Nicholas Groff (born April 19, 1980) is an American paranormal investigator, musician, and television personality. Groff was the lead investigator for the television series Paranormal Lockdown. He was a co-investigator, executive producer, editor and cameraman on Ghost Adventures from seasons 1–10.

Early life

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On April 19, 1980, Nick Groff was born in San Jose, California.[1] Raised in New England, he has been fascinated with the paranormal since childhood, because of his passion for horror movies and some inexplicable experiences within his home and family.[2] Two years after a near-death experience, while at home alone, he says he saw a ghostly black figure. In a 2012 interview, Groff questioned, "Was it my imagination? Or was it something from my accident that made me more open to their world?"[3]

Career

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Ghost Adventures

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In 2004, Nick Groff teamed up with Zak Bagans and Aaron Goodwin to produce a documentary-style series called Ghost Adventures. On November 24, 2014, Groff announced that he would not be returning to Ghost Adventures for the upcoming season.[4]

Other projects

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Groff has since produced his own series, Ghost Stalkers (2014) and Paranormal Lockdown (2016–19), in which he was the lead investigator and executive producer

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Ghost Adventures Himself, also executive producer
2008 Primo Boris
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008–2014 Ghost Adventures Himself, also executive producer 138 episodes
2012 Vegas Stripped Executive producer 9 episodes
2012 Nightline Himself Guest
2014 Ghost Stalkers Executive producer 6 episodes
2016–2017 Ghosts of Shepherdstown Himself 15 episodes
2016–2019 Paranormal Lockdown Himself, also executive producer 37 episodes and 10 specials
2018 The View Himself Guest
2021 Death Walker Himself, also executive producer

References

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  1. ^ Huguenor, Mike (October 31, 2020). "Ghost Stories: TV Ghost Hunter and SJ Native Weighs Silicon Valley's Most Famous Haunts". San Jose Inside. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Nick Groff". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  3. ^ Copley, Rich (September 27, 2012). "Scarefest 2012: 'Ghost Adventures' host fell into his career". Lexington Herald-Leader. The McClatchy Company.
  4. ^ "Nick Groff tells Ghost Adventures fans he is leaving the show". 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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