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Gregg Vance was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is An American Actor/Producer who starred in the Feature Film "Phat Beach". A Hip Hop Comedy featuring an All African American Cast except for one white homeboy wannabe "Mikey Z" played by Gregg Vance. Phat Beach was released by Orion, with a red carpet and premier at the Galaxy Theater on Hollywood Boulevard in the City of Hollywood. "Phat Beach" is now on Hulu, and became the greatest (and perhaps only) hip-hop beach movie of all time. (1) http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2016/08/phat-beach-oral-history Gregg was highly recognized for his standout performance and was reviewed by Variety, calling him an "up and coming comedic newcomer. (2) http://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/phat-beach-1200446496/

Writer and Director of "Phat Beach", Doug Ellin (Creator/Writer/Director Entourage HBO): "Variety said the redeeming feature was Actor Gregg Vance who played "Mikey Z" and was a budding comic star. Variety recognized the performance which stands out there with the early days of Vanilla Ice, Marky Mark, and Zebrahead with Michael Rapaport.

Producer of "Phat Beach", Cleveland O’Neal: "This was a scrappy independent effort that survived and made it through and as an independent picture that got wide theatrical release, it was a solid accomplishment."

Gregg is the son of world-renowned American costume designer, award-winning filmmaker and academy award nominee Marilyn Vance, who completed a record 100 Feature Films. (3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Vance Gregg's father is the legendary Kenny Vance, an American singer, songwriter, and music producer who was an original member of "Jay and the Americans." One of Kenny's greatest accomplishments is the discovery of the world famous "Steely Dan" band. Kenny continues his successful music career today with "Kenny Vance and the Plantones." (4) http://www.greggvance.com/

Gregg Produced the internet television series "Unknown Sender", created in the United States by Die Hard screenwriter Steven E. de Souza starring Timothy Dalton (Shakespearean JAMES BOND). The Series was recognized in 2009 as An Official Honoree for the Webby Awards. The Series was nominated for Best Internet Series Drama, Best Writing and Best Performance. (5) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unknown_Sender http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003066/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 http://kennyvanceandtheplanotones.com/ www.marilynvance.com He attended Hunter College.

Life and career
Gregg Vance was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Marilyn and Kenny Vance.

Personal life
Gregg Vance married Martha (Martika) Ibarra - Vance in 1998 and together have two children.

Awards and nominations
Gregg Vance has been nominated for one The Webby Awards as a Producer for The Internet TV series "Unknown Sender". The Series was nominated for Best Internet Series Drama.