Everyone wants to know how you are doing?

Physically, I'm better than I've been in years. I work out with my wife in the mornings at the gym that she works for. I'm getting by and auditioning when I get the call. I work with computers and build web sites when I can drum up the business. I'm a computer nut and currently run on a PC (233mhz).

Where did you grow up?

I grew up in Northern California, in the San Ramon Valley. It was a great place to be a kid, and back then it wasn't so crowded as it seems to have become.

How long have you been married?

Andrea and I just celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary in May.

Is your wife an actress?

NO! Thank goodness, too. I've long since thought that one over inflated ego is more than enough for one household. I can't imagine dealing with two acting carriers, good or bad, in a relationship. It must be tough, and I commend those folks who manage it.

Do you have any pets?

My wife and I would like to get a dog, but we won't subject a dog to our apartment living and our work schedules. We feel that if we had a house, a dog would be a must for many reasons. We have been considering a bird as of late, however.

How did you get started in the business?

In high school, I had plans of becoming a stunt man, then after seeing a Buster Keaton film festival, I decided acting was where I should go. I went to college, then the LA school of hard knocks. One learns from his failures, and hopefully succeeds later from what's been learned.

What have you done since leaving ATWT?

My wife and I moved back to Los Angeles and got set up. In the first months back I had some more medical work done on my leg to remove some support hardware that was placed there after the accident. I've gotten myself reacquainted with the casting scene here in LA and have been going out on auditions just like the old days.

What are you doing now as far as acting?

Auditioning, dreaming, and writing.

Can we look forward to seeing you in anything soon?

I've got a Toyota commercial that's been running, but my portion of it is VERY brief. I'm in a suit, big surprise, and I'm smiling as I walk through a city. It's a spot for the "Camry", and it's a part of the "everyday people" campaign.

Did you enjoy playing Evan Walsh on ATWT?

Most of the time, Evan was a lot of fun to play. They never gave Evan a whole lot of play which gave me time to work in as much "life" as I could to the character. From my observation, it seems that sometimes when your character is so hot, they overwrite for you and you find yourself just trying to memorize lines all day instead of being able to craft the scenes in minute detail.

What I enjoyed about Evan was that he could work with, or interact with anybody in town and have some sort of reason for it. It's a shame that they didn't encourage more relationships outside Evan's business circle of contacts, they could have. The Snyder farm was a great place to hang out, as I, Greg, felt very comfortable there, even though Evan didn't have much to do with it outside of Rosanna.

Who were your favorite people to act with when you were on ATWT?

I think my favorite people to act with were unfortunately the folks that I got to work with the least, excluding Allyson Rice-Taylor, of course. Allyson was like the real life sister I never had and our relationship was one that carried itself over and onto the screen. We had some inherent connections and understandings that just don't come along everyday. It was effortless working with Allyson, she's a natural, and a very strong actress.

Elizabeth Hubbard was a hoot. She's a calculated pro when it comes to her scenes and she can really whip up the mix when it came time to shoot. I was quite unprepared to work with her when I started the show and she ran over me like a steam roller. Only towards the end of my time on ATWT did I begin to feel qualified to share time with her on screen.

As for my favorite ATWT actors, the list is too long, and I'd hate to hurt anyone's feelings that I'd left out by accident. I'm not too familiar with the new group, but the regulars of my day were very talented, and terrific people to know and share time with.

What was your favorite storyline on ATWT?

My favorite storyline was the Barbara/Evan fling. I had a ball working with Colleen (Collen Zenk Pinter) as she's a core member of the team and was treated with great respect by TPTB and the writers. My scenes with Barbara were always written with more care and attention than those previously. I also felt that she and I had a special chemistry that came across on screen. I found her to be a very beautiful woman, as well as a steady actress and looked forward to working with her. Unfortunately, Trent Bushy, the Evan stand in, got to end the relationship as I was laid up due to my accident. I always hated that, and wished I could have done the good bye myself as I felt so many things were left out of the scene. Not scripted words, but feelings developed from the history of the two characters that Trent could never have known.

Would you come back to ATWT if you could?

Yes.

Are you coming back to ATWT?

Good question. At this time, all would work out for a return to ATWT, but the decision to have Evan back is not in my hands.

If not...why?

