Thomas James "Tom" Davis (August 13, 1952 â€" July 19, 2012) was an
American writer, comedian, and author. He is best known for his comedy
partnership with Al Franken, as half of the comedy duo "Franken &
Davis" on the Saturday Night Live television show on NBC.Davis was
born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He attended The Blake School in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he began his friendship and professional
partnership with Al Franken. In 1975, Davis got his big break as one
of the original writers for Saturday Night Live, where he and Franken
also performed together. The duo wrote the screenplay for, and
appeared in, the film One More Saturday Night, and had brief
appearances in Trading Places and The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash.
Davis was a frequent guest on The Al Franken Show, appearing in
sketches as various characters. In a well-known sketch on Saturday
Night Live, he provided the voice calling into an interview with Dan
Aykroyd's Jimmy Carter as the youngster that Jimmy Carter talked down
from a bad trip. Davis created the SNL sketches "Theodoric of York,
Medieval Barber" (with Steve Martin), "Nick The Lounge Singer" (with
Bill Murray), "The Continental" (with Christopher Walken), and
"Coneheads" (with Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin).In 2009, Davis was
diagnosed with cancer. He was treated at Mount Sinai Hospital, New
York, where, on March 31, 2009, Dr. Eric Genden, with minimally
invasive robotic surgery, removed a tumor on Davis' right tonsil that
had metastasized to an adjoining lymph node.Davis died on July 19,
2012, of throat and neck cancer, aged 59. He was survived by his wife,
Mimi Raleigh, a veterinarian in Mount Kisco, New York, whom he married
in 1991; they separated in 1999, but reconciled before his death. He
was also survived by his mother, Jean Davis, and a large extended
family.
American writer, comedian, and author. He is best known for his comedy
partnership with Al Franken, as half of the comedy duo "Franken &
Davis" on the Saturday Night Live television show on NBC.Davis was
born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He attended The Blake School in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he began his friendship and professional
partnership with Al Franken. In 1975, Davis got his big break as one
of the original writers for Saturday Night Live, where he and Franken
also performed together. The duo wrote the screenplay for, and
appeared in, the film One More Saturday Night, and had brief
appearances in Trading Places and The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash.
Davis was a frequent guest on The Al Franken Show, appearing in
sketches as various characters. In a well-known sketch on Saturday
Night Live, he provided the voice calling into an interview with Dan
Aykroyd's Jimmy Carter as the youngster that Jimmy Carter talked down
from a bad trip. Davis created the SNL sketches "Theodoric of York,
Medieval Barber" (with Steve Martin), "Nick The Lounge Singer" (with
Bill Murray), "The Continental" (with Christopher Walken), and
"Coneheads" (with Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin).In 2009, Davis was
diagnosed with cancer. He was treated at Mount Sinai Hospital, New
York, where, on March 31, 2009, Dr. Eric Genden, with minimally
invasive robotic surgery, removed a tumor on Davis' right tonsil that
had metastasized to an adjoining lymph node.Davis died on July 19,
2012, of throat and neck cancer, aged 59. He was survived by his wife,
Mimi Raleigh, a veterinarian in Mount Kisco, New York, whom he married
in 1991; they separated in 1999, but reconciled before his death. He
was also survived by his mother, Jean Davis, and a large extended
family.
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