Tom Green

This article is about the Canadian actor and comedian. For other people named Tom Green, see Tom Green (disambiguation).
Tom Green
Green in 2013
Born
Michael Thomas Green

(1971-07-30) July 30, 1971 (age 53)
Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • United States
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • podcaster
  • filmmaker
Years active1986–present
Spouse
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(m. 2001; div. 2002)​
Musical career
Labels

Michael Thomas Green (born July 30, 1971)[1] is a Canadian and American comedian, show host, actor, filmmaker, podcaster, and rapper. After pursuing stand-up comedy and music as a young adult, Green created and hosted The Tom Green Show, which aired on Canadian television and later on MTV between 1994 and 2000.[2] The show became popular for its shock comedy, absurd pranks and Green's manic persona, and influenced later series such as Jackass and The Eric Andre Show.[3] Green has also appeared in the Hollywood films Road Trip (2000), Charlie's Angels (2000), Stealing Harvard (2002), and Shred (2008). Green additionally directed, co-wrote and starred in the cult film Freddy Got Fingered (2001).[4] He was briefly married to actress Drew Barrymore (2001–2002), who co-starred with him in Charlie's Angels and Freddy Got Fingered.

In 2003, Green hosted the short-lived MTV late-night talk show titled The New Tom Green Show. From 2006 until 2011, he hosted an internet talk show, Tom Green's House Tonight, from his home, and returned to 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.

  1. ^ Green, Tom [@tomgreenlive] (July 30, 2020). "Today is my birthday. I turned 49 ..." (Tweet). Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Beverly J. Rasporich (September 15, 2015). Made-in-Canada Humour: Literary, folk and popular culture. John Benjamins Publishing Company. pp. 272–. ISBN 978-90-272-6817-4.
  3. ^ Tabrys, Jason (August 18, 2022). "Interview: The Mad Genius of Eric Andre". GeekNation. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  4. ^ Richard Crouse (October 22, 2005). Reel Winners: Movie Award Trivia. Dundurn. pp. 222–. ISBN 978-1-77070-199-1.