A striking comedian of American cinema is Thomas Lennon. It is about him that we will be talking. He starred in such famous films as "Pope Again 17", "We are the Millers" and "Night at the Museum - 2". Thomas is also a screenwriter, director and producer.
Biography
Thomas Lennon (full name - Thomas Patrick Lennon) was born on August 9, 1970 in the suburbs of Chicago Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America. His family is of Irish descent. Father - Timothy Lennon, mother - Kathleen Lennon (maiden name - Maksheikh).
In 1988, Thomas graduated from high school in Oak Park. At the age of sixteen, he met in a summer theater camp, where he participated in the production of performances, with Kerry Kenny - his future girlfriend and colleague. Later, they studied together at the University of New York, where they studied dramatic art.
In college, the couple joined the comedy troupe New Group, which starred in the 1993 television series State. In 1995, the film was nominated for an award in the category "Best Series of Comedy Films".
Career
Acting Thomas began in 1991. The debut film was the picture "The Sixth Pass". Thomas Lennon is also a successful screenwriter. Most of the scripts were written by him in collaboration with writing partner Robert Garant. Their films have earned over a billion dollars worldwide.
Garant and Lennon released a book about writing a film called "Writing Films for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Million Dollars, and You Can, too!" The book was published in 2011.
Lennon also authored four of the 50 greatest IFC comedy sketches of all time.
Filmography
Thomas Lennon, whose films are known to a wide audience, has starred in more than forty films. The following are the most famous of them.
Until 2009, the actor played secondary roles in such films as “The Bald Nanny,” “How to Get A Guy Out of a Guy in Ten Days,” “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,” “Fury Balls,” and “Hancock.” In 2009, the comedy film "Papa Again 17" was released. Thomas Lennon played one of the main roles - a friend of the protagonist Ned Gold. The actor also became famous on the television series "Reno 911", where he played Lieutenant Jim Dengle. Then Lennon appeared in such famous films as "Very Bad Teacher", "Night at the Museum - 2" and "Time Machine in the Jacuzzi".
Thomas’s list of filmography has been replenished with several more films, where he played small, but memorable roles: “What to expect when you are expecting a baby”, “We are the Millers” and “Transformers - the era of extermination”.
In 2015, the actor got a major role in the American television series Strange Couple, where he played photographer Felix. In the story, the ex-wife puts the guy out of the house. Felix Anger settled with his friend Oscar, who was also abandoned by his wife because of his slovenliness.
In the science fiction animated film Monster Truck, Thomas played a small role as Dr. Bill Daud. In 2017, the series "Lethal Weapon" was released with the participation of Lennon.
The actor appeared as a guest star in dozens of television shows, including League, Children's Hospital, Party Down, New Girl, Comedy Bang Bang. He also appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel Live !, The Tonight Show, The Daily Show, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
Personal life
Thomas Lennon currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Jennifer Robertson. They have a son, Oliver, who was born in 2009.
The actor is a big fan of English music. Thomas loves the rock band The Smiths and singer Morrissey. Plays guitar. At the moment, the actor is forty-seven years old. Thomas, who played many different roles, continues to pursue an acting career, is actively filming and attends various television shows.
We hope that in front of such a talented actor only the main roles that will help him pave his way to the "Walk of Fame". We can only wish him good luck in this.