Tom, Steve 1953–

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Tom, Steve 1953–

PERSONAL

Born September 20, 1953, in Houston, TX; married Elaine Mudrick, August 25, 1996. Education: Studied acting with Elizabeth Gamza and voice with Dave Sebastian Williams.

Addresses: Agent—The Dangerfield Agency, 4053 Radford Ave., Suite A, Studio City, CA 91604; The Tisher-man Agency, 6767 Forest Lawn Dr., Suite 101, Los Angeles, CA 90068.

Career: Actor. Appeared in numerous commercials, including GEICO, Kia, IBM, Hallmark, Pepsi, and Jack-in-the-Box; also worked as a voiceover artist, presenter for trade shows, presenter for corporate events, actor and voice in corporate videos, and Ear Prompter expert.

Member: Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Father, Debutante (short film; also known as Modern Girl), 1998.

Narrator, The Driven Man (short film), 1999.

Bruce, lawyer, The Kid (also known as Disney's "The Kid'), Buena Vista, 2000.

Psychiatrist, G-Men from Hell, Government Action LLC, 2000.

Nolan Colon, BraceFace Brandi (short film), 2002.

Hamilton-Tan, Confidence (also known as Confidence: After Dark and En toute confiance), Lions Gate Films, 2003.

Senator Downer, First Daughter, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004.

Principal Chamberlain, The Secret Parts of Fortune (short film), 2005.

News anchor, The L.A. Riot Spectacular, 2005.

Judge, English as a Second Language (also known as E.S.L.), 2005.

Television Appearances; Series:

Benjamin "Ben" Allen, The Young and the Restless (also known as Y&R), CBS, 1998.

Reporter, Commander in Chief, ABC, 2005–2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

John Willis, Highway Heartbreaker, CBS, 1992.

Master of ceremonies, In the Deep Woods, NBC, 1992.

Hallman, Accidental Meeting, USA Network, 1994.

Senator Mann, One Small Hero, HBO, 2000.

Dan Leonard, Gary: Under Crisis, 2005.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

TV announcer, Silk Stalkings, CBS, 1991.

TV preacher, Summerland, The WB, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Anchorman, "Working Girl," Silk Stalkings, USA Network and CBS, 1992.

Warden Downy, Jr., "Prison Babes," Night Stand (also known as Night Stand with Dick Dietrick and Nightstand), syndicated, 1996.

Captain Miller, "Nicki's Wedding," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1998.

Senator Powell, "Mr. Dragon Goes to Washington," Action, syndicated, 1999.

Dr. Bauer, "Home for the Holidays," Providence, NBC, 1999.

Leonard Stewart, "Blowing Smoke," The Practice, ABC, 2000.

Dr. Fine, "Eyes," The Others, NBC, 2000.

Irate guest, "The Lorelais' First Day at Chilton," Gilmore Girls, The WB, 2000.

Businessman, "Like a Virgin," Grounded for Life, Fox, 2001.

Stephen Mills, "Offspring," Angel (also known as Angel: The Series), The WB, 2001.

Airplane captain, "Three Thanksgivings, One Turkey," Three Sisters, NBC, 2001.

Narrator and OB-Gyn, "My Own Personal Jesus," Scrubs, NBC, 2001.

Mr. Jacobson, "Company Picnic," Malcolm in the Middle, Fox, 2002.

General Hodges, Army chief of staff, "The Black Vera Wang," The West Wing, NBC, 2002.

Estate attorney, Allen Walker, "Better Laid Than Never: Part 1," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2002.

Gold Marshal, The King of Queens, CBS, 2002.

Grimes, "For Whom the Whistle Blows," Dragnet (also known as L.A. Dragnet), ABC, 2003.

News anchorman, "Natural Borne Killers," Threat Matrix, ABC, 2003.

Board member, "The One Where Michael Leaves," Arrested Development, Fox, 2004.

Dr. MacPhearson, "Twas the Night," ER, NBC, 2004.

Martin Jeffries, "A Greater Good," Boston Legal, ABC, 2004.

Bert Belinsky, "Tainted Love," Las Vegas, NBC, 2005.

Minister, "A Sympathetic Crotch to Cry On," Two and a Half Men, CBS, 2005.

Judge, "One Wonderful Day," Desperate Housewives, ABC, 2005.

Also appeared as Rodney Calhoun, "White Knights" and "Changing Partners," both episodes of Windfall, NBC.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

Voice of General Stark, RTX Red Rock, LucasArts Entertainment Company, 2003.

Taped Readings:

Ted Turner Speaks: Insights from the World's Greatest Maverick by Janet Lowe, Soundelux Audio Publishing, 1999.

The Trust by Susan E. Tifft, Soundelux Audio Publishing, 2000.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Steve Tom Official Site, http://www.stevetom.com/, March 30, 2006.

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