Tom Green
Born in Pembroke, Canada on July 30, 1971, Michael Thomas Green got his start in the entertainment world after studying at Algonquin College, where he began developing the comedic sensibility that would carry him across several different creative fields.
Green has built a career that spans an unusually wide range of roles. He works as a comedian, actor, television personality, film director, and screenwriter, and he also performs as a rapper, singer, and songwriter. He holds citizenship in both Canada and the United States, reflecting the cross-border nature of a career that has taken him through television, film, and live performance on both sides of the border. That breadth is one of the more distinctive features of his professional life — few people move with any ease between stand-up comedy, scripted acting, directing, and rap, yet the facts of Green's output confirm that he has worked seriously in all of these areas. His work as a screenwriter and film director shows a side of his career that goes well beyond performing in front of a camera, suggesting an interest in shaping projects from the ground up rather than simply appearing in them.
More recently, Green has added podcasting to the list of things he does professionally, putting him among the wave of entertainers who have used the format to connect directly with audiences outside the traditional broadcast and film pipeline. He conducts his podcast in English, which remains the language across all of his known public work. That combination of podcasting with his longer-standing roles as comedian, rapper, and television personality captures where Green's career currently stands.
Quotes by Tom Green
The truth of the matter is, I worry about nearly every bit I've ever done. I'm very critical of myself.
When you work in television, working for a big corporation, no matter who you are, you can always get cancelled. That sucks. Do you really want to work with an axe over your head for the rest of your life? Not me, not really, and not if you don't have to.
I used to do stand-up when I was in high school. But I was also making beats for this rap group, and when we got a record deal, I sort of stopped doing the comedy and focused on the music instead. When that ended, I decided to go back to school, take broadcasting, and start my show on public-access TV.
I'm incredibly proud to bring back 'Tom Green Live' for a third season on AXS TV. AXS TV's commitment to unique, out-of-the-box humor, in a completely open and uncensored format, is unparalleled.
With the long-format interview, I can get into really interesting conversations with my guests. You know what it's like to get the opportunity to speak to really interesting people and pick their brain about things. To have time to let a guest actually speak and tell a story and get into detail is really exciting.
I love playing in Vegas because you've got people from all over the world, and you're already accepted. It's kind of a great mixture of people that come out to the shows, and that makes it fun.
I have a different perspective on the world than the way I looked at the world when I was 20. I was kind of naive. I'm a cancer survivor, been working in this industry for a time, and older with more opinions, more experience.