| Tommy Solomon | |
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tommy Solomon |
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| First appearance | "Brains and Eggs" |
| Last appearance | "The Thing That Wouldn't Die: Part 2" |
| Created by | Bonnie and Terry Turner |
| Portrayed by | Joseph Gordon-Levitt |
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| Species | Extraterrestrial |
| Gender | Male (in human form) |
| Occupation | Information officer Student |
| Title | Information Officer |
Tommy Solomon is a fictional character created by Bonnie and Terry Turner from the American sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. He was portrayed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
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When the Solomons originally arrived on Earth, Tommy, despite being the oldest of the aliens, was given the body of a teenage boy. Despite having to act like a kid all the time, Tommy's real age shines through, particularly when he plays the role of mentor to High Commander Dick, ostensibly Tommy's father while on Earth. During one episode, Tommy announces he has retired from the mission, and starts behaving like a stereotypical old man, even hanging out at the old folks' home (where he poses as one of the resident's nephews). As Information Officer, Tommy is the smartest and most Earth-savvy of the Solomons, and he is typically charged with gathering information about humans, mainly from television shows and films. During the final season Joseph Gordon-Levitt left the series and became a recurring character, so in the storyline Tommy is sent to college.[1]
In the Alternate Universe, Tommy is the star of Saturday Night Live, but later gets fired by Harry (as the President of NBC) for being too conceited and demanding a large salary.[2]
The major running gag of Tommy is that he is the "least" sexy of the alien colleagues, for Dick has charm, Sally has looks and Harry has an exotic sexual behavior. For example, in one episode, at the bar where Harry works later in the series, there was a machine that tests how sexy you are. When Tommy tries it out, he gets the lowest score, while Harry gets the highest.[3]
Tommy has had two main girlfriends over the course of the show, August Leffler and Alissa Strudwick. He has a lot of difficulty maintaining a relationship with any girl, as he is often forced to come up with plausible explanations for his family's bizarre behavior. Therefore, much of his relationships seem to involve him begging his girlfriend to not leave him.[4]
Tommy has had other love interests, although typically ones that only last a single episode. Among the most notable were his glee club teacher, a goth student and even, on one occasion, Dr. Mary Albright[5] and her sexually experienced niece.[6]
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