Topher Grace

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Biography

Recent Role:
on Conan
Gender:
Male
Born:
7-19-1978
Birthplace:
New York
Birth Name:
Christopher Paul Grace
Born Christopher Paul Grace on July 19, 1978, Topher is no longer a newcomer to the entertainment industry. He developed a taste for acting at a very young age, first performing in musical productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (originally by Andrew Lloyd Webber) and Gilbert & Sulivan's The Pirates of Penzance at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. His talents were brought to the attention of Bonnie and Terry Turner in 1998 when they saw him perform in a high school production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

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Topher's role as Eric Forman in "That '70s Show" marked his television network debut. He has since had starring and supporting roles in feature films such as Win A Date With Tad Hamilton!, In Good Company, and Traffic, as well as several others. His most universally recognised film role was opposite Tobey Maguire in the summer blockbuster hit, Spiderman III.


Grace honed his acting skills at the renowned Groundlings Improvisation School and the Neighborhood Playhouse and at the University of Southern California. However, he had cut his formal eduction short owing to the demands on his time that That '70s Show was placing. By his reasoning, he was already doing exactly what he wanted to do for a living.


As with many actors, he finds the real thrill of performing comes from the immediate feedback of a live audience. His theater credits include leading roles in Our Town, Godspell, Lost in Yonkers, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Night Before Christmas and The King and I.


Grace currently resides in Los Angeles.

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  • Topher in Spiderman

    What did you think of him in Spiderman? I thought he was great.

    3 comments, last one Jan 23, 2010
  • Favorite Topher role..

    I didn't know what else to start with! I couldn't believe there wasn't already a forum for Topher so I started one.. Anyways I suppose a lot of people like him for playing Eric Forman on That 70s Show - especially considering this is a TV forum.. ..but he's only been in one TV show -- so maybeMore some people prefer him in his movies? He had small roles in Traffic and Mona Lisa Smile.. but he co-starred in P.S. with Laura Linney and got starring roles in Win A Date With Tad Hamilton and In Good Company!! Win A Date is a personal favorite - but Paul Weitz is awesome and In Good Company really grows on you - he made Carter Duryea a character you felt sympathetic for despite his naive corporate mindset.. Plus now Topher is going to be Eddie Brock / Venom in the new Spider-Man movie - which is pretty much going to make him a household name for a while.. He's more talented then he gets credit for.. but at the end of the day many of us still think of him as Eric Forman : )

    12 comments, last one Jan 23, 2010
  • Topher & laura

    I think topher and laura prepon should be together.although i know they were only acting , you can see and feel the chemistry between them.

    4 comments, last one Jan 23, 2010
  • The Rules of Attraction re: Topher Grace

    Are there any similar reasons why we are all attracted to Mr. Grace? What is it that we want from him? He is remotely available to us on a TV screen, in a movie theater, in print, but really he is far, far away. Yet there is something about his being alive that nourishes us, and enriches our ownMore lives, even from afar. There is in Mr. Grace and his work a quality of fascination and magnetism that is common among great artists. The kind of work he creates as a performing artist is the same kind of thing I look for when I study a visual artist. As a sculptor, I look at the work of other sculptors, and when I find work that generates an inevitable internal response, I examine more of that sculptor's work, and maybe even read a biography or some interviews. After seeing the film "P.S.", Mr. Grace generated in me this kind of response, and so I looked a little deeper to see what I could find. I found movies with large and small roles, a treasure trove of "That 70's Show" episodes, and the occasional and not always credible bit in print or on the internet. You gather your research, look for patterns and repetitions, and try to piece it together. Simultaneously, you are doing your own work, and that work is somehow influenced by this actor whom you've never even met. He hasn't actually entered your bloodstream, the way that F. Scott Feinstadt (Topher Grace) entered the bloodstream of Louise Harrington (Laura Linney) in "P.S.", but he has become an influence. For example, Mr. Grace has said -- or at least the magazines would have us believe -- that he admires the work of Bill Murray and Bob Newhart. Somewhere along the way, he has seen their films and/or TV shows, and perhaps internalized an expression or a mannerism from them. That same expression or mannerism might show up in a "That 70's Show" episode. That is an example of a direct influence. When you switch crafts, such as when an actor's performance influences the creation of a sculpture, the influence can be more subtle, and maybe not even verbally explicable, but it's there. In this way, our obssessions, or attractions, or guilty pleasures -- however it is that we relate to Mr. Grace -- become useful. I do not want to marry him and have his children, or stalk him, or fantasize. I just want to follow his career, watch from a comfortable distance without being invasive, and learn as much as possible.