The only reason I would not be able to return would be if I landed another job in the meantime.

How can we tell the powers that be at ATWT that we want you back?

From what I can tell, the folks over at ATWT respond better to actual US Postal mail than electronic mail, my personal favorite, and although I've not heard of a letter barrage working in ATWT's past, it has worked on other shows. A note to the Executive Producer would be the best route that I know of.

What was that experience like?

ATWT was four and a half years of bliss. I loved working, although I wished I could have worked more, and been involved in more of the show. The folks at ATWT, crew and staff included, were all very interesting people and they enriched my life to know them. I enjoyed just being at work. The fact that I got to hone my abilities each time I went to work was a blessing that few actors get to experience.

Also, working in the NYC CBS building was in itself a thrill. I was able to meet many fascinating people and celebrities due to the fact that so many other shows taped there as well. Although I never got to actually see the Letterman show in person, we got to watch a "feed" of the taping live on the in house television system.

Have you been on any other soaps?

Tribes was the only other soap opera format show I've been on. It was a Fox show that was used as a trial for more teenage programming. Shortly after it's cancellation, BH 90210 came to be.

I've heard you were on Ferris Buellers Day Off (the show) did you have fun working with Jennifer Aniston?

Yes. Actually, Jennifer was not as famous as she is today, and I didn't get to know her very well as the core cast stayed together in a sort of a "click". I think Jennifer may have been somewhat involved with the actor playing Ferris too, so I didn't get much time to spend with her for many reasons. She was very pleasant, however, and much younger then, but it was fun all the same. I got to wear leather motorcycle boots and jacket, and strut around like I was a real bad ass hot shot. HA!

Do you prefer theatre, film or television?

All of these genres have their benefits and their drawbacks, and one can learn many things from all of them. Theatre is exciting due to it's obvious pressure to perform with no mistakes, and because you can directly hear the responses from the audience, good or bad. Unfortunately, it takes up an enormous amount of time due to the many shows a week. Film, I can only say what I've observed as a production assistant as I've never actually had a decent role, but I like it. In a good film, much more time is spent in the planning which includes writing, setting, lighting, and design. It seems to me that it's easier to make a point, or change someone's way of looking at things with film. I've seen films that changed my life, and I'd like to be a part of one someday.

Television is where I've had most of my work and I like it just fine. My dream is to have a regular show that shoots out of town in a beautiful location that I would like to live in. Television has many different kinds of production schedules as well, the most grueling in my opinion is daytime soap opera schedule. Many may not realize just how much work gets done on an average day at a soap studio. The average movie shoots two to three pages of script a day, where as an hour long soap shoots up to seventy pages EVERY weekday. It's incredible.

What do you hope for your future?

From Terri

Dear Greg,

Thanks for sharing your story. It's nice to learn about you from your point of view rather than someone else's. Isn't it true that you and your wife used to share a house with Alyson Rice-Taylor and her husband? Do you still keep in touch with her or any of your old castmates? Best of luck in the writing and acting. I'll be watching to see you in something soon.

You are welcome. It's nice not to be misquoted for a change! :-) Regarding Allyson, yes we still hang out when we can get together, and yes we all used to share a huge apartment in Manhattan. Andy, Allyson and Dashiel are out here in Los Angeles now, so it's a good thing for my wife and I.

As for other cast mates, I enjoyed most all of them, but I stay in touch with Martha Byrne and Scotty DeFreitas fairly regularly. They are such great people, and friends, to think that I used to get paid to work with folks like that makes me giddy.

From Rana

Hi, Greg! I miss Evan and the wonderful way you played him -- cunning & crafty one minute, boy-next-door the next. What was your favorite of Evan's storylines?

You're very kind. Evan could indeed be a heck of a lot of fun to play, especially when he was into mischief. My favorite story was the Barbara Ryan affair, hands down. The writers tended to give more attention to Evan's scenes when he was involved with Barbara. It was a nice change from the usual "filler" that I was given to read. Colleen Zink is also a very pretty woman, so the attraction wasn't difficult to manifest.

Of course, any scene that I got to share with Allyson was a winner, whether it was written well or not. She is a gifted actress, and we hit it off just like real siblings I think. Plus, if the scenes read poorly, we'd tweak them a bit to make them sound like someone would actually say and do things like that.