Tom Green Biography
Tom Green ( Michael Thomas Green) a Canadian-American comedian, actor, filmmaker, and talk show host Known for his own unique brand of shock comedy, he found mainstream prominence via his MTV show aptly titled The Tom Green Show (1994–2000).
He is also known for his roles in the Hollywood films Road Trip (2000), Charlie’s Angels (2000), Freddy Got Fingered (2001; directed by Green himself), Stealing Harvard (2002) and Shred (2008). He was briefly married to actress Drew Barrymore (2001–2002), who co-starred with him in Charlie’s Angels and Freddy Got Fingered.
In June 2003, Green served as a guest host on Late Show with David Letterman, which led to him hosting his own late-night talk show on MTV titled The New Tom Green Show (2003 only). From 2006 until 2011, he hosted his internet talk show Tom Green’s House Tonight from his living room and began performing stand-up comedy in 2010.
From October 2013 to November 2014, Green hosted the weekly talk show Tom Green Live on American cable network AXS TV. Green was born in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada, the first of two sons of Mary Jane, a communications consultant, and Richard Green, a computer systems analyst and retired army captain.
Tom Green Early life and Education
Green grew up on a Canadian Army base near Pembroke, CFB Petawawa, and in Ottawa, (then the City of Gloucester) where he attended Henry Munro Middle School, Colonel By Secondary School and Cairine Wilson Secondary School. Green studied television broadcasting at Algonquin College and graduated in 1994.
Tom Green Age
Green was born on July 4th, his exact age and year of birth are not shared with the public.
Tom Green Career
Green started out doing stand-up comedy at age 15. He gained a local buzz performing at such venues as the Yuk Yuk’s comedy club. During college, he hosted the late-night radio show ‘The Midnight Caller’ alongside Glenn Humplik. It ran from 1993 to 1996.
In addition to his radio gig, Green began pursuing a music career in the 1990s. He was a member of the hip-hop group Organized Rhyme. Their debut project, Huh!? Stiffenin’ Against the Wall (1992), was released by A&M Records. His solo debut, Not the Green Tom Show (1998), was released by Ceiling Fan Records.
He followed up with Prepare for Impact (2005) and Basement Jams (2008). In September 1994, Green debut his variety program ‘The Tom Green Show.’ It was picked up by The Comedy Network in 1996 for 26 episodes. Two years later the show was picked up by MTV in the United States. Green hosted The Tom Green Show on MTV from January 1999 to March 2000.
The show ended abruptly due to Green’s testicular cancer diagnosis. However, he would return to MTV in 2003 with The New Tom Green Show. Green began hosting his internet talk show ‘Tom Green’s House Tonight’ in 2006.
Green’s first major film role was as “Barry Manilow” in the road sex comedy Road Trip (2000). The film was written and directed by Todd Phillips. It made $119.8 million on a $16 million budget. Green followed up with a supporting role in Charlie’s Angels (2000) starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu.
He was cast in the lead as “Gord Brody” in Freddy Got Fingered (2001). That role earned him a Golden Raspberry Award for worst actor. His film credits also include Stealing Harvard (2002) with Jason Lee, Shred (2008) with Dave England and Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019) with Julia Dietze.
In 2009, Green was a contestant on season 8 of The Celebrity Apprentice. That year he was also a guest on Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen. His television credits now include Malcolm in the Middle, Workaholics, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Puppy Dog Pals, and Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park. In January 2019, Green was cast as a house-guest on CBS’ Celebrity Big Brother. His season premiers on January 21st.
Tom Green Show
The Tom Green Show is a North American television show, created by and starring Canadian comedian Tom Green, that first aired in September 1994. The series aired on Rogers Television 22, a community channel in Ottawa, Ontario, until 1996, when it was picked up by The Comedy Network.
The second season began airing on December 4, 1998. (In 1996, Tom Green also produced a pilot episode for CBC Television, although the CBC did not pick up the series.) In January 1999, the show moved to the United States and aired on MTV.
The series stopped production in March 2000, due to Green’s diagnosis of testicular cancer, but continued to appear on the channel via reruns and other promotional materials. In 2002, it was ranked #41 on TV Guide’s 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time.
In 2003, the show was revived as The New Tom Green Show. In 2006, Green launched Tom Green Live, a live call-in show for his website, which was later renamed Tom Green’s House Tonight.
The show was hosted by Tom Green, along with longtime friends Glenn Humplik and Phil Giroux. Derek Harvie, who co-wrote the show with Green, occasionally appeared in the segments. Many of the sketches were targeted at his parents, both of whom appear to be embarrassed and not impressed by their son’s antics.
The New Tom Green Show
The show was briefly revived by MTV in 2003 as The New Tom Green Show, which was retooled to have more of a late-night talk show format but was canceled by MTV a few months after its premiere due to plummeting ratings. The show ran for 51 episodes from June 23, 2003, to September 5, 2003.
Tom Green Live! / Tom Green’s House Tonight
On June 15, 2006, Tom Green launched Tom Green Live!, a live call-in talk show broadcast on his website TomGreen.com. It began as a partnership between Green and ManiaTV!. In 2008, the show was renamed Tom Green’s House Tonight. The show takes place in Green’s own living room in the Hollywood Hills overlooking the San Fernando Valley.
Tom Green Movies & Tv Shows
- Fredy got fingered
- road trip(2000)
- Charlie’s Angels(2000)
- Stealing Harvard(2002)
- superstar (1999)
- bob the butler(2005)
- shred(2008)
- freezer burn; the inversion of Laxdale (2008)
- revenge of the Boarding School Dropouts(2009)
- iron sky; coming race(2014)
- total frat movie (2016)
- prankster(2009)
- grind (2003)
- pretty little devils
- bling(2016)
- now hats funny (2005)
- comedy gold the hilarious Story of Canadian Comedy (2006)
- the true meaning of Christmas Specials
- botched (2007)
- the tom green show Endangered Feces: The Very Worst of Tom Green (2000)
- freezer burn
- clutch
Tom Green Wife
In July 2000, Tom engaged to actress Drew Barrymore. The duo met after Barrymore, who was a fan of Green’s show, asked Green to appear in Charlie’s Angels, which Barrymore starred in and produced. Green and Barrymore married on July 7, 2001.
In Green’s book Hollywood Causes Cancer, he writes “We lived together for a year before we were engaged, and we were engaged for a year before we got married”. Barrymore also appeared in her then-fiancé’s infamous 2001 film Freddy Got Fingered.
During the buildup to their wedding Green and Barrymore frequently joked with the media about when and where they were going to wed. The most notable incident came on November 18, 2000, when Green hosted the American television show Saturday Night Live.
During the monologue, Green brought Barrymore on stage and teased the audience about the couple marrying at the end of the episode. Ultimately, the stage was set for a wedding before Barrymore, in the end, got “cold feet” and left Green alone to end the show.
The SNL incident initially left viewers and the media confused about whether the couple had actually planned to marry on live TV, or were simply staging a publicity stunt. Eventually, Green also went on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to toy with the public once again, this time claiming that his bride might be pregnant.
Barrymore and Green filed for divorce on December 17, 2001, citing irreconcilable differences. Their divorce became official on October 15, 2002. In July 2000, Tom Green became engaged to actress Drew Barrymore.
Tom Green Net Worth
Green has an estimated net worth of $5 million.