Tom Villard is known for his leading role in the 1980s series We Got It Made, as well as roles in feature films Grease 2, One Crazy Summer, Heartbreak Ridge, My Girl, and Popcorn.
13 Facts About Tom Villard
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Tom Villard was born in Waipahu, Territory of Hawaii, and grew up in Spencerport, New York, the son of Diane Ruth, a teacher for students with emotional challenges, and Ronald Louis Tom Villard, a photochemical engineer.
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Tom Villard attended Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, before moving to New York City to attend the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in the early 1970s.
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In 1980, Tom Villard moved to Los Angeles and soon started landing roles on television and in movies.
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Tom Villard continued performing on stage until the end of his career.
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Tom Villard appeared throughout his career on television, in feature films, and on stage around the country.
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Tom Villard was featured in situation comedies, episodic TV series, and had leading roles in lower and mid-range budgeted features.
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At the peak of his career Tom Villard was given featured supporting roles in big-budget studio fare, such as Clint Eastwood's Heartbreak Ridge, and My Girl.
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Tom Villard had the title role in the 1987 independent film The Trouble With Dick, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Toward the end of his life, Tom Villard became one of the few actors in Hollywood in the early 1990s who chose to be open about his homosexuality, and the challenge of living with HIV and AIDS.
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Tom Villard made a decision that was courageous in any walk of life, but it doesn't surprise me.
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On November 14,1994, five days shy of his 41st birthday, Tom Villard died of AIDS-related pneumonia.
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The Tom Villard Foundation was a Silver Lake community-based effort which engaged local businesses to provide free goods and services for community members living with AIDS.