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Introduction
Grant Gustin is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his roles as Barry Allen / The Flash on the CW series The Flash as part of the Arrowverse television franchise, and for his role as Sebastian Smythe on the Fox series Glee.
Early life
| Name | Grant Gustin |
| Net Worth | $6 million |
| Occupation | Actor, Singer |
| Height | 1.83m |
| Age | 32 years |
Thomas Grant Gustin was born on January 14, 1990 (age 32 years) in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. He is the son of Tina Haney, a pediatric nurse, and Thomas Gustin, a college professor. During his high school years, he attended the Governor’s School for the Arts program in Norfolk for musical theater.
Gustin also went to Hurrah Players Incorporated which is a theater organization in Virginia. In 2008, he graduated from Granby High School and went on to attend the BFA Music Theater Program at Elon University in North Carolina for two years. He has been a friend of actor Chris Wood since college.
Career
Grant Gustin’s first known screen role came while he was still in high school in the film Rain (2004). In this student film, by director/producer Neil Grochmal, during his studies at Regent University.
Gustin plays a young mute who dreams of a man’s tragic loss of his wife in a robbery, then later crosses paths with the man, stirring visions that help the man solve the mystery of who murdered his wife. Grochmal said Gustin showed raw talent and figured the youngster would be a future achiever in acting.
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He left school to take the role of Baby John in the Broadway Revival Tour of West Side Story, and performed with the tour from its opening on September 30, 2010, through September 23, 2011.
On November 8, 2011, he debuted on the television series Glee as Sebastian Smythe, an openly gay member of the Dalton Academy Warblers. Gustin won the recurring role of Sebastian, a promiscuous and scheming character, after “an exhaustive, weeks-long casting search”.
Grant Gustin originally auditioned for a background role as a tap dancer but did not get the part. However, Ryan Murphy kept him in mind. He began filming the role early on Monday, September 26, 2011, after having finished his final West Side Story performance the previous Friday night.
In January 2012, Naya Rivera (as her character Santana Lopez) and Grant Gustin (as Smythe) performed “Smooth Criminal” as a duet in the season three episode “Michael”, backed by musical duo 2Cellos. The song was filmed in a similar environment as the 2Cellos music video, in a room surrounded by empty chairs as the two musicians play.
This cover debuted and peaked at number 26 at Billboard Hot 100, number 10 at Billboard Digital Songs, and number 28 at Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart at the week of February 18, 2012.
Grant Gustin began filming A Mother’s Nightmare, an original film for the Lifetime network, in late May 2012. The project also stars actresses Annabeth Gish and Jessica Lowndes, and was shot in West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. On July 11, 2012, it was announced that Gustin had landed a major role in the independent film Affluenza.
On September 13, 2013, it was announced that Gustin would play Barry Allen in the second season of Arrow. He was initially supposed to appear in three episodes, the last one serving as the backdoor pilot for a potential sp in-off Flash series.
However, the backdoor pilot plan was dropped in favor of a stand-alone pilot, titled The Flash. The pilot was picked up with an initial order of thirteen episodes, and the series premiered on October 7, 2014, with 4.8 million viewers, the most for a premiere on The CW in five years.
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As of 2021, the show is in its seventh season with nearly 150 episodes, and was renewed for an eighth season on February 3, 2021, and premiered on November 16, 2021. As part of the greater Arrowverse, Gustin has reprised his role on Arrow, Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow as well as the web series Vixen.
On March 30, 2016, it was announced that Grant Gustin would star in William H. Macy’s film Krystal. The film premiered in 2017 at the Virginia Film Festival and was released on April 13, 2018, by Great Point Media and Paladin. In March 2020, Grant Gustin was cast in Operation Blue Eyes as Barry Keenan.
Wife
Grant Gustin is married to Andrea Thoma, they had their wedding in 2019. He began dating his wife Andrea Thoma in January 2016 after they met at a dinner party. They announced their engagement on April 29, 2017, and they married on December 15, 2018. Their first child, a daughter, was born in 2021.
Grant Gustin net worth
How much is Grant Gustin worth? Grant Gustin net worth is estimated at around $6 million. His main source of income is from his career as an actor and singer. Gustin successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. He is one of the richest and influential actors in the United States.