Charles David Tom was born on March 23,1978 and is an American actor.
34 Facts About David Tom
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David Tom is best known for playing the roles of Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless and Paul Cramer on One Life to Live.
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David Tom won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in 2000 for his work on The Young and the Restless.
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David Tom is the twin brother of actress Nicholle Tom, who played Maggie Sheffield on The Nanny.
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David Tom guest-starred with her on an episode of Criminal Minds in 2008.
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When David Tom was eight, his family moved from Chicago, Illinois to Seattle, Washington because of his father's work.
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David Tom's mother got a job as a speech therapist for the Pasadena school system, while the children pursued acting.
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David Tom studied at the Young Actors Space and worked with acting teacher Diane Hardin.
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David Tom then landed a regular role as Bart McCray on the NBC series Brand New Life.
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David Tom made guest starring appearances on Get a Life and Just the Ten of Us.
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David Tom was cast as Sponge in the pilot episode of the Nickelodeon series Salute Your Shorts.
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David Tom played Andy, a young boy suffering from psychosomatic paralysis, in the 1992 TV Movie Stepfather III.
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David Tom played Darryl Knable in the film Stay Tuned, co-starring with John Ritter.
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David Tom received Young Artist Award nominations for his roles in both films.
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In 1993, David Tom played Willi in the historical film Swing Kids, garnering another Young Artist Award nomination.
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David Tom had recurring roles on Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman and Quantum Leap.
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David Tom appeared in the TV movies A Place to Be Loved and Summertime Switch.
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David Tom starred as Jacob McKay, a young boy who gets stranded in the Rocky Mountains, in the 1995 film Walking Thunder.
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David Tom appeared as Whitey in the 1998 comedy-drama film Pleasantville, co-starring with Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon.
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David Tom played David Cass in the TV movie Man of Miracles, co-starring again with John Ritter.
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In 1999, David Tom had recurring roles on Cousin Skeeter and Party of Five.
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David Tom played the role of Billy Abbott on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, from June 1999 to August 2002.
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David Tom won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor for his role on The Young and the Restless in 2000.
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David Tom was nominated again in the same category in 2001.
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David Tom won a Soap Opera Digest Award in 2000 for Outstanding Male Newcomer.
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David Tom received a Soap Opera Digest Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Lead Actor in 2001.
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David Tom was involved in a crossover storyline with All My Children, making several appearances on that show.
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David Tom took a temporary leave of absence from OLTL in July 2004 before a permanent departure was announced in September 2004.
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David Tom played Jacob Sterling in the 2004 horror film The Hazing.
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David Tom had a recurring role as Chip Diller on Veronica Mars.
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David Tom had guest starring roles on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, 90210, Supernatural and Criminal Minds.
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David Tom said he was replaced because he looked too young when paired with his love interest, Cady McClain.
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David Tom guest-starred in episodes of NCIS: New Orleans and NCIS in 2015.
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David Tom played the role of Tobey in the film Chasing Yesterday.