TOM Green is a comedian and actor from Canada.
He is best known for his MTV show that aired in the 1990s, The Tom Green Show.
Who is Tom Green?
Tom Green is an actor and comedian best known for hosting The Tom Green Show on MTV from 1994 until 2000.
The show gained a following for its shock comedy and pranks that inspired shows like Jackass.
From 2001 to 2002, Tom was married to actress Drew Barrymore until he filed for divorce.
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Tom said the two met as Drew tried to get him to film Charlie’s Angels, which she starred in alongside Lucy Liu and Cameron Diaz.
“She and the studio were trying to get me in that movie for a while,” Green said in 2008, according to InStyle.
“I actually passed on it initially.”
Although their marriage was short-lived, the two spoke highly of each other after they separated.
Originally from Pembroke, Ontario, Tom became an American citizen in February 2019 and now holds dual citizenship with Canada.
Tom said he wanted to become a citizen to vote in elections and partake in the democratic process.
What is Tom Green doing now?
In February 2024, Tom Green shared that the year prior he had severely burned his feet in a campfire accident that left him unable to stand.
He revealed his injury two years after he moved from Hollywood to a cabin in rural Canada for a more laidback lifestyle.
For work, the comedian hosted a podcast from a van as he drove across the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tom is also a testicular cancer survivor and said he hosted the podcast while traveling the country “to avoid getting sick from this nasty [coronavirus.]”
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In September 2020, he appeared on an episode of his ex-wife Drew’s then-new talk show, The Drew Barrymore Show.
The pair revealed they hadn’t spoken in at least 15 years.
In a promo for the show, Drew expressed love for Tom and his parents, saying she loves them and “celebrates” him.
The actress said she thinks “the world” of Tom, who said he was excited to be invited on her show and that it’s “nice to reconnect.”
“This is the first time we’ve looked at each other face-to-face,” Tom said before adding the two “hit it off” as they filmed Charlie’s Angels.
After taping the segment, Tom tweeted, "Was nice reconnecting with my ex-wife @DrewBarrymore after all these years. Watch her new show everyone she is doing amazing!"
What is Tom Green's net worth?
Tom Green has an estimated net worth of $5 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
His career began through stand-up comedy when he was a teenager.
Since then, he worked as an actor, comedian, rapper, and talk show host.