Background
His father was a high school wrestling coach and his mother made him play clarinet in the band.
His father was a high school wrestling coach and his mother made him play clarinet in the band.
Later, he transferred to the University of Missouri, where he studied journalism and was named an All-American college wrestler with a 7th-place finish at the 1991 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 Wrestling Championships.
Warren was raised in Saint Louis, Missouri. Greg incorporates these personae into his comedy routines, highlighting the conflict inherent in being both a varsity wrestler and band geek. In Greg"s "Flute Manitoba" bit, in which he discusses the insecurities of high school and the ongoing quest to be cool, is one of the most-requested bits in the history of the "Bob and Tom" radio show.
Greg was also a West Point cadet.
After a stint selling Pringles for corporate giant Procter & Gamble, Greg made the decision to pursue a full-time career in comedy. This led to an invitation to the "Just for Laughs Festival" in Montreal in 2002, where he performed as one of their featured "New Faces of Comedy".