Friday, March 1, 2013

Differentiating The Toms (+ Tommys and Thomases)

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Tom Holland


Born: 1996
Notable For: Playing the title role in Billy Elliot the Musical on stage; starring as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the the most recent Spider-Man and Avengers films.

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Tom Felton


Born: 1987
Notable For: Playing Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter franchise.


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Tom Hiddleston


Born: 1981
Notable For: British actor who plays Loki in Thor and the Avengers films



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Tom Brady



Born: 1977
Notable For: Quarterback for the New England Patriots; Two-time Superbowl MVP.


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Tom Hardy


Born: 1977
Notable For: Playing Bane in The Dark Knight Rises; see also: Inception, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and Star Trek Nemesis.


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Tom Welling


Born: 1977
Notable For: Playing Clark Kent in the long-running WB/CW series Smallville


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Tommy Flanagan



Born: 1965
Notable For: Being Scottish; starring in Sons Of Anarchy, appearing in Gladiator, Face/Off, Attila, and Braveheart, among other films.



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Tom Cruise



Born: 1962
Notable For: Starring in films such as Top Gun, Risky Business, and the Mission: Impossible series. Also for jumping on Oprah's couch.


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Tom Wilson (Thomas F. Wilson)



Born: 1959
Notable For: Playing Biff (and all variations/relatives thereof) in the Back to the Future trilogy; his stand-up comedy.


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Tom Hanks



Born: 1956
Notable For: Two Best Actor Oscars (for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump); other films: Big, Sleepless In Seattle, Cast Away, and The Da Vinci Code movies.


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Tom Bergeron



Born: 1955
Notable For: Hosting numerous gigs, including America's Funniest Home Videos (post-Bob Saget), Hollywood Squares, and Dancing With The Stars.


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Tom Berenger



Born: 1949
Notable For: Lots of movies in the 80s, including Platoon and Major League; recently: Hatfields & McCoys, for which he won an Emmy.


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Tom Wilkinson



Born: 1948
Notable For: Being one of those "hey, it's that guy!" guys in over 100 movies and TV shows, including Shakespeare In Love, Batman Begins, Eternal Sunshine, Michael Clayton, and John Adams.


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Tommy Lee Jones


Born: 1946
Notable For: Many films to his credit, four in which he was nominated for an Oscar. He won for his role in The Fugitive opposite Harrison Ford. Other credits include: Lincoln, US Marshals, JFK, Men In Black, and No Country For Old Men.


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Tom Selleck


Born: 1945
Notable For: Starring roles on TV series Magnum P. (1980-1988) and Blue Bloods (2010-), starring in the Jesse Stones TV-movies, playing one of the"men" in Three Men and a Baby, guest-starring as one of Courteney Cox's love interests on Friends.

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Tom Skerritt



Born: 1933
Notable For: Appearing in everything ever. See also: Picket Fences, Contact, Smoke Signals, Steel Magnolias, and (oh yes), The Parent Trap II.


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Other (debatably-notable) Toms: Tom Green, Tommy Wiseau

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