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Biography

On a cool March day in a small town in Iowa, Tom Arnold was born a healthy, ten-pound baby. As the oldest child of…more

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3/5/1959, Ottumwa, Iowa

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Star (7)

Role
- My Big Redneck Wedding
  Host
  - S 2: Ep 0 CMT's Biggest Redneck Wedding Ever
    8/30/08
  - S 1: Ep 8 Kelli and Ron
    2/29/08
  - S 1: Ep 7 Amber and John
    2/22/08
  - S 1: Ep 6 Tami and Brad
    2/15/08
  - S 1: Ep 5 Gail and John
    2/8/08
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Best Damn Sports Show Period
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 10 The Best Damn Summer
    8/1/06
  - S 3: Ep 3 10/18/2004
    10/18/04
  - S 4: Ep 35 October 13, 2004
    10/13/04
  - S 4: Ep 33 October 1, 2004
    10/1/04
  - S 3: Ep 4 June 22, 2004
    6/22/04
  - + 46 More Credits
- Celebrity Cooking Showdown
  Celebrity Chef
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode #5
    4/22/06
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode #1
    4/17/06
- The Tom Show
  Tom Amross
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Ticket Scam
    2/22/98
  - S 1: Ep 18 Tom's Dream House
    2/15/98
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Band
    2/8/98
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Centerfold
    2/1/98
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Top Five
    1/18/98
  - + 14 More Credits
- Tom
  Tom Graham
  - S 1: Ep 11 Reunion
    6/13/94
  - S 1: Ep 10 Dump Dog Day Afternoon
    6/6/94
  - S 1: Ep 9 He's Heavy, He's My Brother
    4/27/94
  - S 1: Ep 8 Mike's Excellent Adventure
    4/20/94
  - S 1: Ep 7 Tom's Thumb
    4/13/94
  - + 7 More Credits
- The Jackie Thomas Show
  Jackie Thomas
  - S 1: Ep 18 Aloha, Io-wahu
    3/30/93
  - S 1: Ep 17 Poker, Schmoker
    3/23/93
  - S 1: Ep 16 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    3/16/93
  - S 1: Ep 15 Sophie's Choice
    3/9/93
  - S 1: Ep 14 Write This Way
    3/2/93
  - + 13 More Credits
- The Rosey and Buddy Show
  Voice of Buddy
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    5/15/92
Recurring Role (10)

Role
- Sons of Anarchy
  Georgie Caruso
  - S 4: Ep 5 Brick
    10/4/11
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 16: Ep 177 Show #3152
    7/17/09
  - S 16: Ep 53 Show #3028
    11/28/08
  - S 14: Ep 194 Show #2802
    8/24/07
  - S 12: Ep 179 Show #2398
    7/22/05
  - S 11: Ep 54 Show #2085
    11/27/03
  - + 23 More Credits
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 126 Show #3070
    1/5/06
  - S 14: Ep 100 Show #3044
    11/22/05
  - S 13: Ep 193 Show #2914
    4/15/05
  - S 13: Ep 103 Show #2824
    11/26/04
  - S 13: Ep 30 Show #2751
    7/26/04
  - + 3 More Credits
- Saturday Night Live
  Dad
  - — Best of David Spade
    10/15/05
- ESPN25: Who's #1?
  Interviewee
  - S 1: Ep 12 Biggest Controversies
    8/31/04
  - S 1: Ep 5 Most Outrageous Characters
    7/13/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 Best Blunders
    7/6/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Best Sports Movies
    6/29/04
  - S 1: Ep 1 Best Teams
    6/15/04
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 118 Tom Arnold, Daniel Radcliffe, John Pizzarelli
    5/25/04
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 85 Tom Arnold, Ann Curry, The Coral
    2/28/03
  - S 10: Ep 34 Tom Arnold, Tom Everett Scott, Mark Knopfler
    11/14/02
  - S 5: Ep 8 Tom Arnold, Melissa Joan Hart, Robert Hawkin
    9/24/97
- Saturday Night Live
  Kevin O'Brien
  - S 23: Ep 22 SNL Remembers Phil Hartman
    6/13/98
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 21: Ep 13 Tom Arnold/Tupac Shakur
    2/17/96
  - S 18: Ep 9 Tom Arnold/Neil Young
    12/5/92
  - S 17: Ep 15 Roseanne Arnold & Tom Arnold/Red Hot Chili Peppers
    2/22/92
  - S 16: Ep 13 Roseanne Barr/Deee-Lite
    2/16/91
- Roseanne
  Arnie Thomas
  - S 5: Ep 9 Stand on Your Man
    11/17/92
  - S 4: Ep 25 Aliens
    5/12/92
  - S 4: Ep 23 Secrets
    4/28/92
  - S 4: Ep 20 Therapy
    3/17/92
  - S 4: Ep 18 This Old House
    2/25/92
  - + 15 More Credits
Guest Star (91)

