Many people know Grant Gustin as “The Flash” or “Sebastian Smythe.” But a lot of people don’t know his background and how he got where he is today. The way Grant tries to always be his best is why Grant Gustin is one of my favorite actors in the acting business. To begin with, Grant was born on January 14, 1990 and is currently 25 years old. He was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia. Gustin has lived in Virginia with his two siblings, Grace and Tyler. And his parents, Tina and Tom. He is 6’2” and weighs 185 pounds with a lot of muscle on his body. After he graduated high school, Gustin wanted to pursue his theatre career and went to Elon University in North Carolina. He left his sophomore year in …show more content…
Later on, Gustin played Barry Allen, the main character, on The CW television series “The Flash” which became a huge success. Gustin’s yearly salary is about $340,000.
Grant Gustin isn’t always about the fame and the fortune. He still loves to go back to his hometown and spend time with his family. One of the foods his mother makes and he can not live without is her homemade mac & cheese. “It’s probably the most Virginian thing about me and one of the many “Mama’s boy” things about me.” Said Gustin. He describes his favorite food as a warm, gooey and mouth watering creation that he can eat all day.
Grant has other hidden talents also. One of Gustin’s other talents are that he loves to tap dance. He has been dancing since he was eight years old and still continues it today. Even though he might not be known for tap dancing, he still tries to practice whenever he has free time in his schedule. Before he was given the role as Sebastian Smythe in “Glee,” he tried out for a tap dancing role in a “Glee” episode and submitted a video but sadly never got the