"Tom" Papa is an American comedian, actor and TV and radio host known for his many TV and film appearances.
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Tom Papa was born November 10, 1967 in Passaic, New Jersey, and grew up in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. He graduated from Pascack Hills High School in 1986 and then from Rider University.
Tom Papa started his Stand Up career in New York City in 1993 playing open mics and hosting at Stand-Up NY comedy club. Papa got his first big break when he was hand-picked by comedian Jerry Seinfeld to perform on his tour. He has recorded two stand up specials on Comedy Central, and has thirteen appearances on the The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In 2005 he released his debut comedy album "Calm, Cool, & Collected." He is a frequent guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Late Show with David Letterman. His one man show Only Human opened at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in 2008.
In 2011 he recorded a one hour stand-up special, "Tom Papa Live In New York City" at the Union Square Theater, directed by Rob Zombie and scheduled to appear on Comedy Central January 8, 2012.
In 2010 Tom was made the host of NBC's The Marriage Ref that ran for two seasons. He is also the host of "Come to Papa" a weekly radio show on Sirius/XM 99 where Papa interviews comedians and artists about their creative lives.
He played opposite Matt Damon in Steven Soderbergh's 2009 film The Informant!. He also played the title character of El Superbeasto and starred opposite Paul Giamatti in the Rob Zombie animated feature The Haunted World of El Superbeasto. He played himself in Comedian, and lent his voice to the animated feature Bee Movie.
His other TV appearances include a recurring role on The New Adventures of Old Christine, VH1's I Love the '70s, I Love the '80s, and I Love the '90s series.