
Gregory Jbara
Gregory Jbara is an American film, television and stage actor. Jbara was born in Nankin Township (now Westland), Michigan, the son of an advertising office manager and an insurance claims adjuster. He is of Lebanese and Irish descent.After graduating from Wayne Memorial High School in Wayne, Michigan, Jbara attended the University of Michigan from 1979 to 1981. He majored in Communication Studies and took classes in Theatre and Musical Theatre. He left Michigan to attend the Juilliard School's drama division (1982–1986, Group 15), where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Both of Jbara's brothers also have careers in the entertainment industry. Mike, formerly President and CEO, WEA Corp., was named President of Alternative Distribution Alliance worldwide in June 2013. Brother Dan has made his career primarily as a reality show producer. Jbara also has a sister, Judy, who is Director of Client Relations for Beer Financial Group. Jbara originated the role of "Jackie Elliot" (known as "Dad") in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical, which opened on November 13, 2008. For his portrayal of "Dad" Jbara received the Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, and Tony awards for Best Featured Actor in a Musical during the 2008-2009 Broadway awards season.On May 5, 2005, Sardi's caricatures of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels stars Butz, Gleason, Jbara and Scott were unveiled in a ceremony hosted by fellow co-star Sara Gettelfinger. (Scoundrels star John Lithgow had already been caricatured at Sardi's.)In a 2008 Grand Rapids Press interview, Jbara (noting the importance of being caricatured at the landmark Broadway restaurant) said, "You don't remember a year later who won the Tonys, but that picture will be in Sardi's for the rest of my life."Jbara received the BackStageWest Garland 2000 Award for his performance in the West Coast premiere of George Furth's play, Precious Sons, co-starring Nora Dunn, Michael Malota, Ginger Williams and Adam Wylie.In 2006, Jbara received a Special Award from the New England Theatre Conference for his achievement in theatre. Jbara appeared as TV Land's on-camera spokesperson in eight different spots featuring three generations sitting on a couch: grandpa (William Severs), father/boomer (Jbara) and teenage son (Dylan Kepp). The spots focused, humorously, on the contrasts among those generations and were first shown on TV Land during the TV Land Awards broadcast on April 22, 2007. Gregory's most prominent TV roles to date are as Dan O'Keefe in the Fox/WB sitcom Grounded for Life (2002-05) and as NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Garrett Moore on the CBS drama Blue Bloods. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
57 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 57

Law & Order
1990

Family Guy
1999

American Dad!
2005

Friends
1994

Blue Bloods
2010

Monk
2002

Frasier
1993

Without a Trace
2002

The West Wing
1999

Malcolm in the Middle
2000

Crossing Jordan
2001

The Drew Carey Show
1995

Touched by an Angel
1994

Oppenheimer
2023

The Unit
2006

All My Children
1970

Providence
1999

Newhart
1982

Grounded for Life
2001

The Cleveland Show
2009

Ally McBeal
1997

Nurse Jackie
2009

Cybill
1995

Yes, Dear
2000

Conviction
2006

Suddenly Susan
1996

Rocket Power
1999

Glenn Martin, DDS
2009

Higglytown Heroes
2004

That's Life
2000

Remember Me
2010

The Tracy Morgan Show
2003

Century City
2004

Epic Movie
2007

Twenty Good Years
2006

Crocodile Dundee II
1988

Broken City
2013

World Trade Center
2006

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999

In & Out
1997

One Fine Day
1996

Big Miracle
2012

Jeffrey
1995

Ripley's Believe It or Not!
2000

The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
2002

The House on Carroll Street
1988

Exit Speed
2008

The Out-of-Towners
1999

Ira & Abby
2006

Married to It
1991

Cement
2000

Victor/Victoria
1995

Alien Intervention
2023
The Sure Hand of God
2004

Infiltrators
2014
Touch 'Em All McCall
2003

A Ramble Towards Rain
2024
