Christopher John "Topher" Grace (born July 12, 1978) is an American actor, best known for playing the lead role of Eric Forman on the Fox sitcom That '70s Show for seven of the show's eight seasons, and the villain Eddie Brock, Jr./Venom in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3.
Grace was born in New York City, New York, the son of Patricia, an office worker and assistant to the schoolmaster of the Darien High School in Darien, Connecticut, and John Grace, a ...
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Christopher John "Topher" Grace (born July 12, 1978) is an American actor, best known for playing the lead role of Eric Forman on the Fox sitcom That '70s Show for seven of the show's eight seasons, and the villain Eddie Brock, Jr./Venom in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3.
Grace was born in New York City, New York, the son of Patricia, an office worker and assistant to the schoolmaster of the Darien High School in Darien, Connecticut, and John Grace, a business executive. He has a younger sister, Jennifer. Grace grew up in Darien, where he knew actress Kate Bosworth, as well as Opie & Anthony producer Nathaniel Bryan and was sometimes babysat by actress Chloë Sevigny, who also later appeared with him in high school stage plays. He chose to go by the name Topher in high school after becoming frustrated with his full name being abbreviated as Chris.
Grace attended the Fay School in Southborough, Massachusetts, The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York and Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New...
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