- During filming on The Usual Suspects (1995), Greene improvised a memorable cinematic moment by flicking a lit cigarette into Stephen Baldwin's face. This later prompted Suspects writer Christopher McQuarrie to call Greene a "million-dollar day player.".
- He had a well publicized battle with heroin that was well covered in a several page spread entitled "Career High" for Premiere Magazine in 1998. He has since fully recovered from his near fatal addiction.
- Began acting at age 25 in NYC.
- Appeared in two consecutive films that won the Oscar in the Best Original Screenplay category: Pulp Fiction (1994) and The Usual Suspects (1995).
- Dropped out of Montclair High School in New Jersey.
- Irish-American.
- In Pulp Fiction (1994), he said "get the gimp" in reference to the man in the leather mask in the pawnshop. In The Usual Suspects (1995), he called "Verbal" (Kevin Spacey) a gimp.
- In 'The Jersey Connection' (2018), Greene comments on a former business associate named 'Sal'. In 'Laws of Gravity' (1992), he owes money to a business associate who is also named 'Sal'.
- Following his death, he was cremated at Greenwich Village Funeral Home. His urn vault was buried in New York City 88th Street Cemetery. His family had a private memorial service for him at Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Church in Cranford, New Jersey.
- New York, NY (January 2010)
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