Gregory Scott Hinton was born in Newark, New Jersey to Arthur James and Hilda Scott Hinton-Brice. Gregg received scholarships to play basketball at Immaculata HS in Somerville, NJ and at St. Michael's College in Vermont where he was a Journalism/English major. He left at the beginning of his sophomore year after the passing of his mother. He moved to New York and worked briefly at the U.N. as a waiter. This was the first job Gregg was ever fired from. Why? He would be too busy talking to the diploma... more
Gregory Scott Hinton was born in Newark, New Jersey to Arthur James and Hilda Scott Hinton-Brice. Gregg received scholarships to play basketball at Immaculata HS in Somerville, NJ and at St. Michael's College in Vermont where he was a Journalism/English major. He left at the beginning of his sophomore year after the passing of his mother. He moved to New York and worked briefly at the U.N. as a waiter. This was the first job Gregg was ever fired from. Why? He would be too busy talking to the diplomats and actors that he would forget their food was up. Undaunted, he began a career in Telecommunications for Sprint which lasted several years. He transferred to California with the company and as fate would have it, he got laid off. Gregg took this opportunity to begin acting classes and voice and speech at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. He also began doing plays, "Madwoman of Challot", and most notably, the Off Broadway Theater Production of "Zetta", that was his first stage lead and he actually got to sing several songs. He's also done numerous commercials: Target, General Motors, Alka Seltzer, 7-11, El Pollo Loco, Little Debbie Snack Cakes, Harley Davidson, to name a few. Gregg has also done voice overs in commercials and film. Making the move to Los Angeles proved to be an eye opening experience. He made the rounds, looking for his niche, until a casting director, former Las Vegas entertainer and his soon to be mentor, Bill Bonnell, took him under his wing. Bill sent Gregg on an audition for a movie called "I'll Do Anything", in which he landed the role of the "Dancing Bodyguard". It was a comical audition because when he showed up, the audition hall was filled with dozens of waif-like dancers. The choreographer, Twyla Tharpe, had him "vogue" from one end of the hall to another. He was being cheered on by the dancers and he made his way across the floor. He was booked immediately and was on his way into the Screen Actors Guild after only being in town for less than a year. With the sudden passing of Bill, Gregg was devastated, but, remembered and still lives by Bill's credo, "Always show up ready to work and work harder than the next guy". He got his biggest bit of notoriety from a non-speaking role in "Charlie's Angels". Gregg's first network break came in a small role on the TV sitcom "California Dreams". While continuing to audition for principal roles, he was the on-going stand-in for Michael Clarke Duncan, Tiny Lister, Frank McRae and James Brown (JB) from Fox Sports. Not wanting to be stereotyped in the usually body guard, bouncer roles often offered to big men, Gregg got the opportunity to show his comedic side playing opposite Kirsty Alley in a TV MOW "Toothless" where he played a patient to Alley's dentist. Working with Jennifer Anniston and Mark Wahlberg was also a highlight to his career in "Rock Star". In "On the Spot", he had the opportunity to play a drag queen who seduces Tim Conway. That was a first! With the "National lampoon Presents Dorm Daze" film, he was given the opportunity to play a strong supporting role, where he could incorporate his comedic skills and have a fight scene. Gregg's recent projects include appearances in "Southland", "Glee" and "Bones". Coming later this year, "House Broken" with Danny DeVito and a recurring role as "Theo" on the DisneyXD series "Zeke & Luther".
