"Biff Tannen is a very misunderstood man," says Thomas F. A pop cultural icon who doesn't rest on his laurels, but reaches out to connect with and entertain every audience, Tom Wilson is one of a kind. His combination of storytelling, solid stand up, and hilarious music, combine to make a unique package in the arena of live performance. He's performed for audiences as diverse as a screaming rock and roll stadium, to a large conference made up largely of priests and nuns. He has performed as a headliner at the top comedy clubs in the country for years, and for tens of thousands as an opening act for Rodney Dangerfield, and rock bands such as Three Dog Night, Fleetwood Mac, Missing Persons, and The Tubes, and has performed his act for corporate events of every kind, from a small, select group of one hundred or less, to Las Vegas conventions of many thousands, with his trademark blend of energy and fun, without the use of easy vulgarity and material met with fewer laughs than gasps of discomfort. Early in his television career, he was even chased by international mega-superstar and recording artist David Hasselhoff on the show KNIGHT RIDER.īut the stage is where he feels most at home. He's been a recurring character on many television shows, including ED, FREAKS AND GEEKS, DO OVER, TITUS, MAGGIE, FIRED UP, and been a guest star on COLD CASE, STILL STANDING, REBA, GEORGE LOPEZ, BOSTON PUBLIC, ZOEY 101, RODNEY, THE FACTS OF LIFE, and many more. He's appeared in some twenty-five feature films, including his Saturn award-winning performance in the now classic BACK TO THE FUTURE trilogy, and has recently been a part of the SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS phenomena, performing many voices in the Nickelodeon series, as well as THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE. Accepted as a regular at the world famous "Comedy Store" on the Sunset Strip on his first audition, at 21 years old he became a member of the "Comedy Store Players," improvising onstage with the likes of Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, and the large group of comedy colleagues who formed the nexus of the modern comedy boom. Within a short time, he was headlining in comedy clubs up and down the east coast, and moved to Los Angeles soon after that. He's starred in comedy specials on NBC, Global Television in Canada, and on myriad cable networks, and has written and performed his one man show, "Cowboy Tommy" to critical acclaim and full houses across North America.įanatically eager to get onstage, when Broadway didn't answer the door quickly enough, he began performing stand up comedy in his teens, while studying to be an actor in New York. Internationally, he's appeared on Tonight Live in Australia, Good Morning, Great Britain, and literally hundreds of local television and radio programs around the world. PLUS: We welcome the voice of Robin and Nightwing and star of the new FOX hit The Orville, Lester Loren.Tom Wilson is one of the premiere stand up comedians in the country, boasting appearances on The Tonight Show with both Jay Leno and Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Regis, as well as Good Morning, America, The Today Show, and CBS This Morning. NEXT WEEK: It’s Fall TV Preview time with guest co-host Pat Shand Just search “Secrets of the Sire” or “Host Michael Dolce” to find us.Īnd don’t forget to go to our /secretsofthesire page and support our show! Or check out the show any podcasting app for your iOS or Android phone. Sciences – Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, and PhysicsĬourses: Alien, Aliens, Terminator, Avatar, 2001 A Space Odyssey Social Sciences – Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, and SociologyĬourses: The Secret To My Success, Office Space, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones,Ĭreative Arts – Fine Art, Theatre, Speech, and Creative WritingĬourses: Clerks, Chasing Amy, Ghostbusters 2, Empire Strikes Back, The Dark Knight, Apocalypse Now Humanities – English Literature, Modern Languages, History, and PhilosophyĬourses: Back To The Future, Bill & Ted Excellent Adventure, Goonies If you could schedule your Geek courses what would they be? PLUS: We talk Geek University with Rob and Cali When the game was ported to the PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One in 2015 in commemoration of the original film’s 30th anniversary, Wilson returned to provide Biff’s voice in these newer versions. Wilson did not reprise his role as Biff in the initial versions of Telltale‘s Back to the Future: The Game released in 2011, being replaced by Kid Beyond. He reprised his role as Biff and voiced various Tannen relatives in the animated series. In every Back to the Future film, he always ended up in a pile of manure (in reality, a pile of decayed sphagnum and other plant matters) when trying to kill or hurt Michael J. “What are you looking at, Butthead?”, “Say hi to your mom for me”, and “Why don’t you make like a tree and get outta here”.
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