Role
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 295 Episode #4.295
    8/15/11
  - S 4: Ep 146 Episode #4.146
    2/22/11
  - S 3: Ep 268 Episode #3.268
    7/15/10
  - S 3: Ep 97 Episode #3.097
    12/28/09
  - S 3: Ep 64 Episode #3.064
    11/19/09
  - + 9 More Credits
- Piers Morgan Tonight
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 128 July 19, 2011 - Rupert Murdoch Takes a Hit; Tom Arnold
    7/19/11
- Franklin & Bash
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 5 You Can't Take it With You
    6/29/11
- Conan
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 105 It's Gettin' Hard Out There For A Pope
    6/15/11
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 68 Tom Arnold/Alison Becker
    12/13/10
  - S 5: Ep 102 Tom Selleck/Glen Campbell
    2/13/09
  - S 4: Ep 24 Tom Arnold/Regina King/Tori Amos
    10/11/07
  - S 3: Ep 114 Tom Arnold/Drake Witham/Hinder
    3/21/07
- Chelsea Lately
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 185 Tom Arnold
    12/6/10
- Canada AM
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 328 July 15, 2010
    7/15/10
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 171 171
    12/22/09
- The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 124 Tom Arnold, Cheryl Hines, Adam Lambert
    12/14/09
  - S 1: Ep 62 Tom Arnold, Tim Meadows, Reba McEntire
    9/9/09
- Sons of Anarchy
  Georgie Caruso
  - S 2: Ep 8 Potlatch
    10/27/09
  - S 2: Ep 2 Small Tears
    9/15/09
- ER
  "The Big Kahuna" Pediatric Cardiologist
  - S 15: Ep 21 I Feel Good
    3/26/09
- The Bonnie Hunt Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 43 November 4, 2008
    11/4/08
- CMT Music Awards
  Presenter
  - S 1: Ep 7 2008 CMT Music Awards
    4/14/08
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 197 Tom Arnold, Yael Naim, Stacy Westfall
    3/14/08
- The Replacements
  Tony Zeal
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Spy Who Wasn't Riley
    3/10/08
- Dirt
  Jimmy Darby
  - S 2: Ep 2 Dirty Slutty Whores
    3/9/08
- Hollywood Residential
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Where's Tom?
    1/30/08
- Thank God You're Here
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 102
    5/2/07
- The States
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Texas, Massachusetts, Arkansas Iowa, Delaware
    4/28/07
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Self
  - S 14: Ep 2385 Tom Arnold, Rainn Wilson, Jesse Malin
    3/19/07
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  Reverend Calvin Riggins
  - S 6: Ep 15 Brother's Keeper
    2/20/07
- Talkshow with Spike Feresten
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 15 Tom Arnold
    2/3/07
- The Fabulous Life Presents: Really Rich Real Estate
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 John Bersci/A.Jay Popoff/Tom Arnold
    11/20/06
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 31 Show #2640
    10/23/06
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 35 Tom Arnold; Shaun White; Ben Harper
    7/28/06
- The Tyra Banks Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 67 A Star-Studded Holiday Celebration
    12/20/05
- The Tony Danza Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 64 Episode 239
    12/9/05
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 55 Tom Arnold/Lifehouse
    12/2/05
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 44 Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart, Brian Setzer Orchestra
    11/29/05
  - S 12: Ep 164 Tom Arnold, Howie Mandel, Motion City Soundtrack
    8/17/05
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 61 November 29, 2005
    11/29/05
  - S 15: Ep 3636 November 8, 2002
    11/8/02
  - S 5: Ep 85 January 4, 1993
    1/4/93
  - S 3: Ep 64 November 30, 1990
    11/30/90
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 98 Tom Arnold & Alanis Morissette
    7/27/05
  - S 3: Ep 27 Tom Arnold, Michael Ealy, Silvertide
    3/4/05
  - S 1: Ep 30 Tom Arnold & Bowling for Soup
    3/7/03
- Odd Job Jack
  William Swillberger III
  - S 2: Ep 1 The 2 Marketeers
    7/23/05
- Last Call with Carson Daly
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 74 Tom Arnold / Citizen Cope
    3/2/05
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 83 Tom Arnold, Rachel Weisz, Rufus Wainwright
    2/22/05
- According to Jim
  the client
  - S 4: Ep 9 Poking The Bear
    11/30/04
- ALF's Hit Talk Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Tom Arnold
    11/26/04
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 187 Tom Arnold, Daisy Fuentes, and Blondie
    5/27/04
  - S 5: Ep 185 Tom Arnold, Krista Allen, and Weird Al Yankovic
    5/21/03
  - S 5: Ep 143 Tom Arnold, Kellita Smith, and Greg Fitzsimmons
    3/11/03
  - S 5: Ep 82 Tom Arnold, Natascha McElhone and Tony Rock
    11/20/02
  - S 4: Ep 184 Tom Arnold, Tia Carrere, and Billy Bragg
    4/30/02
  - + 4 More Credits
- American Idol
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 42 American Idol: The Phenomenon
    5/23/04
- Hope & Faith
  Bob Thompson
  - S 1: Ep 21 Faith's Husband
    4/16/04
- On Air With Ryan Seacrest
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 38 3/2/04
    3/2/04
  - S 1: Ep 27 2/16/04
    2/16/04
- Tavis Smiley
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 15 Sen. Bill Nelson, Tom Arnold
    1/23/04
- Judging Amy
  Ray Rollins
  - S 5: Ep 10 Sex and the Single Mother
