Tom Green

Tom Green

Tom Green, 2006
Born Michael Thomas Green
July 30, 1971 (1971-07-30) (age 39)
Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Comedian
Years active 1992–present

Michael Thomas "Tom" Green (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian actor, rapper, writer, comedian, talk show host and media personality. He is best-known for his MTV television show The Tom Green Show, his short-lived marriage to actress Drew Barrymore and for his roles in such films as Freddy Got Fingered, Road Trip, Stealing Harvard and Charlie's Angels.

In June 2003, Green had the chance to guest-host the Late Show with David Letterman which led to him hosting his own late-night talk show on MTV entitled The New Tom Green Show. From 2006-to-present, he has hosted his internet talk show Tom Green's House Tonight from his living room and as of January 2010 has started performing stand-up comedy on his world tour.

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Early life

Green was born in Pembroke, Ontario, the son of Mary Jane, a communications consultant, and Richard Green, a computer systems analyst and retired army captain.[1] He grew up on a Canadian Army base and later lived in Gloucester, Ontario (suburb of and within the City of Ottawa) where he attended Colonel By Secondary School.[2] Green studied television broadcasting at Algonquin College and graduated in 1994.

Career

Early work (1986-1998)

Stand-up comedy

At age 15, Green started performing stand-up comedy at local clubs, most notably at Yuk Yuk's comedy club.[3][4]

Radio

While attending Algonquin College, Green hosted an over-night call-in show on the University of Ottawa's campus radio station, CHUO. The show, originally a rap music show entitled The Rap Show, was followed by an electronic music show hosted by Glenn Humplik. Through the proximity of their shows, Tom and Glenn met and became friends, based on a common love of zany antics. Tom's radio show soon shifted formats to a call-in show (upon the discovery of how to operate the studio's call-in lines) and the two joined forces to host The Midnight Caller Show. 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. The show's novelty and originality made it an underground hit in the Ottawa area.

Rapper

In the early 1990s, Green had a short-lived career as a rapper in a group called Organized Rhyme under the alias "MC Bones". 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.

In 1998, Not The Green Tom Show was released by Green's alter-ego MC Face. The theme of the album revolves around MC Face, a pugnacious and foul-mouthed rapper who is constantly angry with and taking verbal jabs at Tom Green, his square producer who brings on some of his buddies from The Tom Green Show.

The Tom Green Show

Without getting paid, Green soon had his own television show on public-access television. The first incarnation of The Tom Green Show aired from September 1994 until 1996 as a one-hour no commercial public cable access program on Rogers Television 22 in the Ottawa region airing 50 episodes in two seasons.[5] The Tom Green Show was a variety show format, where he would have guests visit the studio and bands play before a live audience. He also had taped segments that typically consisted of stunts played by Green on unsuspecting people. A number of them involved Green's parents, Mary Jane and Richard Green, who consistently appeared unamused and occasionally angered by Tom's antics. Many deem this as the early stages of reality television.

In October 1996, The Tom Green Show aired one time as a pilot on CBC. The show was later picked up in Canada by The Comedy Network in 1997 and aired 26 episodes over the course of two seasons.[5]

Rise to mainstream (1999-2003)

MTV and The Tom Green Show

The Tom Green Show was then picked up by MTV in January 1999, where he gained popularity in the United States and worldwide. The format of the MTV version of the show was similar to his original show; it was hosted by Green and co-hosted by two of his long-time friends, Glenn Humplik, who occupied the couch, and Phil Giroux, who sat behind a window at the back of the set and became known as "the guy in the window" usually drinking cups of coffee. 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 not impressed and embarrassed by their son's antics.

The Tom Green Show was renowned for Green's version of shock humour. Some of Green's most notable skits include pretending to "hump" a dead moose (also referenced by rapper Eminem in The Real Slim Shady), having an X-rated lesbian scene painted on his father's car (labeled the "Slut Mobile"), drinking milk by sucking on a cow's teat, and putting a cow head in his parents' bed while they slept because his father was a fan of The Godfather films. Green also hung his own unauthorized piece of art in the National Gallery of Canada (which remained untouched for days) with the added twist of later coming back and vandalizing it to the horror of onlooking patrons.

In a segment, Green went to the press conference of Grey Owl where he serenaded and kissed Pierce Brosnan. Brosnan, thinking Green was a journalist, advised him not to give up his day job. Green also did many segments humiliating his co-host and longtime friend Glenn Humplik; even after the pair had become well-known, Humplik continued working at his phone company job, fearing that his entertainment career might not last. Green teased him about this often and once gave out Humplik's office phone number on the air.

