Jack Griffo Biography

Jack Griffo made his acting debut by playing the role of Benny in an American comedy series Kickin’ It in 2011. He made guest appearances in the shows Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures, See Dad Run and Jessie from 2011 to 2013. Griffo has been starring in the Nickelodeon series The Thundermans since 2013, playing the lead role of Max Thunderman. In all, he has been a part of over ten TV shows since 2011. His film journey started with the movie Sound of My Voice in 2011, where he played the role of Young Peter. He did seven films from 2011 to 2017, including short movies like What I Did Last Summer: First Kiss (2012), East of Kensington (2012) and Back-Up Beep Beep System (2014). He has been nominated four times for the Kids’ Choice Awards between 2014 and 2017.

Jack initiated a YouTube channel with his own name Jack Griffo in 2011. He uploads covers of popular songs as well as his own singles on this channel. He released his debut solo single Slingshot on this channel in November 2013. Griffo had also released a single with his friend, Kelsey, in 2011 on the same platform. The channel has over 218k subscribers and growing. His pages on Facebook, Twitter, as well as Instagram also have large followings.

Jack Griffo is a too-good-to-be-true kind of a celebrity who has managed to stay away from any major scandal or controversy in his career. A supposed link-up with his costar Kira Kosarin from The Thudermans and even other rumored relationships with colleagues and co-stars are the only mild controversies that this star has been part of. But even Jack, like most celebrities, has not been able to stay away from negative feedback and criticism. There are many who believe that Jack does not have acting skills and most do not appreciate his musical talents. His social media posts and YouTube uploads are flooded with nasty comments. However, these pale in comparison to the love and admiration Jack receives from his fans the world over.

He was born as Jack Davis Griffo on December 11, 1996, in Orlando, Florida, United States of America. He is the youngest of five siblings. Not much is known about his parents and their backgrounds. Neither is there any info available regarding his siblings. Griffo graduated from the Western Christian Academy in June 2015. Post that he took acting classes from Maile Acting School. Jack enjoyed playing in the school basketball team during his elementary and middle school.

Jack Griffo reportedly dated American actress Ciara Bravo in March 2013. Later in 2013, he started dating American actress Ryan Newman. The two were in a relationship from June 2013 to August 2016. In 2017, he was romantically linked to Kira Kosarin. He dated the Filipino beauty Paris Berelc from 2018 to 2020. He then got into a relationship with Mia Beyer. He started dating model and actress Sylvia Van Hoeven in 2021.