    12/16/03
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  himself
  - S 1: Ep 26 Tom Arnold/ Cloris Leachman
    10/13/03
- E!'s 101
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 Juiciest Hollywood Hookups 20 - 1
    10/9/03
  - S 1: Ep 8 Juiciest Hollywood Hookups 60 - 41
    10/7/03
  - S 1: Ep 7 Juiciest Hollywood Hookups 80 - 61
    10/6/03
  - S 1: Ep 3 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment 60 - 41
    7/15/03
- The New Tom Green Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 43 Episode 43
    8/20/03
  - S 1: Ep 30 Episode 30
    8/1/03
  - S 1: Ep 21 Episode 21
    7/21/03
  - S 1: Ep 9 Episode 9
    7/3/03
- Banzai
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    8/10/03
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest Host
  - S 10: Ep 147 Show #GH21
    6/6/03
  - S 7: Ep 93 Late Show: Backstage #10
    2/18/00
- Punk'd
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Jessica Alba, Wilmer Valderrama
    3/31/03
- King of The Hill
  Norm Glidewell
  - S 7: Ep 10 Megalo Dale
    1/12/03
- The Agency (2001)
  Andrew Moreland
  - S 2: Ep 8 First Born
    11/16/02
- The View
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 52 November 14, 2002
    11/14/02
  - S 5: Ep 117 July 16, 2002
    7/16/02
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 60 Tom Arnold
    11/14/02
- Politically Incorrect
  Self
  - S 9: Ep 154 Jennifer Tilly, Christine Stolba, Tom Arnold, Billy Dee Williams
    4/26/02
  - S 8: Ep 8 Larry Elder, Jason Kravits, Tom Arnold, Deborah Norville
    9/14/00
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 106 Tom Arnold
    3/7/02
- The Weakest Link (US)
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 9 Comedian's Edition #2
    10/14/01
- Arli$$
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 6 Like No Business I Know
    7/15/01
- The Fairly OddParents
  Santa Claus (voice)
- The Outer Limits
  Jerry Miller
  - S 7: Ep 1 Family Values
    3/16/01
- Baywatch
  Al Raymond
  - S 11: Ep 8 The Cage
    11/20/00
- Movie Stars
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 12 Who's on First?
    6/18/00
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 19 Roseanne
    4/23/00
- Get Real
  Hutch Eckhart
  - S 1: Ep 20 History Lesson
    4/12/00
  - S 1: Ep 19 Support System
    4/5/00
- V.I.P.
  Bernie Mellon
  - S 2: Ep 18 Val's On First
    4/8/00
- Veronica's Closet
  Chris
  - S 3: Ep 8 Veronica's Sliding Doors
    11/29/99
- Norm
  Andrew
  - S 2: Ep 8 Gambling Man
    11/10/99
- The Simpsons
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 4 Treehouse of Horror X
    10/31/99
- Biography
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 32 Roseanne: Tabloids, Trash & Truth
    9/23/99
- Road Rules
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 8 Deep Sea Therapy
    3/8/99
- L. A. Doctors
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 Endless Bummer
    12/14/98
  - S 1: Ep 9 What About Bob?
    11/16/98
  - S 1: Ep 3 A Prayer for the Lying
    10/5/98
- Disney's Hercules
  Cupid (voice)
  - S 1: Ep 18 Hercules and the Comedy of Arrows
    9/29/98
- Dennis Miller Live
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 10 Baldness
    3/27/98
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 25 Joshua
    1/1/98
- The Naked Truth
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Woman Gets Plastered, Star Gets Even
    1/23/97
- Malcolm & Eddie
  Tom
  - S 1: Ep 11 It's the Bomb
    11/18/96
- Brotherly Love
  Jack
  - S 1: Ep 14 Big Brotherly Love
    3/18/96
- High Society (1986)
  Chuck Rooney
  - S 1: Ep 12 I Found My Thrill on Nancy Garvey Hill
    2/12/96
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 117 March 16, 1994
    3/16/94
  - S 5: Ep 91 February 8, 1993
    2/8/93
  - S 5: Ep 2 September 9, 1992
    9/9/92
  - S 3: Ep 38 October 31, 1990
    10/31/90
- The Larry Sanders Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 14 Performance Artist
    8/25/93
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 43: Ep 3 Bob Hope: The First 90 Years
    5/14/93
  - S 42: Ep 1 Bob Hope & Friends: Making New Memories
    9/12/91
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 46 Show #1788
    5/5/93
  - S 11: Ep 146 Show #1730
    12/23/92
- Roseanne
  Jackie Thomas
  - S 5: Ep 18 Lose a Job, Winnebago
    2/23/93
- Civil Wars
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 16 Alien Aided Affection
    2/16/93
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 19: Ep 1 The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/93
- A Different World
  Looting Husband (uncredited)
  - S 6: Ep 2 Honeymoon in L.A. (2)
    10/1/92
- The Ben Stiller Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1: The Pilot
    9/27/92
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 44: Ep 1 The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    8/30/92
- The Dennis Miller Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 70 April 30, 1992
    4/30/92
  - S 1: Ep 29 February 27, 1992
    2/27/92
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 174 July 11, 1991
    7/11/91
  - S 1: Ep 156 May 11, 1990
    5/11/90
- Into the Night
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 July 31, 1990
    7/31/90
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 28: Ep 148 Show #4193
    7/20/90
- 1MMs
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 9 Free Snacks
Cameo (1)