Green eventually wrote a song called "Lonely Swedish (The Bum Bum Song)", which he composed during MTV's Spring Break while doing a show on a cruise ship. After airing the music video on his show and appealing to his audience to request it, the song became an instant number one hit on Total Request Live and was also referred to in Eminem's song The Real Slim Shady. He quickly called for the video to be retired because "it's not fair to 98 Degrees." Later, in his autobiography, he revealed that MTV had pressured him to do so in order to maintain the image that Total Request Live was, in fact, a live request show (the next week's episodes had been pre-taped on location, and the producers of the show were completely unaware of "The Bum Bum Song" at the time).

Green's increasing fame made it harder for him to ambush people during man-on-the-street segments, leading him to target mostly senior citizens and non-English speakers. After he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in March 2000, he stopped production on his TV show, but he continued to appear on the channel via reruns and other promotional materials. Green's popularity during this time led to him gracing the cover of the June 8, 2000 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine.

Testicular cancer and hiatus from MTV

In early 2000, Tom Green was diagnosed with, and successfully treated for testicular cancer.[6] In 2001, Green wrote, directed and starred in a one-hour MTV television special entitled The Tom Green Cancer Special which documented the time leading up to his surgery and also included graphic footage of his own surgery. The episode received wide critical acclaim for revealing a vulnerable, human side of an otherwise juvenile television personality.[7]

Although it was Green's cancer that caused The Tom Green Show to cease production, a frequent rumor says that the show was cancelled because of an alleged segment where Green shows up at a bar mitzvah, or another Jewish event, dressed as Adolf Hitler. Green, however, has repeatedly denied that such a segment exists, and there is no evidence to suggest otherwise.[8] He mentions the rumor in his 2004 autobiography, Hollywood Causes Cancer, stating that it apparently started when some Boston teenagers were caught videotaping themselves performing a similar stunt and, when asked by security, they used the name "Tom Green." Green says, "I would never do a mean-spirited, anti-Semitic joke like that - it's both abhorrent and not funny...To this day I still get asked about it, and it's annoying. So again, for the record, it didn't happen. There is nobody on this planet that has ever seen this bit on tape because it does not exist. If it did exist, it would have certainly reared its ugly, hateful head on the Internet by now. But it won't, because it doesn't exist. I've never put on a Hitler costume. In fact, I've never even been to a Bar Mitzvah."

Film career

Green's fame soon netted him roles in several Hollywood movies, including Road Trip, Charlie's Angels, Freddy Got Fingered (which he also wrote and directed), and Stealing Harvard. Green continued the trend of his brand of comedy in Road Trip in a notable scene where he put a mouse in his mouth. In Freddy Got Fingered, some controversial scenes involved his character swinging a newborn baby around his head by its umbilical cord as well as other scenes involving animals and animal genitalia.

Freddy Got Fingered "won" in five categories at the 2001 Golden Raspberry Awards, given to the worst movies of the year. Green appeared at the ceremony to accept his awards, making him the first performer to do so in the award's twenty-year history, and the second recipient to do so following director Paul Verhoeven for Showgirls in 1995.[9] Green arrived at the awards ceremony in a white Cadillac, wearing a tuxedo and rolled out his own red carpet.[9] After accepting the awards, Green stated "When we set out to make this film we wanted to win a Razzie, so this is a dream come true for me".[9]

Marriage to Drew Barrymore and Saturday Night Live

In July 2000, Tom Green became engaged to actress Drew Barrymore. Green and Barrymore 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.[10] Barrymore also appeared in her then-fiance's infamous 2001 film Freddy Got Fingered.

During the build up 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 to toy with the public once again, this time claiming that his bride might be pregnant. 

On February 18, 2001, there was a house fire at the residence shared by Green and Barrymore. Their dog Flossie woke them around 3:30 a.m. when she barked and "literally banged on their bedroom door." Firefighters estimated damage at $700,000 in the two-story, 3,500 square foot (325 m²) home located north of Beverly Hills at 9500 Cherokee Lane. The incident was soon spoofed on Saturday Night Live with guest host Katie Holmes playing Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon playing Tom Green.[11] On October 13, 2001, Barrymore hosted Saturday Night Live and Tom Green appeared in the audience wearing a gas mask.

