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Topher Grace
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About Topher Grace
Topher Grace is a professional actor from the United States. He gained popularity after his performance in the American television sitcom called That ‘70s Show, where he portrayed the character of Eric Forman. He has also starred in various romantic films like Valentine’s Day, Take Me Home, In Good Company, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! And others. He is also known for his opposite role in the famous superhero film Spider-Man 3 as Venom.
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| Full Name | Christopher John “Topher” Grace |
| Date of Birth | 12th July of 1978 |
| Birth Place | United States, New York |
| Parent(s) | John Grace(father), Patricia Grace(mother) |
| Nickname | Toph |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Net Worth | 10 million dollars |
Early life
Topher Grace was born on 12th July of 1978 in the most populous and biggest city of New York City. His full name is Christopher John “Topher” Grace as sometimes he is called by his nickname Toph. He was born to John Grace, an executive for Madison Avenue, and his mother, Patricia Grace, works as an assistant for New Canaan Country School’s schoolmaster.
Grace was raised in a Christian family with his younger sister named Jennifer Grace. He spent his teen years in the coastal town called Darien of Connecticut. He attended Brewster Academy and later graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology after transferring from the University of Southern California. Grace used to participate in various school productions during his middle school and high school.
Career
Film:
Topher Grace made his film debut in 2000 by appearing in the American crime drama film called Traffic as Seth Abrahams. For his performance, he won his first-ever Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast on a Motion Picture and Young Artist Award for Breakthrough Performance – Male in 2001. The following year, he appeared in the American heist comedy film Ocean’s Eleven as himself. In 2002, he dubbed for the character Leonardo in the Italian fantasy comedy-drama film Pinocchio. In 2003, he appeared in Mike Newell’s drama film Mona Lisa Smile as Tommy Donegal.
In 2004, Grace landed his first leading role in Robert Luketic’s romantic comedy film called Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, where he portrayed the character of Pete Monash. His performance earned him 3 Teen Choice Award nominations in 2004. The same year, he also starred in the drama film P.S. as F. Scott Feinstadt.
He made New York Film Critics Circle Online Award for Breakthrough Performance in 2004 and an International Online Cinema Award nomination. In the film In Good Company as Carter Duryea, alongside co-stars, Dennis Quaid and Scarlett Johansson and his performance won him the National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance by an Actor in 2004. In 2007, he dropped the role of Eddie Brock in the hit film Spider-man 3, for which he earned 2 Teen Choice Award nominations and MTV Movie + TV Award nominations in 2007 and 2008, respectively.
Topher Grace made his producing and writing debut in the romantic comedy film called Take Me Home Tonight, where he starred as Matt Franklin. He then produced another film called Opening Night in 2017 and also made his appearance as Nick in the movie. He made his next breakthrough from the film BlacKkKlansman in 2018, where he portrayed the character of David Duke. For his performance, he won the Cinema Vanguard Award and Artist of Distinction Award in 2018, including a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination in 2019.
Television:
Topher Grace made his breakthrough in his first television debut from the television series That ‘70s Show in 1998, where he appeared as the main character Eric Forman for 179 episodes. His performance earned him Teen Choice Award and 2 Young Artist Award nominations in 1999. He then earned 4 Teen Choice Award nominations in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.
He then made his small appearance in tv series like Saturday Night Live, Stella, Too Big to Fall, Comedy Bang! Bang! Finally, making another breakthrough from the social internet series The Beauty Inside in 2012. He earned Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches – Original Daytime Program or Series in 2013 for his performance as Alex in the series. Since then, he has made his appearance in The Muppets, Workaholics, Get Shorty, Love, Death & Robots, The Twilight Zone, and so on.
Personal life
Talking about the love life of Topher Grace, he has dated several celebrities in the past. He was first seen with actress Laura Prepon in 1998; he then dated actress Anne Hathaway which lasted for two years. He was also in a relationship with another actress Ginnifer Goodwin in 2002.
In 2005, he was seen as having a secret relationship with actress Emmy Rossum. Since then, he has dated Ivanka Trump, Teresa Palmer, Vanessa Lachey, Katie Cassidy, Camilla Belle, Skyler Shaye, and finally, a model named Ashley Hinshaw in 2013. He got engaged in 2015 and tied their knot on 29th May of 2016. She gave birth to their first child, named Mabel Jane Grace, on 1st November of 2017, and she gave birth to their second child in 2020.
Physical statistics & others
Topher Grace turned 42 years old as of 2020, but he still has that youthful look. He has a slim body build with a height of 5 feet and 11 inches and a body weight of about 71 kg. His chest measures 42 inches, and his biceps are about 14 inches, with a waist of 32 inches. He possesses dark brown hair and green eyes. He has a small face and prefers to shave his beard.
He belongs to white ethnicity and is of American nationality. His zodiac sign is Cancer. He has a straight sexual orientation.
Net worth
As of 2020, Topher Grace’s net worth is estimated to be around 10 million dollars. He is quite successful in his career, and he earns his millions solely from the entertainment industry. He also gains a little extra by playing various commercials.
