Known for his famous role as Max Thunderman in the Nickelodeon series “The Thundermans, Jack Griffo evolved from being a favourite child artist to an emerging actor. After gaining enough fame from this series, he was established as a famous name in the industry and later also explored an alternate career choice in music.
Both his career choices have turned out to be successful, and while acting in movies and series, he keeps on releasing YouTube covers. His fame and talent were not limited to the screens, but also earned him plenty of nominations. We will explore more about his life, career, and net worth.
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Early Life
Griffo was born on 11th December 1996 in Orlando, Florida, and was named Jack Davis Griffo by his parents, Kevin and Terry Griffor. He also has four siblings and was raised in a creative family that supported him in his interest in the entertainment and performance industry. While in 7th grade, he took up acting in the community theatre, which helped him find his true calling for performances.
The entire family relocated to Los Angeles in 2010 after a local talent manager encouraged him to pursue acting as a career. On reaching Los Angeles, he went to Maile Acting School, where he polished his acting skills, and for formal education, he attended Western Christian Academy, from where he graduated in 2015.
Evolution of Career
His first gig was when he was just 2 years old, and got his commercial. Later, in 2011, his professional journey began as he made a small appearance on a TV show, “Kickin’ It and Bucket & Skinner’s Epic Adventures,” as an extra. In the same year, he appeared in the first feature film, “Sound of My Voice.” In 2012, Griffo continued to appear in small and guest roles, and got his big break in 2013 with the lead role in “The Thundermans,” a Nickelodeon superhero-sitcom, where he played Max Thunderman.
In 2013, he expanded his career choices and pursued music with the release of his debut single, “Slingshot.” The same year, he also starred in Nickelodeon’s original movie, “Jinxed,” and continued to appear in guest roles in “See DadRun” and “Marvin Marvin.” In 2014, he made a short appearance on “AwesomenessTV.” In 2015, he starred in another Nickelodeon original movie,” Splitting Adam,” along with an appearance in “Sharknado 3: Oh, Hell No!” In 2016, he made another guest appearance on “NCIS: Los Angeles” in the season 7 finale.
In 2017, he got into more mature roles and played Sebastian in the drama, “Apple of My Eye,” and Noah in “Those Left Behind.” In the same year, he became a part of the Netflix series, “Alexa & Katie,” and appeared in episodes of “Knight Squad,” “School of Rock,” and “SEAL Team.” In 2020, he was casted in the action file, “The 2nd” and had a small role in the movie, “The Christmas High Note.”
In 2022, he also became a voice artist and dubbed for the animated movie, “Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons.” In 2013, he played the role of Eric Worsham in the film “Sid is Dead.” In 2024, he reprised his legendary role of Max Thunderman in “The Thundermans Return,” which he is continuing even at present. He is also active on his YouTube channel and regularly uploads music covers.
Shot to Fame
Griffo rose to fame when he was cast for the role of Max Thunderman for Nickelodeon’s superhero-sitcom “The Thundermans,” which ran from 2013 to 2018.
Relationships
Griffo has been linked to several women till date, and his first known affair was with Kira Kosarin, his co-actor, but they both rubbed off the news and claimed to be just good friends. In 2013, he dated Ciara Bravo for a brief period, but nothing came out of it, and in the same year, he began his relationship with Ryan Whitney Newman, and both dated on and off till 2016.
In 2017, he began dating Paris Berelc, but eventually broke off in 2020, and he is now reported to be dating Mia Beyer. However, he has now chosen not to speak about his affair and relationships publicly.
Major Sources of Income and Net Worth
Jack Griffo’s net worth stands at $3 million, as reported by many sources, which he earned with his acting career, social media earnings, guest appearances, and endorsements.