Barrymore and Green filed for divorce on December 17, 2001, citing irreconcilable differences.[12] Their divorce became official on October 15, 2002.[12]

Return to MTV and The New Tom Green Show

In 2002, Green starred in and directed a one-hour MTV special called The Tom Green Subway Monkey Hour, where he tormented strangers in Japan. During 2002, Green also started his own production company called Bob Green Films[13]; he starred in and was executive producer for a half-hour special entitled The Skateboard Show on The WB.[14]

In mid-2003, after Green guest-hosted The Late Show with David Letterman, MTV gave him his own late-night talk show called The New Tom Green Show. The critically-acclaimed show lasted several months and the show consisted of a traditional monologue, segments, followed by interviews with guests. Green in numerous interviews has stated that David Letterman was one of his early influences.[5]

A notable incident included Jesse James Dupree, the frontman of the Southern rock band Jackyl, when he made the ill-advised decision to take a chainsaw to Green’s new desk on the show. The unplanned stunt clearly irritated Green and he made no attempt to hide his displeasure. He eventually began his planned musical performance (himself on drums and Dupree on guitar) but continued to verbally spar with Dupree for a short period before abandoning the drums mid-song in apparent disgust and walking off stage. Later on in the evening, he again insulted the band by holding up Jackyl's most recent album and advising viewers to "check it out if you like music that was cool fifteen years ago" and then proceeded to smash it with a hammer.

The show was eventually cancelled by MTV eleven weeks after its premiere due to MTV deciding that wasn't the direction they wanted to go in. In Green's book Hollywood Causes Cancer, he stated that the show, "was very expensive to produce and not really the type of show that MTV has been traditionally known for."[15]

Post-MTV (2004-present)

Autobiography

On October 12, 2004, Green released his autobiography[16] Hollywood Causes Cancer: The Tom Green Story which discussed his Hollywood career, short-lived marriage to Drew Barrymore, and his experience dealing with testicular cancer.

Rap career

In 2005, Green returned to rap and started the group, The Keepin' it Real Crew, featuring DJ EZ Mike of the Dust Brothers, where they did two Canadian live tours (June 2005 and January 2006). On December 6, 2005 Green released his second solo album in Canada entitled Prepare For Impact, which included a bonus DVD featuring footage from his live tour. The album was also co-produced by Mike Simpson of the Dust Brothers. The album included serious tracks (such as "My Bum Is On Ya Lips" and "I'm an Idiot") as well as comedic tracks where he rapped about his Hollywood career.

He has performed with Too Short, Flava Flav, Grand Buffet, Mickey Avalon, People Under the Stairs, Xzibit, and other popular rap artists on his Tom Green Live show. In January 2008, a second solo rap album titled Basement Jams was released in download-only format on his website.

In March 2009, on Last Call with Carson Daly, Tom played a sample of his new song "It's Been A Long Time Coming". On his website, Green has stated intentions of releasing a new rap album in 2010 and talks about working with music producer Detail. In a February 2010 interview, Green mentioned an upcoming song entitled "Other Side Of The World" and stated that he was developing a television show following the progress of his first major American rap album.[4]

More mainstream

In recent years, Green has tried to put some of his more controversial material behind him and become a more mainstream entertainer. During the Leno era of the Tonight Show, Green was a recurring contributor to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; he has done many segments where he travels across America looking for "interesting people", typically bringing the most colourful person with him back to the studio. In these segments, the focus is more on the odd behavior of the interviewees, with Green generally playing the straight man.

In 2003, Green visited troops in Kosovo on a USO tour. He visited troops in the Persian Gulf on a 2004 tour.[13] In early 2006, Green appeared in several commercials for the Canadian Cable Public Affairs Channel promoting both The Channel and encouraging voters to participate in the forthcoming federal elections, which took place on January 23, 2006.

On August 3, 2006, Green appeared on America's Got Talent. He rode a skateboard through a flaming hoop, appeared to be on fire for a few seconds, and was put out with extinguishers. It was confirmed on the August 3 episode of Tom Green Live that it was a stunt man, not Green, that did the stunt.

Green has hosted a variety of special events, including the 2005 Canada's Walk of Fame induction ceremony, the Canadian Live 8 concert, and the 2005 CASBY Awards. In November 2008, Green hosted an environmental game show on the Discovery Planet Green television network titled Go For The Green!.[17]

Green has made several appearances as a celebrity contestant on the ABC reality game show Wanna Bet?, including the show's premiere episode in July 2008. He was also a contestant on the 2009 season of The Celebrity Apprentice.[18] Throughout the season, each celebrity raised money for a charity of their choice; Green selected the "Butch Walts and Donald Skinner Urologic Cancer Research Foundation."[19] He was fired on the third episode when he was project manager primarily due to waking up late on the day of the task as a result of drinking the previous night with Dennis Rodman. On August 4, 2009, Green made an appearance on the American version of Hell's Kitchen as a celebrity guest diner. In late 2009 and early 2010, he appeared on the first two seasons of For the Love of Ray J to judge the contestants on the show. On that show, Green has been credited for coining the popular catchphrase, "She smashed the homie."[4]

Return to film

Green attempted to build his teen and child audience with more wholesome material. In 2005, he starred in a children's TV movie, Bob the Butler, and made guest appearances on various kid's shows. Since then, Green has been starring in low-profile independent films such as the 2008 movies Shred and Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale.

