17 Facts About Tom DeSanto

Tom DeSanto was born on January 1,1968 and is an American film producer and screenwriter.

Tom DeSanto's films have grossed more than $5 billion worldwide with a per film average of more than $746 million at the box office, in addition to billions more in home video, merchandising, and video games.

Tom DeSanto then become part of the creative team for X2: X-Men United, including the continuation of the Phoenix story line which Tom DeSanto set up in the first film.

Tom DeSanto brought the idea to his friend and fellow producer Don Murphy.

Tom DeSanto set the project up with DreamWorks and Paramount, selling his story line and attaching to produce.

Tom DeSanto returned as producer of Revenge of the Fallen in 2009 and the film became the biggest moneymaker of the year with over $800 million in box office alone.

Tom DeSanto produced Dark of the Moon, and Age of Extinction, both grossing over $1.1 billion worldwide.

Tom DeSanto has produced several social issue documentaries, including Lost in America, which deals with youth homelessness, and Kidnapped for Christ, which puts a spotlight on abusive evangelical camps for children.

Tom DeSanto was raised in the Iselin area of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, the son of a police officer.

Tom DeSanto graduated from Bishop George Ahr High School in Edison, New Jersey in 1986 and from Rutgers University in 1990.

Tom DeSanto is credited for the screen story, as an executive producer, and for a short cameo role as the police officer on Ellis Island who is squashed by Toad.

Tom DeSanto worked as an executive producer on X2: X-Men United.

Tom DeSanto wrote the treatment for and produced the Transformers movie for DreamWorks and Paramount, which was released in Summer 2007.

Tom DeSanto is credited with being the originating producer on the project.

Tom DeSanto is producer for the 2009 sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, its 2011 sequel Transformers: Dark of the Moon, 2014 film Transformers: Age of Extinction, 2017 film Transformers: The Last Knight, 2018 film Bumblebee, 2023 film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.

Tom DeSanto worked as a producer on the documentary film Ringers: Lord of the Fans released in 2005 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

In 2007 Variety reported that Tom DeSanto, returning his attention to superheroes, secured the rights to NCsoft and Cryptic Studios' video game City of Heroes.