David Tom

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David Tom
Born (1978-03-23) March 23, 1978 (age 46)
Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present
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David Tom (born March 23, 1978) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless and Paul Cramer on One Life to Live.

He won a 2000 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor for his work on The Young and the Restless.

Early Life[edit]

He is the twin brother of actress Nicholle Tom, who played Maggie Sheffield on The Nanny. He guest-starred with her on an episode of Criminal Minds in 2008. They have one older sibling, Heather Tom, who played Tom's sister on One Life to Live and co-starred with him on The Young and the Restless.

When Tom was 8, his family moved from Chicago, Illinois to Seattle, Washington because of his father's work. A year later, his mother, Marie, brought all three children to Los Angeles for pilot season. They relocated there permanently, with Tom's father staying behind in Seattle and his parent's divorcing.[1]

Career[edit]

His early credits include guest starring roles on Just the Ten of Us, Brand New Life, and Get a Life. He had a recurring role on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. His film credits include Swing Kids, Stepfather III, Stay Tuned, and Pleasantville.[2]

He played the role of Billy Abbott on the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless, from June 1999 to August 2002.[3] Tom received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Younger Actor in 2000 and 2001, winning in the former year.[4]

In February 2004, it was announced that he would join the cast of One Life to Live as Paul Cramer, replacing Brock Cuchna. His real-life sister, Heather Tom, played his half-sister, Kelly Cramer.[5] He was involved in a crossover storyline with All My Children, making several appearances on that show. He took a temporary leave of absence from OLTL in July 2004 before a permanent departure was announced in September 2004.[6]

He had guest starring roles on CSI and 90210.[7]

It was announced in November 2013 that Tom would be reprising the role of Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless, replacing Billy Miller.[7] Four months after his return, he was abruptly fired and replaced with Burgess Jenkins. Tom said he was replaced because he looked too young when paired with his love interest, Cady McClain.[8][9]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Stepfather III Andy Davis TV movie
1992 Stay Tuned Darryl Knable
1993 Swing Kids Willi Müller
1993 A Place to Be Loved Brian Russ TV movie
1994 Summertime Switch Todd TV movie
1995 Roommates Michael (age 15)
1997 Walking Thunder Jacob McKay
1998 Pleasantville "Whitey"
1999 The '60s Tommy TV movie
1999 Holy Joe David Cass TV movie
2003 Titletown TV movie
2004 The Hazing Jacob
2008 Good Behavior Cozy Boy TV movie
2011 Love Begins Daniel Whittaker TV movie
2013 Pendejo George
2015 Chasing Yesterday Tobey
2019 D-Day: Battle of Omaha Beach Staff Sgt. Kuhn
2022 Uber Experience Alvin TV movie

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Just the Ten of Us Kid Episode: "A Couple of Swells"
1989–1990 Brand New Life Bart McCray 6 episodes
1990 Get a Life Otto Episode: "Dadicus"
1990 Salute Your Shorts "Sponge" Harris Episode: "Welcome to Bunk 13" (Pilot)
1993 Quantum Leap Daniel Burke Episode: "The Beast Within"
1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Lewis Bing 3 episodes
1995 Sister, Sister Denny Episode: "Private School"
1998 Nothing Sacred Rudy Episode: "Sex, God and Reality"
1998 Maggie Billy Dreyer Episode: "The Other Woman"
1999 Party of Five Heath 2 episodes
1999 Cousin Skeeter Joe Steele Episode: "Dirty Laundry"
1999–2014 The Young and the Restless Billy Abbott 243 episodes
57 episodes
2004–2005 One Life to Live Paul Cramer
2004 All My Children Paul Cramer 16 episodes
2007 Supernatural Curtis Episode: "Tall Tales"
2006–2007 Veronica Mars Chip Diller 7 episodes
2008 Criminal Minds Georgie Galen Episode: "Damaged"
2010 Roommates Brady 6 episodes
2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Allen Krick Episode: "73 Seconds"
2012 90210 Club Manager Episode: "Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot?"
2015 NCIS: New Orleans Phil Burke Episode: "Rock-a-Bye-Baby"
2015 NCIS Maple Episode: "Lockdown"

References[edit]

  1. ^ Byron, Ellen (February 4, 1992). "Troubled Teen". Soap Opera Digest. 17 (3): 118–122.
  2. ^ "About the Actors". Soap Central. Retrieved April 21, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Kroll, Dan J. (March 24, 2002). "One Tom in, One Tom out". Soap Central. Retrieved April 21, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Nicholle Tom and David Tom" Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine, Lifetime (TV network). Accessed 9 April 2010.
  5. ^ Kroll, Dan J. (February 19, 2004). "David Tom to assume role of Paul Cramer". Soap Central. Retrieved April 21, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Kroll, Dan J. (September 6, 2004). "David Tom to exit OLTL". Soap Central. Retrieved April 21, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ a b Kenneally, Tim (November 19, 2013). "'Young and the Restless' Brings David Tom Back After Billy Miller Exit". The Wrap. Retrieved April 21, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Kroll, Dan J. (May 23, 2014). "Shocker: David Tom Out, Y&R recasts Billy". Soap Central. Retrieved April 21, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "David Tom Speaks Out On Reason He Was Told He Was Being Let-Go From Y&R!". Michael Fairman TV. May 29, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[edit]

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