Gary Trivia:
*He feels responsible for his parents' rocky marriage, as his mother was seven months pregnant with him when they were married. Gary feels that his parents had to get married for that reason, thus, their unhappy union is all his fault.
*Much like Trent, he was given the names of family members. Garrison, his first name, is his father Rob's middle name, while Matthew, Gary's middle name, was the name of his paternal grandfather.
*Despite his outer cockiness, he is extremely insecure and has a very low self-image. He blames this on the fact that he was a heavy child and that his parents have never let him forget about it. He admits to having multiple cosmetic surgeries to "suck the fat" out of his stomach, when there was never that much to begin with.
*He was the brother more affected by the tumultuous relationship of Rob and Karen, having been in and out of therapy for years to deal with the unhappy environment they provided.
*Though Trent thinks Gary was their father's pick of the litter, the fact is Rob was extremely verbally abusive to Gary and continues to be to this day, telling him he is fat, he is worthless and he will never amount to anything, among other things.
*He's attempted suicide on two separate occasions. The first time, he was stopped just in time by a friend, but the second, he actually overdosed on pills and had to be hospitalalized.
*He is the one that initiated many of his brother's nasty habits, including smoking, drinking and cocaine. While Gary has subsequently given up all drugs (he was never anything more than a recreational user), he is still a heavy drinker and smoker.
*After having his heart broken by Tonya Barone, he seemed to harden even more where romance was concerned. Though he subsequently married Megan, their relationship has been far from ideal since the start.
*He can come across as obnoxious and self-centered and it takes a long time for him to let his guard down around people. Once he does, however, they see that he's a vulnerable and tender person, who's just been emotionally scarred.
*He has never held down a real job, much to his father's chagrin. He once worked for the bank Rob managed, but the job only lasted three days. After getting numerous complaints about Gary's poor work ethic and attitude, Rob fired him himself.
*He proved that Trent was not the only musical one in the family, having helped write half of his brother's first two records.
*Gary has never strayed far from his Catholic upbringing and still attends church when he can, though his lifestyle is hardly becoming of a model Catholic.
*Much like his brother, Gary suffers from poor vision, but rather than wear glasses, he wears contacts faithfully.
*His Southern accent is much more pronounced than his brother's, but Gary makes no effort to hide it. He swears he's not even conscious of it, because everyone sounds like that where he comes from.
*He's a motorcycle enthusiast, but has never owned one, due to his mother's worries. Gary has, however, ridden them before and is in love with what he calls the "freedom" of them.
*At 6'3", he towers above his brother. He often jokes that he inherited his father's height, big head and tendency to be loud while Trent, he says, inherited their mother's "delicate features."
*Much like Trent, he was given the names of family members. Garrison, his first name, is his father Rob's middle name, while Matthew, Gary's middle name, was the name of his paternal grandfather.
*Despite his outer cockiness, he is extremely insecure and has a very low self-image. He blames this on the fact that he was a heavy child and that his parents have never let him forget about it. He admits to having multiple cosmetic surgeries to "suck the fat" out of his stomach, when there was never that much to begin with.
*He was the brother more affected by the tumultuous relationship of Rob and Karen, having been in and out of therapy for years to deal with the unhappy environment they provided.
*Though Trent thinks Gary was their father's pick of the litter, the fact is Rob was extremely verbally abusive to Gary and continues to be to this day, telling him he is fat, he is worthless and he will never amount to anything, among other things.
*He's attempted suicide on two separate occasions. The first time, he was stopped just in time by a friend, but the second, he actually overdosed on pills and had to be hospitalalized.
*He is the one that initiated many of his brother's nasty habits, including smoking, drinking and cocaine. While Gary has subsequently given up all drugs (he was never anything more than a recreational user), he is still a heavy drinker and smoker.
*After having his heart broken by Tonya Barone, he seemed to harden even more where romance was concerned. Though he subsequently married Megan, their relationship has been far from ideal since the start.
*He can come across as obnoxious and self-centered and it takes a long time for him to let his guard down around people. Once he does, however, they see that he's a vulnerable and tender person, who's just been emotionally scarred.
*He has never held down a real job, much to his father's chagrin. He once worked for the bank Rob managed, but the job only lasted three days. After getting numerous complaints about Gary's poor work ethic and attitude, Rob fired him himself.
*He proved that Trent was not the only musical one in the family, having helped write half of his brother's first two records.
*Gary has never strayed far from his Catholic upbringing and still attends church when he can, though his lifestyle is hardly becoming of a model Catholic.
*Much like his brother, Gary suffers from poor vision, but rather than wear glasses, he wears contacts faithfully.
*His Southern accent is much more pronounced than his brother's, but Gary makes no effort to hide it. He swears he's not even conscious of it, because everyone sounds like that where he comes from.
*He's a motorcycle enthusiast, but has never owned one, due to his mother's worries. Gary has, however, ridden them before and is in love with what he calls the "freedom" of them.
*At 6'3", he towers above his brother. He often jokes that he inherited his father's height, big head and tendency to be loud while Trent, he says, inherited their mother's "delicate features."