Benji Gregory
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Benji Gregory
Benji Gregory (born Benjamin Gregory Hertzberg on May 26, 1978 in Panorama City, California (IMDB reports that Mr Gregory-Hertzberg was born in Encino, California) is an American
actor
. He is best known for playing the role of Brian Tanner on ALF
(1986). His father, uncle and sister were all actors; his grandmother was his agent.
Prior to his stint on ALF
, he appeared in several television shows which include Fantastic Max
(1988-1990), Pound Puppies
(1986-1987), Murphy Brown
(1988), Fantasy Island
(1978), The A-Team
(1984), T.J. Hooker (1984), Amazing Stories
(1985), The Twilight Zone
(1985), and Mr. Boogedy
(1986). He also made an appearance in the feature film Jumpin' Jack Flash
(1986).
Gregory has also appeared as himself in the PSAs television series The More You Know
and in the children's game show series I'm Telling!, as well as on a kids episode of The Dating Game
He also made a few appearances on the TV show Punky Brewster
, playing an orphan
, and was scheduled to star in a spin-off
called "Fenster Hall". However, "Fenster Hall" never came to production.
He has also supplied the voice of Edgar the Mole in the animated feature Once Upon a Forest
.
He attended the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, California and has left acting.
Benji is left handed.
Benji Gregory (born Benjamin Gregory Hertzberg on May 26, 1978 in Panorama City, California (IMDB reports that Mr Gregory-Hertzberg was born in Encino, California) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He is best known for playing the role of Brian Tanner on ALF
ALF (TV series)
ALF is an American science fiction sitcom that originally aired on NBC from 1986 to 1990, created by Paul Fusco. The title character was Gordon Shumway, a friendly extraterrestrial nicknamed ALF , who crash lands in the garage of the suburban middle-class Tanner family.The series starred Max...
(1986). His father, uncle and sister were all actors; his grandmother was his agent.
Prior to his stint on ALF
ALF (TV series)
ALF is an American science fiction sitcom that originally aired on NBC from 1986 to 1990, created by Paul Fusco. The title character was Gordon Shumway, a friendly extraterrestrial nicknamed ALF , who crash lands in the garage of the suburban middle-class Tanner family.The series starred Max...
, he appeared in several television shows which include Fantastic Max
Fantastic Max
Fantastic Max is an animated cartoon series created by Kalisto Ltd. and Hanna-Barbera Productions and in association with S4C. It centres on a diaper-wearing toddler with a mohawk named Max , who has adventures in outer space with two of his toys: FX, a pull string alien doll from a planet called...
(1988-1990), Pound Puppies
Pound Puppies
Pound Puppies is a toyline sold by Tonka in the 1980s. It later inspired an animated TV special, an animated TV series, and a feature film. Shipments of the toys over five years generated sales of $300 million in 35 countries....
(1986-1987), Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television...
(1988), Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island is the title of two separate but related American fantasy television series, both originally airing on the ABC television network.-Original series:...
(1978), The A-Team
The A-Team
The A-Team is an American action adventure television series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel who work as soldiers of fortune, while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit". The A-Team was created by...
(1984), T.J. Hooker (1984), Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories (TV series)
Amazing Stories is a fantasy, horror, and science fiction television anthology series created by Steven Spielberg. It ran on NBC from 1985 to 1987, and was somewhat erratically screened in Britain by BBC1 and BBC2 - billed in the Radio Times as "Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories" - with episodes...
(1985), The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone is an American television anthology series created by Rod Serling. Each episode is a mixture of self-contained drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist...
(1985), and Mr. Boogedy
Mr. Boogedy
Mr. Boogedy is a 1986 family film, directed by Oz Scott and written by Michael Janover, which originally aired as an episode of "The Disney Sunday Movie". It tells the story of a gag gift salesman and his family moving into a new house in New England which they soon find to be haunted by ghosts...
(1986). He also made an appearance in the feature film Jumpin' Jack Flash
Jumpin' Jack Flash (film)
Jumpin' Jack Flash is a 1986 spy comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, Carol Kane, John Wood, Annie Potts, and Jonathan Pryce...
(1986).
Gregory has also appeared as himself in the PSAs television series The More You Know
The More You Know
The More You Know is a series of Emmy award-winning public service announcements broadcast on the NBCUniversal family of channels in the United States and other locations. The spots feature personalities from various NBC shows...
and in the children's game show series I'm Telling!, as well as on a kids episode of The Dating Game
The Dating Game
The Dating Game is an ABC television show that first aired on December 20, 1965 and was the first of many shows created and packaged by Chuck Barris from the 1960s through the 1980s...
He also made a few appearances on the TV show Punky Brewster
Punky Brewster
Punky Brewster was an American sitcom about a girl named Punky Brewster being raised by her foster parent...
, playing an orphan
Orphan
An orphan is a child permanently bereaved of or abandoned by his or her parents. In common usage, only a child who has lost both parents is called an orphan...
, and was scheduled to star in a spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
called "Fenster Hall". However, "Fenster Hall" never came to production.
He has also supplied the voice of Edgar the Mole in the animated feature Once Upon a Forest
Once Upon a Forest
Once Upon a Forest is an animated film produced by Hanna-Barbera in association with HTV Cymru/Wales, Ltd. and released on June 18, 1993 by 20th Century Fox....
.
He attended the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, California and has left acting.
Benji is left handed.