clark once jokingly described himself as “a faculty brat kid at a lot of nice schools.”
"It was in the '70s, and we were really into kung fu, Bruce Lee. And this guy Danny Rand [Iron Fist] was a kung fu hero who was American with these tremendous kung fu powers — and that got me, there.
Then I found this guy Warlock, and Tony Stark, with some stuff drawn by Jim Starlin. I got a little too into it. In fact, my mom sent me some of my old notebooks, recently, from a math class, and it's all drawings of Warlock. "
Clark Gregg, Uproxx
05.06.2014
Clark attended middle school and high school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, while his father was serving as a professor at nearby Duke University.
Childhood
University years
FUN FACTS
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Clark grew up a Comic Book fan. His favorite, besides Adam Warlock and Iron Fist, was Silver Surfer, 'cause Clark loved skateboarding.
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Even though Phil Coulson loves Steve Rogers, Clark was more of a "Tony Stark" fan growing up.
Clark enrolled at Ohio Wesleyan University, where he played goalkeeper for the university’s soccer team for two years. After suffering a sports injury, he began exploring acting. While recovering, he attended a play and realized that he wanted to pursue a career as an actor.
"I’d done comedy variety shows in high school and liked making people laugh but I wasn’t thinking about doing it seriously. I was a football player at college and dislocated my thumb. I was out for a bit and passed the theater and saw some lovely drama students walking into an audition for Much Ado About Nothing and thought: ‘That’s what I’ll do when I recover.’ I joined that production and was hooked."
Clark Gregg, Metro.co.uk
Sep. 24, 2013
Music was another of Clark’s passions during this period. At the age of 19, he left Ohio Wesleyan University and moved to Manhattan, New York, to pursue the next chapter of his life.
"There was this specific ska invasion, the second wave ska invasion, and The Specials. The fact that it was kind of political, outraged really kind of lo-fi produced by Elvis Costello, another hero of mine, and that album, you could dance to. And we did.
And, in fact, I danced so much that I dropped out of that college and moved to New York City so that I could live on the lower Eastside and starve and go see any of those bands, but especially the ska bands with my crew of rude boys in our shark skin thrift shop suits."
Clark Gregg, KCRW.com
Jun. 18, 2014
While living in New York City, Clark worked a variety of odd jobs, including positions as a barback, a security guard at the Guggenheim Museum, and a parking valet. He later enrolled at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied drama and English. He graduated in 1986.
Clark was a founding member and artistic director of the Off-Broadway Atlantic Theater Company, which was established in 1983. Throughout his time with the company, he appeared in numerous stage productions, including one of its best-known works, A Few Good Men.
In 1988, Clark appeared in Boy’s Life, which ran from February 5 through May 29. Directed by William H. Macy, the production also featured Felicity Huffman, Steven Goldstein, and Melissa Bruder.
On January 20, 2000, Clark appeared alongside Josh Hamilton and Kate Blumberg in Sexual Perversity in Chicago.
In 2011, he performed in Happy Hour with Cassie Beck, Aya Cash, Amanda Quaid, and Ana Reeder.
A Few Good Men
Boys' Life
Happy Hour
A Few Good Men
FUN FACTS
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Clark attended a NYU Acting Class taught by William H. Macy & David Mamet.
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Clark appeared in good friend and fellow founding member of the Atlantic Theater Company, William H. Macy's Directorial Debut "Lip Service".
Clark married actress Jennifer Grey, known for Dirty Dancing and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, on July 21, 2001. Their daughter, Stella, was born in December 2001. Stella’s maternal grandfather is acclaimed actor Joel Grey.
Clark and Jennifer divorced in 2020.
"After 19 years together, we separated in January, knowing we'd always be a family who loves, values and cares for each other. We recently made the difficult decision to divorce, but we remain close and are deeply grateful for the life we've shared and the wonderful daughter we've raised. - Jennifer and Clark. P.S. Totally crying as we post this.”
Jennifer Grey, Clark Gregg via Instagram
July 3, 2020
FUN FACTS
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Clark is a sober alcoholic and has been for 15 + years.
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Clark is an active member of 4 Guilds: SAG-AFTRA, DGA, WGA & AEA
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Family had two "Fur Babies" - Dorothy, which is a Labradoodle, and Bibi (passed away on June 23, 2020).
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Clark adopted a new puppy - Lucy - on April 7, 2020.