Connor Morris Garelick was born August 7, 1991 in Van Nuys, California, to Debra Lynn and David Scott Garelick, who owns Global Business Management and works as a business manager, accountant and financial advisor for notables in the entertainment industry. An athlete for two decades, Connor played baseball for Pepperdine University and graduated in 2014 with a degree in Political Science. After graduating from Pepperdine, he began working at Global and concentrating his efforts towards a career as an actor. A lover of learning and education, Connor graduated from California Lutheran University in 2017 with an MBA in Financial Planning.
His favorite actors include Marlon Brando , James Dean , Anthony Hopkins , Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio.
He is the oldest of three children. He has two younger sisters named Haley and Brooke.
Graduated from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He was a student-athlete and played baseball for the Waves.
Attended four colleges in four years (2010-2014): University of Oregon, Wagner College, College of the Canyons and Pepperdine University.
Loves to read and play practical jokes on friends.
His first professional acting gig was in a national Banzai Titan Blast Rocket commercial, where he was setting up the rocket with three other teenagers and then watching it launch in the sky.
Graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles . Fellow alumni are actors Rami Malek , Jimmy Tatro , Rachel Bilson , Kirsten Dunst and Katharine McPhee.
His favorite two musicians are The Weeknd and Frank Ocean.
In his free time he loves to play billiards, ping pong, and darts with his family and friends.
He traveled to Taipei, Taiwan in his senior year at Pepperdine to represent Team USA in the Formosa Cup. The team competed against Taiwan, China, Japan and South Korea and won the tournament.
Is far-sighted and usually wears thick prescription glasses when not performing.
He does not have a social media platform because he prefers meeting people and conversing with them organically.
He is lactose intolerant and does not drink alcohol.
His favorite novella is "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupry.
Last name is pronounced gr-el-ick.
Studied acting with the late Gordon Hunt.
One of his first experiences in front of the camera was as a model. He was signed to the prestigious Ford Models in New York and Los Angeles for a year before embarking on an acting career.
Graduated from California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California with an MBA in Financial Planning.
[on living in New York City as a teenager] In New York I really started,getting into the modeling / acting scene. I went to one of the top,theater schools called Wagner College as a freshman. My first acting,production was in a student-run musical at Wagner and I just fell in,love with creating.
[on choosing an acting career] Movies have always been a portal into a,different world for me. I want to enter that world.
[on being a student-athlete at Pepperdine] Baseball has gotten me here.
[on the similarities of acting and baseball] They are two completely,different fields, but are also very similar. Both sports and,entertainment are very competitive. Both are highly regarded, but only,a few have made it.
[on his relationship with family] Family goes before everything else.
They know me better than anyone. .
