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Greg Langford was born and grew up in the 1960s and 1970s in Winder Georgia, where his father owned a Drive Inn Restaruant called the Triangle.   His father put Greg, his three brothers, and his only sister to work at the restaurant all at an early age.  Having grown up the only red head, and working at The Triangle greatly influenced Greg’s family life.  Working for tips, provided a source of income for Greg and his siblings, but it also provided a social climate most children don’t experience.    The Triangle was a local hang out for all the high school kids who enjoyed picking on the red headed curb hop, and taught Greg to be a smart aleck from an early age.

At age 12 Greg’s sister was killed in a DUI car wreck while at college, and this dramatically changed the projection of Greg’s family.   His oldest brother who was his sister’s best friend began selling drugs.  Greg’s middle brother began doing the drugs that his older brother was selling.  Greg had the good fortune of outside influences in Scouting and in sports who encouraged him to be a good citizen, while Greg’s youngest brother could only get attention by getting into more trouble than the rest of his siblings.  This produced a resume of disaster for Greg and his brothers that includes; 24 DUIs, 14 totaled out vehicles, 16 overdoses, and 14 trips to rehab, among other notorious feats. 

While his brothers were racking up these accomplishments, Greg went on to become the captain of his state track champion team, an Eagle Scout, and a graduate of economics at the University of Georgia.  He then went on to a career in successful career in banking. 

All this ended in 1996 with the death of Greg’s father, the following year his younger brother committed suicide.  Two weeks later, Greg’s mother passed away from a broken heart.  One year after that Greg’s oldest brother committed suicide, and Greg went to rehab.  Once released from rehab, the insanity continued with the suicides of Greg’s best friend and a first cousin.   Soon after, Gregs’ sister-in-law was murdered, and another sister in law died in a car wreck. 

Fast forward 20 years and Greg found himself in Los Angeles on a comedy stage.  Where to began taking his pain and translating it to humor.  Apparently the audience related to his stories, and Greg was accepted in the comedy world.  His comedy resume’ includes touring nationally with a well-known internet star, playing 3,000 at the MGM Grand, performing at Caroline’s on Broadway, and some of the most iconic stages across America.

Greg has written a book on his experiences entitled ‘The Ballad of Uncle G’ from suicide survivor to stand-up comedian, how humor saves lives, and has begun performing to civic groups and churches, spreading his experience on how to recognize and survive mental illness, addiction, and suicide.