In February 2010, Green announced that he had finished editing an independent film titled Prankstar, which he also starred in, wrote and directed.[20]

Tomgreen.com: The Channel (2006-present)

On June 5, 2006, ManiaTV.com announced they had formed a partnership with Green to host a live talk show from his own living room in the Hollywood Hills overlooking the San Fernando Valley. The first show aired live on June 15, 2006 at 11pm EST, was originally called Tom Green Live!, and was airing Mondays through Thursdays.[21] In January 2008, shortly after Green's split from ManiaTV, the show was renamed Tom Green's House Tonight. The shows are broadcast live at TomGreen.com. A pared-down version was later broadcast on The Comedy Network and various local channels in the United States, until Green stopped syndicating the show to television. On a 2009 blog, Green noted that he stopped his show from syndication on television due to dissatisfaction with his lack of creative control. He continues to broadcast the show from his website. Green later started a monthly subscription service that allows subscribers to have full access to all the videos on his website.

Due to lack of an established term, Green often refers to his live streaming broadcast as "Web-o-Vision." He also jokingly says he is broadcasting to "The National Internet", despite the show having a worldwide audience. Green often refers to his show as, "The highest rated, longest running, and only talk show on the Internet."

From Green's website, Tom Green's House Tonight typically aired live on weeknights at 10pm EST, although shows can begin at any time during the day and night. The shows were then archived on his website. The format of the show often includes Green taking live telephone calls and Skype video calls where viewers around the world are able to chat with Green and his guests. Green would often be a victim of prank calls due to the live nature of the show and would sometimes voice his frustration with the callers. On top of the live web show, Green has added many video segments from his past as well as present.

As host of the show, Green often plays the straight man while interviewing guests. There have been hundreds of shows with many notable guests including stars such as Adam Carolla, Val Kilmer, Thora Birch, Pamela Anderson, hip-hop artists Blackalicious and Xzibit, skateboarder Tony Hawk, former TRL host and talk show host Carson Daly, guitarist Dave Navarro, actor Crispin Glover, Digg.com founder Kevin Rose, comedic musician "Weird Al" Yankovic, as well as comedians Neil Hamburger, Andrew Dice Clay, Joe Rogan, and Andy Dick. The longest standard format show, in which Green interviewed Steve-O, ran for 3.5 hours and ended with Green drunk and Steve-O heavily intoxicated.

When Green does not have guests, he has done many unconventional shows such as playing the saxophone for an hour, having a week dedicated to performing karaoke, or updating the viewers about The Channel while taking telephone and Skype calls.

On his blog, Green has talked about the substantial costs of continuing the online show and in early 2010 has noted that he was working with an online web company and sponsors to help fund the show. The show airs sporadically and Green may do live shows during days when he is not performing at his world stand-up comedy tour.

Stand-up comedy (2010-present)

On numerous interviews, Green has stated that he started doing stand-up comedy at the age of 15 but stopped after he started his public access show.[22] Green said that going back to stand-up comedy was something he always wanted to do.[22]

In September 2009, Green performed several stand-up comedy shows in Los Angeles, and later appeared at a MySpace secret stand-up event in New York. On November 10, 2009, he announced his first ever world stand-up comedy tour[23] and as of January 2010, has been touring the world along with comedian Shawn Halpin going to countries such as Canada, USA, and Australia.[24]

On Twitter, Green announced that the April 16, 2010 stand-up comedy show from Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia would be released as a Tom Green: Live from Sydney DVD.[25]

Personal life

Tom Green was married to actress Drew Barrymore from July 7, 2001 to October 15, 2002.[10][12] Green filed for divorce in December 2001.[12] In 2010 interviews, Green has stated that he has not seen Barrymore since the divorce.[26]

In March 2006, Green broke two ribs and was almost killed in Costa Rica after fishing when an ocean wave swept him into the ocean.[27] In 2009, as a contestant for The Celebrity Apprentice, Green played to benefit the Butch Walts and Donald Skinner Urologic Cancer Research Foundation. On an episode of Tom Green's House Tonight, he stated that he would not be alive today had it not been for Donald Skinner.

