Greg was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on January 14, 1954, the fifth child of Richard Van Valkenburgh, an engineer, and Margaret Van Valkenburgh. He is married with 3 children. Greg went through 12 years of Catholic education for grade school and high school, and graduated from the local state college majoring in Computer & Information Science and a minor in Communications. Had an uncredited role as Cleveland Browns Stadium Personnel in Draft Day (2014).