Person in history
Grant Gustin
Grant Gustin, American actor and singer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1990 · January 14
- Age this year
- 36No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 36th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Thomas Grant Gustin is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Barry Allen / The Flash on The CW series The Flash (2014–2023) as part of the Arrowverse and as Sebastian Smythe on the Fox series Glee. Trained in musical theater, his first major credit was as part of the 2010 national tour of West Side Story; he returned to theater in the original Broadway production of Water for Elephants, originating the starring role of Jacob Jankowski.
Early life
Early life Thomas Grant Gustin was born on January 14, 1990, [ 1 ] in Norfolk, Virginia . He is the son of Tina Haney, a pediatric nurse, and Thomas Gustin, a college professor. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] During his high school years, he attended the Governor's School for the Arts program in Norfolk for musical theater. He also went to Hurrah Players Incorporated which is a theater organization in Virginia . In 2008,
Why this date
Grant Gustin appears on our January 14 calendar for 1990 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1990.
- September 12Allied Control Council
- September 91990 Batticaloa massacre
- September 11Faucett Perú
- November 17Mount Unzen
- July 22Greg LeMond
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1990Matt ShivelySeptember 15
- 1990Lelisa DesisaJanuary 14
- 1990Robert Griffin IIIFebruary 12
- 1990Petar FilipovićSeptember 14
- 1990Lachlan CooteApril 6
- 1990Shaun JohnsonSeptember 9
- 1990Godfrey OboabonaAugust 16
- 1990Megan StalterSeptember 15
Sources
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Questions about Grant Gustin
When was Grant Gustin born?
January 14 1990.
How old would Grant Gustin be today?
36 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on January 14?
Jonathan David, Kacy Catanzaro, Francesco Bagnaia and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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