Tom Green resides in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Year Film Role
1998 The Chicken Tree Bus Driver
Clutch Computer Gimp
1999 Superstar Dylan Schmultz-Plutzker
2000 Road Trip Barry Manilow
Charlie's Angels Chad
2001 Freddy Got Fingered Gordy Brody
2002 Stealing Harvard Walter P. 'Duff' Duffy
2003 Grind Colorado Skate Shop Owner
2005 Bob the Butler Bob Tree
2008 Legacy Det. Stras
Shred Kingsley
Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale Bill Swanson
2009 Division III Referee
Sweet Baby Jesus Joe
Shred 2 Kingsley
2010 Prankstar Himself

Discography

Albums

Year Albums
1992 Huh!? Stiffenin Against The Wall
1998 Not The Green Tom Show
2005 Prepare For Impact
2008 Basement Jams

Singles and music videos

Year Artist Music Videos
1992 Organized Rhyme "Check The O.R."
1992 Organized Rhyme "Luv 1"
1999 Tom Green "Lonely Swedish (The Bum Bum Song)"
2005 Tom Green "Teachers Suck"

References

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  3. ↑ Ho, Rodney (January 13, 2010). "Tom Green interview for Jan. 15-17 Funny Farm appearance". Access Atlanta. http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2010/01/13/tom-green-interview-for-jan-15-17-funny-farm-appearance/#add-comment. Retrieved 2010-02-14. 
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  7. ↑ "An MTV Prankster Gets (Mostly) Serious About His Cancer". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/23/arts/television-review-an-mtv-prankster-gets-mostly-serious-about-his-cancer.html. Retrieved 2010-05-02. 
  8. ↑ "Urban Legends Reference Pages: Tom Green Hitler Bar Mitzvah". Snopes.com. http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/tomgreen.asp. Retrieved 2008-10-24. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Waters, Darren (March 23, 2002). "Green gets fingered for Razzies". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/entertainment/2002/oscars_2002/1889555.stm. Retrieved 2010-03-07. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Silverman, Stephen M. (2001-07-10). "Oops! Barrymore, Green Do It Again". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,622131,00.html. Retrieved 2008-09-07. 
  11. ↑ "KXLA Special Report". Snltranscripts.jt.org. http://snltranscripts.jt.org/00/00mfire.phtml. Retrieved 2008-10-24. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Darst, Jeanne (2001-12-18). "Tom Green Files for a Divorce from Drew". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,623114,00.html. Retrieved 2008-09-07. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Actor and Comedian Tom Green Visiting Troops in the Persian Gulf on USO/AFE Tour". Uso.mediaroom.com. http://uso.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=182. Retrieved 2010-04-18. 
  14. ↑ "Meet Host Tom Green". Discovery.com. 2008-10-21. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/go-for-the-green/tom-green-bio.html. Retrieved 2010-05-02. 
  15. ↑ Green, Tom (October 2004). Hollywood Causes Cancer. Crown Publishers. p. 249. ISBN 1-4000-5271-8. 
  16. ↑ Green, Tom and Allen Rucker. Hollywood Causes Cancer. ISBN 1400052777.
  17. ↑ "Behind the scene video". Tomgreen.com. http://www.tomgreen.com/?video=1249. Retrieved 2008-10-24. 
  18. ↑ Trump Rounds Up Celebs for New Season of the Apprentice NY Times, January 8, 2009
  19. ↑ NBC Celebrity Apprentice 2 Press Release
  20. ↑ "Tom Green Interview - Don't Call It A Comeback". The A.V. Club. February 17, 2010. http://www.avclub.com/chicago/articles/tom-green-dont-call-it-a-comeback,38110/. Retrieved 2010-03-11. 
  21. ↑ Tom Green Live at the Internet Movie Database
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Tom Green Interview on Punchline Magazine". punchlinemagazine.com. February 16, 2010. http://punchlinemagazine.com/site/tom-green-comic-mercenary. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 
  23. ↑ "Tom Green World Comedy Tour". tomgreen.com. November 10, 2009. http://www.tomgreen.com/blog/?post=770. Retrieved 2009-11-18. 
  24. ↑ "Tom Green, World Standup Comedy Tour". tomgreen.com. http://www.tomgreen.com/tour. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 
  25. ↑ "tomgreenlive on Twitter - Live from Sydney DVD". Twitter. http://twitter.com/tomgreenlive/status/12245900692. Retrieved 2010-04-18. 
  26. ↑ "Tom Green - Cringe comedy, improvised". TribLive. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/more/s_666569.html. Retrieved 2010-06-29. 
  27. ↑ "Tom Green cheats death in Costa Rica". Canada.com. http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=49fef2bd-ee3e-45c2-82c0-0403a4f85a2b&k=16748. Retrieved 2010-04-28. 

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