Michael Thomas Green (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian-American
comedian, actor, filmmaker, rapper, talk show host, and podcaster.
Known for his own unique brand of shock comedy, he found mainstream
prominence via his MTV show, The Tom Green Show (1994â€"2000). Green
is also known for his roles in the Hollywood films Road Trip (2000),
Charlie's Angels (2000), Freddy Got Fingered (2001; directed by Green
himself), Stealing Harvard (2002) and Shred (2008). He was briefly
married to actress Drew Barrymore (2001â€"2002), who co-starred with
him in Charlie's Angels and Freddy Got Fingered.In June 2003, Green
served as a guest host on Late Show with David Letterman, which led to
him hosting his own late-night talk show on MTV titled The New Tom
Green Show (2003 only). From 2006 until 2011, he hosted his internet
talk show Tom Green's House Tonight from his living room, and began
performing stand-up comedy in 2010. From October 2013 to November
2014, Green hosted the weekly talk show Tom Green Live on American
cable network AXS TV.Green was born in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada, the
older of two sons born to Mary Jane, a communications consultant, and
Richard Green, a computer systems analyst and retired army captain. He
grew up on a Canadian Army base near Pembroke, CFB Petawawa, and in
Ottawa, (then the City of Gloucester) where he attended Henry Munro
Middle School, Colonel By Secondary School and Cairine Wilson
Secondary School. Green studied television broadcasting at Algonquin
College and graduated in 1994.At age 15, Green started performing
stand-up comedy at local clubs, most notably at Yuk Yuk's comedy club,
and went on to do this for two and a half years until he cancelled a
booking to go to New York for his rap group.
comedian, actor, filmmaker, rapper, talk show host, and podcaster.
Known for his own unique brand of shock comedy, he found mainstream
prominence via his MTV show, The Tom Green Show (1994â€"2000). Green
is also known for his roles in the Hollywood films Road Trip (2000),
Charlie's Angels (2000), Freddy Got Fingered (2001; directed by Green
himself), Stealing Harvard (2002) and Shred (2008). He was briefly
married to actress Drew Barrymore (2001â€"2002), who co-starred with
him in Charlie's Angels and Freddy Got Fingered.In June 2003, Green
served as a guest host on Late Show with David Letterman, which led to
him hosting his own late-night talk show on MTV titled The New Tom
Green Show (2003 only). From 2006 until 2011, he hosted his internet
talk show Tom Green's House Tonight from his living room, and began
performing stand-up comedy in 2010. From October 2013 to November
2014, Green hosted the weekly talk show Tom Green Live on American
cable network AXS TV.Green was born in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada, the
older of two sons born to Mary Jane, a communications consultant, and
Richard Green, a computer systems analyst and retired army captain. He
grew up on a Canadian Army base near Pembroke, CFB Petawawa, and in
Ottawa, (then the City of Gloucester) where he attended Henry Munro
Middle School, Colonel By Secondary School and Cairine Wilson
Secondary School. Green studied television broadcasting at Algonquin
College and graduated in 1994.At age 15, Green started performing
stand-up comedy at local clubs, most notably at Yuk Yuk's comedy club,
and went on to do this for two and a half years until he cancelled a
booking to go to New York for his rap group.
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