Jacob Gregory is an

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actor who has appeared in

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s. He made his film debut with ''

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'' (2013) directed by

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. He got a breakthrough role in the TV series ''

Akkara Kazhchakal ''Akkarakkaazhchakal'' (Malayalam: അക്കരക്കാഴ്ച്ചകൾ) is a Malayalam language Indian sitcom that aired on Kairali TV from 2008 to 2010. The series consisted of fifty episodes which chronicled the lives of a middl ...

'', where he portrayed the character Gregory also known as "Giri giri".Kurian, Shiba. (23 October 2012)
Gregory is back on silver screen
indiatimes.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016. Gregory has lived in

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since 1990.Sathyendran, Nita. (14 November 2012)
Life imitates art
thehindu.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

Career

Before his debut into the film industry, He was doing a character role in the hit sitcom ''

''. His character was well received by the family audience along with the sitcom. He was able to tour across the

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, and the

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; performing shows on a variety of stages based on ''Akkara Kazhchakal''. A mutual friend suggested Gregory's name to Prakkat when the director was looking for someone to play the lead along with

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for the movie ''

'' as Korah.

Filmography

References

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