“Heroes” star Greg Grunberg is one actor whose chosen cause hits incredibly close to home.
He’s taken up epilepsy awareness because his oldest son, 13-year-old Jake, has seizures.
“He does everything that a normal kid does, except once in a while, like an earthquake, he just gets pounded,” Grunberg said. “So we have to make sure that his teachers are aware, that his friends are aware.”
He’s also trying to make lawmakers aware by bringing that message to Washington.
Grunberg, who also has appeared in the shows “Alias” and “Felicity,” is heading to the nation’s capital this week for Saturday’s National Walk for Epilepsy. He also will chat up members of Congress about the disease.
“It’s a really exciting time this week to be in D.C.,” Grunberg told Yeas & Nays, referencing the House of Representatives’ passage of the Senate health care bill, which is dominating the news cycle these days. “In one respect, it takes a lot of attention away from what we’re doing on Saturday, but on the same token it’s a great time and [it’s all] health care, it’s going to complement what’s going on right now.”
He will meet with Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and take a tour of the White House. He’s also scouting for places where his band, called Band From TV, could play a show in the District. The band consists of actors from “Desperate Housewives,” “House,” “Heroes” and “The Bachelor,” among others. They play gigs for charity and, not surprisingly, Grunberg’s portion goes to epilepsy research.
“We want to play D.C. really bad,” he said. “I want to play the White House so bad I can’t even tell you. I’m trying to work on that.”
