14 Facts About Tommy Smothers

Thomas Bolyn Smothers III was born on February 2,1937 and is an American comedian, composer and musician, best known as half of the musical comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, alongside his younger brother Dick.

Tommy Smothers was a competitive unicyclist, and a state champion gymnast in the parallel bars.

Tommy Smothers later attended San Jose State University, then known as San Jose State College.

At SJSC, Tommy Smothers participated both in gymnastics and pole vault for the track team.

Tommy Smothers followed that role with a single episode of Burke's Law.

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Tom Tommy Smothers negotiated creative control over their next CBS show, a variety show entitled The Tommy Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1967.

Tommy Smothers introduced some musical acts at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967.

In 1969, Tommy Smothers played guitar on Lennon's recording of his single "Give Peace a Chance".

Tommy Smothers can be seen in the hotel room in the 1988 documentary film Imagine: John Lennon.

Tom Tommy Smothers's politics are in marked contrast to those of his brother Dick, whom Tom describes as "more conservative".

In motion pictures, Tom Tommy Smothers portrayed corporate-executive-turned-tap-dancing-magician Donald Beeman in one of Brian De Palma's earlier films, Get to Know Your Rabbit.

Tommy Smothers voiced one of the characters in the cartoon Christmas movie Precious Moments: Timmy's Special Delivery in 1993.

Tom Tommy Smothers had created the mostly non-speaking character in the late '60s, a comedic performer of tricks using a yo-yo.

Tommy Smothers had refused to let his name be on the list of writers nominated for the Emmy, because he felt his name was too volatile.