By Renee DiNino Promoting: Home Economics ..season finale Wednesday May 19th 8:30/7:30CT on ABC Home Economics: The heartwarming yet uncomfortable relationship between three adult siblings: one in the 1%, one middle-class and one barely holding on. About Topher! Topher Grace was born Christopher John Grace in New York City, New York, to Pat, a schoolmaster's assistant, and John Grace, an executive. He was raised in Darien, Connecticut. He attended boarding school in New Hampshire for two years, where he began his acting career in such musicals as "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" and "The Pirates of Penzance." He also tried his first shot at directing with a choose-your-own-adventure-style movie starring his classmates. He hated being called Chris in school, so he changed it to Topher as time went on. He attended New Hampshire's Brewster Academy and the University of Southern California.