Biography
One of the most polarizing figures in comedy during the late 1990s and early 21st century, Tom Green performed jaw-dropping acts of bad taste that alternately delighted and repelled viewers of his Canadian variety series, "The Tom Green Show" (Rogers Television 22/The Comedy Network/MTV, 1994-2000). Green's brand of humor was assaultive, extremely surreal and frequently repulsive, with dead animals, deranged verbal tirades and childish …
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Career Milestones
| Was part of the absurdist comedy rap trio Organized Rhyme | ||
| Was virtually an army brat, living all across Canada | ||
1978 | At age seven, family settled in Ottawa (date approximate) | |
1983 | Won a school speech competition in grade six (date approximate) | |
1987 | Began working as a stand-up comedian at age 15 | |
1990 | Hosted the radio program "Rap Show", a community college radio show that started out as a rap music program and evolved into a comedy call-in show | |
1992 | After signing to A&M and scoring a Juno (Canada's equivalent of the Grammy) nomination, Organized Rhyme disbanded | |
1993 | Returned to the radio, changing the format from "Rap Show" to the comedy talk program "The Midnight Caller" | |
1994 | Debuted "The Tom Green Show" on Rogers community cable, an Ottawa public access channel where it ran for three years | |
1995 | "The Tom Green Show" aired in a shortened half-hour format in NYC on the public access Manhattan Neighborhood Network | |
1998 | Brought out the rotting carcasses of a long dead raccoon and squirrel while appearing as a guest on the Canadian talk show "Open Mike" (also on The Comedy Network), causing host Mike Bullard to leave the set and a public outcry against Green's "shock comic" persona | |
1998 | Had a cameo in the Canadian independent film "Clutch" | |
1998 | The popular local series was picked up by Canada's The Comedy Network, where it aired nationally for two seasons | |
1999 | "The Tom Green Show" aired on MTV | |
1999 | Had a cameo in the film "Superstar", produced by Lorne Michaels and directed by Kids in the Hall alum Bruce McCulloch | |
1999 | Landed a sponsorship deal with Pepsi One | |
2000 | Four days after surgery to remove a cancerous testicle, accompanied girlfriend Drew Barrymore to the Academy Awards | |
2001 | With Derek Harvie, co-wrote the screen comedy "Freddie Got Fingered"; also starred and made feature directorial debut | |
2002 | Acted in "Stealing Harvard" | |
2002 | Headlined the MTV special "Tom Green's Subway Monkey Hour" | |
2003 | Returned to MTV with the all-new talk show "The New Tom Green Show." | |
2004 | Hosted the Fifth Annual Golden Trailer Awards show | |
2006 | Will host "Tom Green Live" a weekly call-in show on the web at ManiaTV.com live from his living room in the Hollywood Hills | |
Awards
2001 | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance in Road Trip |
2001 | MTV Movie Award for Best Male Breakthrough Performance in Road Trip |