Marsha Ann Shag
| Greg Heffley | |
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| Diary of a Wimpy Kid character | |
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| First appearance |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (webcomic, 2004) Diary of a Wimpy Kid (novel, 2007) |
| Created by | Jeff Kinney |
| Portrayed by |
Zachary Gordon (2010-2012) Jason Drucker (2017) |
| Information | |
| Full name | Gregory Heffley |
| Nickname(s) | Greg |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Student |
| Family |
Frank Heffley (father) Susan Heffley (mother) Rodrick Heffley (brother) Manny Heffley (brother) |
| Significant other(s) | Holly Hills (films) |
| Religion | Christian |
| Nationality | American |
Gregory "Greg" Heffley is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the realistic fiction novel series Diary of a Wimpy Kid created by American cartoonist Jeff Kinney. He serves as both the unreliable narrator and antihero of the series. He is heavily inspired to his supposed girlfriend, Holly Hills.
Greg Heffley is mischievous, selfish, becomes jealous easily, lazy, arrogant, disobedient, paranoid, mean, and even dishonest. He also tends to be a poor friend, something even he agrees on. He dislikes taking blame, and attempts to twist any situation he can in his favor, so that he may go up his "popularity ladder." Despite all of these negative traits, he has displayed a kinder side, occasionally. Throughout the series, Greg's schemes to gain popularity in his middle school, attract girls, and acquire money always backfire, causing several problems for him.
His best friend is Rowley Jefferson, who takes part in Greg's schemes, and is sometimes a victim of Greg's manipulation and deception. The two have a very complicated relationship, as Greg sometimes takes advantage of Rowley's good nature, and his own schemes fail due to Rowley's foolishness, such as Rowley's "confession" to the vandalized wall. Rowley's parents, mostly the father, view Greg as a bad influence on their son. This is because Greg has a tendency for getting himself and Rowley into trouble.
At school, Greg receives bad grades, gets bullied, deals with the hardships of middle school and is always trying to earn popularity points in order to gain attention and respect (though his plans to do so often result in either his own popularity dropping, or unintentionally boosting Rowley's popularity). At home, Greg has a mixed relationship with his family, especially with his younger brother Manny, who is overly pampered and protected by his parents (particularly his mother Susan). His mother tries to devise ways for Greg and Rodrick to get along but which never work out. Greg's father, Frank, is annoyed by Greg's antics and laziness, and tries to make him more active. Greg has a love/hate relationship with his older brother, Rodrick. Greg is often tormented and bullied by Rodrick and is also the victim of his pranks. In addition, he has inherited many of Rodrick's traits (such as laziness, large ego, disdain for sports, being a trickster, etc.). In fact, many of Greg's teachers dislike him because they originally had Rodrick as a student even though Greg's classroom behavior does not mirror Rodrick's.
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