20 Facts About Tommy Gavin

Thomas Michael Gavin is a fictional character and the protagonist of the FX comedy-drama series Rescue Me.

Thomas Michael Tommy Gavin was born on December 19,1963 and is a third-generation New York City Fire Department firefighter of Irish Catholic origin, although he is a lapsed Catholic in adulthood.

Tommy Gavin followed in his father's footsteps and became a firefighter in 1986.

Tommy Gavin was first assigned as a "Probie" or Probationary Firefighter to a firehouse in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan.

Tommy Gavin is a working class, blue collar personality with skills in carpentry, mechanics and plumbing as well as his firefighting career.

Tommy Gavin has shown skill in hand-to-hand combat and firearms usage.

Tommy Gavin is throughout the series in an off-and-on affair with his dead cousin's widow, Sheila Keefe.

Tommy Gavin is working at a different firehouse on Staten Island.

Tommy Gavin discovers that his brother Johnny is having an affair with Janet, and that his co-worker, Firefighter Sean Garrity is in a relationship with his mentally unstable sister Maggie Gavin.

Janet is suffering from postpartum depression, so Tommy Gavin "sells" her son Wyatt to Sheila.

Tommy Gavin begins fighting fires during his off hours wearing Jimmy Keefe's gear, prompting Battalion Chief Sidney Feinberg to write him up for a department section 8.

Tommy Gavin tries to get the attention of his father only to realize that he has passed on, so Tommy Gavin puts his arm around his father and continues to watch the game.

Tommy Gavin has his section 8 hearing and the doctor, who has a bitter history with Feinberg, lets Tommy Gavin off without thinking twice.

Lou and Tommy Gavin get into a brawl after Lou decides to have Needles be his best man at his wedding.

Tommy Gavin is disdainful towards Dwight, but does not accept Dwight's drug addiction.

Tommy Gavin's firehouse is temporarily closed by the city due to budget cuts, but after Needles gets into a quarrel with one of the Chiefs and tells about the bravery of his men, the firehouse is re-opened after the men's heroic actions in saving children trapped in a burning school nearby the firehouse on their day off.

Tommy Gavin's suspension was later lifted with Sheila's help, as well as Tommy Gavin's hockey opponents on the NYPD who have dirt on the reporter.

Moments later, Janet and Tommy Gavin renew their vows after Tommy Gavin promises to quit drinking, smoking, and reluctantly retire from active firefighting and take a safer job in the FDNY.

The final scenes following Lou's funeral show Tommy Gavin giving a passionate speech about courage and the call of being a firefighter to a group of FDNY recruits at the New York City Fire Academy, as the other members of 62 Truck look on.

Tommy Gavin turns over the floor to his new commanding officer, the newly promoted Lieutenant Franco Rivera, who begins to berate the probies as Tommy Gavin drives off in his truck while having a conversation with Lou's ghost.