Biography
Michael Thomas Green more popularly known as Tom Green is an actor, comedian, talk show host as well as a filmmaker from Pembroke in Ontario. He became popular because of his MTV show which was titled as “The Tom Green Show” where he used to present shock comedy.
The artist has also played roles in movies like Shred in 2008, Stealing Harvard in 2002, Freddy Got Fingered in 2001, Road Trip in 2000 and Charlie’s Angels in 2000.” Basement Jams” and “Prepare for Impact” were some of his well-known studio albums.
Quick Bio
Tom Green took his first breath on 30th July 1971 in Ontario, Canada. Mary Jane, who was his mother used to do the job of a communication consultant while his father Richard Green was a retired army captain as well as good with computer systems. He completed his schooling from Henry Munro Middle School and Cairine Wilson Secondary School in Ottawa. He started to learn broadcasting on television at Algonquin College and got his college degree in the year 1994.
Stand-up career
At an early age of 15, Tom Green started to present stand-up comedy at local bars and clubs. One of the most popular ones where he used to perform was Yuk Yuk's comedy club. He continued with this career for 2 and a half years. Later he went to New York to get enrolled in a rap group.
MTV
As said earlier, Green got popular because of The Tom Green Show. This show was enlisted in the MTV in the month of January 1999. This show was conducted by Green and 2 of his fast friends namely, Glenn Humplik and Phil Giroux. Glenn Humplik always used to sit on a couch while the other one used to be at the backstage enjoying cups of coffee. For this reason, he was known as "the guy in the window". The co-writer of the show – Derek Harvie used to appear in the show occasionally.
The Tom Green show got famous because of its shock humor. Some of Green’s skit included - professing to "bump" a dead moose, having an X-appraised lesbian scene painted on his dad's vehicle, drinking milk by sucking on a cow's nipple, and putting a cows head in his folks' bed while they rested in light of the fact that his dad was an enthusiast of The Godfather films. Green additionally balanced his own unapproved bit of workmanship in the National Gallery of Canada.
Personal life
The height of the artist is 6 feet and 3 inches and he belongs to Leo. It was in July 2001, he was engaged with the actress Drew Barrymore. But eventually, both of them separated on that year and were officially declared divorced in October 2002. Some of his other connections were Erin Darling, Brittany Murphy, and Kat Von D.
Net Worth
The artist’s net worth is $5 million.