1. Thomas Roy Skerritt was born on August 25,1933 and is an American actor and director, who has appeared in over 170 film and television productions since 1962.
25 Facts About Tom Skerritt
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Tom Skerritt then starred in notable films like The Turning Point, Up in Smoke, Ice Castles, Alien, The Dead Zone, Top Gun, and A River Runs Through It.
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On television, Tom Skerritt played the leading role of Sheriff Jimmy Brock on the family drama Picket Fences, earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, as well as two Golden Globe Award nominations.
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Tom Skerritt had a recurring role as Evan Drake on the sixth season of sitcom Cheers.
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Tom Skerritt is a three-time Screen Actors Guild Award nominee, a Genie Award nominee, an American Television Award nominee, and is both a Saturn Award and Western Heritage Award winner.
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Tom Skerritt was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Helen, a homemaker, and Roy Tom Skerritt, a businessman.
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Tom Skerritt enlisted just after graduating from high school, and served a four-year tour of duty in the United States Air Force as a classifications specialist.
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Tom Skerritt made his film debut in War Hunt, produced by Terry Sanders and released in 1962.
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Tom Skerritt played a guest part in Ray Walston's show My Favorite Martian in the 1963 episode "Mrs Jekyll and Hyde".
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Tom Skerritt guest-starred in the television series The Real McCoys, as a letter carrier in the episode "Aunt Win Steps In".
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Tom Skerritt was cast in Bonanza in 1964 and in Death Valley Days in 1965, as a young gambler, Patrick Hogan, who meets a tragic fate after winning a small fortune in a saloon.
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In 1972, Tom Skerritt guest-starred in an episode of Cannon, titled "Nobody Beats the House", playing the role of a young gambler.
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Mishkin took credit for obtaining for Tom Skerritt his co-starring role in The Turning Point, effectively salvaging his career, and earning him a Best Supporting Actor National Board of Review Award in the process.
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Tom Skerritt appeared in the ABC series Twelve O'Clock High ; Gunsmoke, and as Evan Drake on Cheers.
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Tom Skerritt then appeared in CBS's Picket Fences, in the role of Sheriff Jimmy Brock, for which he won an Emmy Award.
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Tom Skerritt played the role of Ezekiel in ABC Family's miniseries Fallen alongside Paul Wesley.
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Tom Skerritt appeared as the guide on the showcase website for Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system.
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Tom Skerritt lent his voice in the video game Gun, in which he voices Clay Allison.
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Tom Skerritt then guest-starred in seasons three and four of Leverage as Nate Ford's father.
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In February 2012, Tom Skerritt played the title role in Pacific Northwest Ballet's production of Don Quixote.
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In 2014, Tom Skerritt was reunited with his ex-Picket Fences co-star, Lauren Holly, to star with her in Field of Lost Shoes.
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Tom Skerritt was reunited with his Alien co-star Harry Dean Stanton in Lucky, the latter's last film.
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Tom Skerritt is founder and chairman of Heyou Media, a Seattle-based digital media company.
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From 1957 to 1972, Tom Skerritt was married to Charlotte Shanks, with whom he has three children.
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Tom Skerritt was married to Sue Oran, with whom he has a son, from 1977 to 1992.