Born in Los Angeles to a showbiz family, Gregory Orr attended Boston University and California Institute of the Arts where he majored in Film. After a stint working aboard historic sailing vessels, he began his career sweeping the floor of a special effects company making Pillsbury Dough Boy commercials and moved on to become a production manager and cinematographer. In 1993 he produced his first documentary, a feature-length biography of his grandfather, movie pioneer Jack Warner. As a writer/producer, he has provided programs to The Discovery Channel, A&E, AMC, The History Channel, and others. In 2012 he wrote, produced, and directed the sci-fi thriller CLONED: The Recreator Chronicles, the first in a series of movies about cloning and the threat of replacement. He lives in New York City.