Role
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Self
  - S 5: Ep 71 Billy Bob Thornton/Conor Oberst
    12/23/08
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Conan
  Special Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 38 Something Smelly That Way Went
    1/25/11
Writer (4)

Role
- The Tom Show
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 18 Tom's Dream House
    2/15/98
  - S 1: Ep 1 Tom's Back Again
    9/7/97
- Tom
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 1 (pilot)
    3/2/94
- The Jackie Thomas Show
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    12/1/92
- Roseanne
  Writer
  - S 4: Ep 13 Bingo
    1/7/92
  - S 3: Ep 8 PMS, I Love You
    11/6/90
  - S 2: Ep 11 Lobocop
    12/5/89
  - S 2: Ep 3 Guilt by Disassociation
    9/26/89
Creator (2)

Role
- The Tom Show
  Creator
- The Jackie Thomas Show
  Creator
Executive Producer (2)

Role
- The Tom Show
  Executive Producer
- The Jackie Thomas Show
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 2 Charity, Schmarity
    12/8/92
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    12/1/92

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- Tom won a Golden Globe Award in 1992 for 'Best Comedy Series' for his work on Roseanne.
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- Tom was Chris Farley's sponsor in Alcoholics Anonymous, and delivered the eulogy at his funeral services.
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- Tom made his feature film debut in 1991, in a cameo with Roseanne in the horror film Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare.
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- Tom: The nature of show business is people within the business feel that if someone else fails, they move up a notch.
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- Tom: People still question my sobriety, my commitment to the program, and that hurts. I take things day by day, and sometimes I take them minute by minute, but I honor my commitment to stay sober. I hear the jokes, and the allegations, and just shrug them off, what else can I do, give them a urine sample in their drink glass?
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