Tom Green
Michael Thomas Green (born July 30, 1971)[1] is a Canadian-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.
This article is about the Canadian actor and comedian. For other people named Tom Green, see Tom Green (disambiguation).
Tom Green
- Canada
- United States
- Comedian
- actor
- podcaster
- filmmaker
1986–present
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.
Early life[edit]
Michael Thomas Green was born in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada, the elder of two sons born to Mary Jane, a communications consultant, and Richard Green, a computer systems analyst and retired army captain.[5] He grew up in nearby Petawawa and later Gloucester (now a part of Ottawa) where he attended Henry Munro Middle School, Colonel By Secondary School and Cairine Wilson Secondary School. Green studied television broadcasting at Algonquin College.[6]
Tom Green
Michael Thomas Green
MC Face
MC Bones
July 30, 1971
Actor, comedian, rapper, talk show host
1992–present
Ceiling Fan Records
ViK. Recordings
Career[edit]
Early work (1986–1999)[edit]
At age 15, Green started performing stand-up comedy at local clubs including Yuk Yuk's comedy club.[7][8][9]
While attending Algonquin College as a member of the Sigma Pi Fraternity, Green hosted an overnight call-in show on the University of Ottawa's campus radio station, CHUO. The 1990 show, originally a rap music show entitled The Rap Show, was followed by an electronic music show hosted by Glenn Humplik. Tom and Glenn became friends and joined forces to host The Midnight Caller Show, which lasted from 1993 to 1996. The basic format of The Midnight Caller was to have listeners call-in with Tom and Glenn making fun of them (or "razzing" them) and soon after hanging-up on them. In the early 1990s, Green had a short-lived career as a rapper in a group called Organized Rhyme under the alias "MC Bones". His fellow MCs included "Pin the Chameleon". The single "Check The O.R." was nominated for a Juno Award in 1993 for Best Rap Recording and won the MuchVibe Best Rap Video award in 1992.[10] In 1998, he released Not the Green Tom Show as MC Face.
Personal life[edit]
Tom Green was married to actress Drew Barrymore from July 7, 2001, to October 15, 2002.[21][23] In December 2001, Green filed for divorce.[23] In 2010, Green stated that he had not seen Barrymore since the divorce, although Barrymore has spoken highly of him.[60] On September 25, 2020, the pair met and spoke for the first time in fifteen years when Green was a guest on Barrymore's eponymous talk show.[61]
As a 2009 contestant on the reality television game show The Celebrity Apprentice, Green played to benefit the Butch Walts and Donald Skinner Urologic Cancer Research Foundation. He later stated that he would not be alive today had it not been for Donald G. Skinner.[62]
On February 21, 2019, Green became a United States citizen.[63]
On July 18, 2021, Green announced that he had returned to Canada to live on a 100-acre property located on White Lake in Central Frontenac, Ontario, after having lived in Los Angeles for decades.[64][65]