    1 comments, last one Nov 9, 2007
  • Tom Hanks

    he has got to be the most modern day tom hanks iv ever seen.

    2 comments, last one Nov 9, 2007
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    8.7 Great
    Great actor; played on my favorite show, That '70s Show. hide show

    Topher Grace was a better-than-decent character on my favorite show, That '70s Show as Eric Forman. I felt that I related most to the character he played as: kind of lucky to get a hot girl like Donna, trying to fit in with his tougher friends, not that athletic in anything other than basketball. (for me) The things he said on the show might not of been funny to others on the show because they're scripted not to laugh, but in general, his lines were great, he was pretty funny, and thought he did a great job as Eric. No one else could replace him, or play the part of Eric in a movie, etc. The only thing I didn't like was how he left the show in the final season for Spiderman. Personally, I thought That '70s Show was better than the movie series of Spiderman, except for Season 8. The writers tried replacing Eric for the season with Randy. They even had him date Donna, which was Topher's main role in the series. I also didn't like how Eric missed his appearance in the episode, That '70s Show Final Goodbye. Ashton Kutcher, who played Kelso, missed most of the season, too, going to play a role in a movie, but still appeared in the Final Goodbye. But overall, Topher Grace is still great. I'd like to see a future movie to be released, Valentine's Day, starring him and Kutcher.

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    10 Perfect
    Topher is a wonderful person who is great in everything he does. hide show

    Topher Grace was born on July 12, 1978. His name Topher, is short for Christopher. He got his big start as Eric Foreman on the hit sitcom That '70s Show. The show is about a group of 1970s teens who hang out in the Formans' basement. Eric is the main character on the show and also one of my favorites. His character Eric is a little bit of a dork who loves Star Wars. That '70s Show was so successful that it lasted 8 seasons. Topher was only on the show for 7 out of 8 of the seasons. He left the show early to star in the movie Win A Date With Tad Hamilton! alongside Kate Bosworth and Josh Duhamel. In the film, Topher played the character Pete Monash, a Piggly Wiggly manager who falls in love with his best friend. Topher once again proved how talented he is. He was absolutely amazing in the movie! In 2007, Topher landed the role of Eddie Brock in Spiderman 3 with Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. Eddie ended up turning into the evil Venom and died in the end of the movie. This is the first movie I've seen where Topher didn't play the loveable nerd. It was really good to see him play someone evil for once. Topher has starred in a few other movies that I haven't seen, but if Topher's in them, then I'm sure they're great. Topher hasn't been in any movies since Spiderman 3, but he has 2 movies coming out later this year that I'll be sure to see. Topher Grace is a remarkable talent and will go far in life. And that I'm sure of.

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    10 Perfect
    One of my favorite actors... hide show

    Even though Topher isn't a big star and he hasn't had many roles, I still consider him to be one of my favorite actors. He does have a weird name though. Who names their kid Topher? I've never even heard of that name before. I first saw Topher when he played Eric on That 70s Show. I love that show! It's so funny! I always felt sorry for Eric because he's always getting yelled at by Red, his dad. I was surprised when Topher got the role of Eddie Brock and Venom in Spiderman 3. I love the Spiderman movies! I was upset by the fact that Topher was playing a villain. I found it hard to see him as a villain, but I think he played the role really well.

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    9.6 Superb
    Very hard to say "Topher" hide show

    Topher Grace has amazing comedy and other types of potential. Though it's really hard not to call him "Eric" He hasn't been in many movies, and I can only think of one of the top of my head, but he was pretty awsome. (And actually not to bad on the looks for being played as a dork in That 70's Show)

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    9.4 Superb
    Topher Grace is a talented actor who is climbing his way up to the top of the Hollywood chain , even though he desnt want the fame. hide show

    Topher Grace is a really cool ad talented younng actor. I first saw Topher as Eric Forman on The hit tv show That '70S Show'. I thought that he was really original by the way he acted. Topher has been in alot of hit films sych as p.s and 'win a date with tad hamilton', in which he did very well in. Tophers newest role was Eddie Brock/Venum in the new Spiderman 3 movie which was a big step up for Topher. Topher doesnt like to talk about his privite life , he says he has a boring life , he spends one night a week playing board games with his friends. Topher has a few movie deals hitting him. We will next see him in 'Kids In America' later this year. Next year he will be with Sean Willam Scott in another movie. Hollywood can watch out cause theres a star waiting for Topher on the walk of Fame.

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