In grade school Tom was the self proclaimed 'class clown'. As one teacher fondly recalls, "Tom used to memorize the monologues from the Johnny Carson show. Then he would go up in front of the whole class and forget it. The kids really got a kick out of it". Tom's interest in comedy waned somewhat in high school as he began to take a greater interest in apathy.

Following high school Tom attended St. Norbert College in Green Bay, WI, where he was a performer on both the radio and television station. He graduated with a major of International Studies and spent the next six months volunteering in Mexico. While in Mexico he fell in love, but six months into the relationship found out that the love of his life only spoke Spanish. Tom sadly recalls, "I thought she was just talking really fast, but then I got the 'Dear Juan' letter and that's when I knew it was over".

Disillusioned Tom headed back to Milwaukee where he took a job as a social worker. Hoping to increase his income, and tired of collecting aluminum cans along the highways, Tom formally began his comedy career in 1994. Tom finally arrived in May 1997 when he opened for Pauly Shore at a rock club in Milwaukee. Tom opened with a song that was sung in Spanish "Viva la Gente" (Up with People), encouraging everyone to sing along with him. He was promptly booed by the audience, but did his allotted time of fifteen minutes and concluded his set with "The Potato Song". Following his performance he was approached by Pauly Shore's manager who said, "That's your act! You sing about a potato?!?!" Despite his interest, Tom decided to continue his venture without any representation.

Over the years Tom has performed with a lot of very talented people including, Jake Johannsen, Nipsy Russell, Brian Regan, and Lewis Black. He is also a regular performer at the Chicago Comedy Festival. He won the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Chicago, IL in 1999. Also, in 1999, Tom completed the Conservatory Program at Second City in Chicago and has no idea what 'conservatory' means, but feels it sounds impressive.

In 2001 Tom decided to pursue comedy full time and moved to Los Angeles. That year, Tom was runner up in Comedy Central's Laugh Riots Competition. He has appeared on CBS's Late Late Show, and NBC's Late Friday . You may have also seen Tom in commercials for movietickets.com. It played in movie theaters across the country and in some lucky markets on TV. He's the guy who says, "It's a silent 'r'." Tom was most recently on National Lampoon's Funny Money on the Game Show Network and Comedy Central's Premium Blend.

Tom has also performed internationally at both The Montreal Comedy Festival in 2004 as part of the New Faces Program and in 2007 at the Main Arena of The Cape Town Comedy Festival in South Africa. Tom has written and acted in numerous short films, including "El Dorko", which is based on his stand up. His philosophy on comedy is to not take himself too seriously and to assist other people in doing the same. In the future, Tom would like to stop speaking in the third person.

Mission Statement
To provide the highest in quality comedy entertainment while never compromising my integrity as an artist unless the money is really good.

Film
El Dorko - Lead - Director Harrison Brown
The Interview - Lead - Director Harrison Brown
False Start - Lead - Director Danny Jelinek
Chained Up Bally Point Pens - Lead - Director Ryan Bradley
Hope House - Supporting - Director Danny Jelinek
Jack Everlasting - Supporting - Director Danny Jelinek
Ted in the City - Lead - Director Ryan Ridley
Revengeance - Lead - Director Danny Jelinek
H.E.L.P Squad - Lead - Director Blake Bard
Utopia - Supporting - Director Ryan Ridley
Wastelander - Supporting - Director Drew Hancock
Small Time - Lead - Director: Blake Bard
False Start - Lead - Director: Danny Jelinek
Tag - Lead - Director: Michael Kallio

Radio and Television Appearances
Premium Blend - Comedy Central
The Late Late Show - CBS
On the Lot - FOX
Late Friday - NBC
National Lampoon's Funny Money - The Game Show Network
Latino Laugh Festival on TV - SiTV
Reelz Channel - DirecTV
I Can't Believe I Wore That - WE Channel
Chicago Comedy Festival on TV - NBC Chicago Affliate
Fox Morning Show WITI - Milwaukee, WI
Morning Radio WKLH - Milwaukee, WI
"Sitting Down with Stand Ups", MATA - Milwaukee, WI
Performer and Writer on Wisconsin Public Radio

Audience Warm-up
Funniest Mom in America 3 - Nick at Nite
Here Come the Newlyweds - ABC

Achievements
Cape Town International Comedy Festival 2007 - South Africa
Montreal Comedy Festival - 2004 New Faces
Freelance writer "The Man Show" - Comedy Central
Television ad writing for Ogilvy One - Chicago, IL
Runner-Up Comedy Central Laugh Riots Competition 2001 - Los Angeles, CA
Won U.S. Comedy Arts Festival Tryout, Chicago, IL - 1999
Performed at Chicago Comedy Festival - Chicago, IL, 1998 to 2001
Completed the Second City Training Center, Chicago, IL - 1999
Member of the Dead Alewives Improvisational Comedy Troupe
Member of Comedy Sportz - Los Angeles, CA
Acting Class at Vincent Chase Workshops, Los Angeles, CA
Completed Acting Class at Milwaukee's Next Act Theater

Corporate Shows
WEA Trust - Madison, WI
Oak Creek Community Center - Oak Creek, WI
Ogilvy One - Chicago, IL
Waunakee Chamber of Commerce - Waunakee, WI
Penwal Industries - Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Goodwill Industries - Milwaukee, WI

Clubs Worked
The Tropicana, Atlantic City, NJ
Laugh Factory, Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Grins - Grand Rapids, MI.
Comedy Connections, Lansing, MI.
The Tropicana, Las Vegas, NV
The Improv, Atlantic City
The Improv, San Jose, CA
The Improv, Ontario, CA
Catch A Rising Star, Reno, NV
The Improv, Irvine, CA
Banana's, Poughkeepsie, NY
Nick's Comedy Stop, Boston, MA
Comedy Palace, Andover, MA
The Improv, Los Angeles, CA
Comedy Cafe, Appleton, WI
Laugh Lines, Madison, WI
Laffs, Albuquerque, NM
Laffs, Tucson, AZ
Funny Bone, Green Bay, WI
Pig Pen, Clinton, IA
Stooges, Milwaukee, WI
Zanies, Chicago, IL
Crackers Comedy Club, Indianapolis, IN
Crackers Comedy Club, Broad Ripple, IN
The Funny Bone, Reno, NV
Rivercenter Comedy Club, San Antonio, TX
Capital City Comedy Club, Austin, TX
The Riviera, Las Vegas, NV
The Funny Bone, Boise, ID
Laughs Unlimited, Sacramento, CA
The Improv, Las Vegas, NV
The Improv, New Orleans, LA
Harvey's, Portland, OR
The Improv, Reno, NV
Wiseguy's, Ogden, UT
Wiseguys, Salt Lake City, UT

Colleges Worked
Utica College, Utica, NY
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Citrus College, Glendora, CA
De Paul University, Chicago, IL
University of Alaska - Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK
Winchester University - Winchester, VA.
Art Institute of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI
St. Norbert College, DePere, WI
Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Worcester, MA
Illinois Institute of Technology - Chicago, IL
University of Southern California - Los Angeles, CA
McKenna, College, Claremont, CA
University of Tennessee-Martin, Martin, TN
South Dakota University, Vermillion, SD

Appeared With
Jimmy Pardo
Kevin Meaney
Harland Williams
Todd Barry
Darrell Hammond
Emo Philips
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Lewis Black
Jake Johannsen
Nipsy Russell
Mike Toomey
Dave Attell
Mitch Hedberg
Your Mama

Special Skills
Fluent in Spanish, play guitar, improvisation, personable, hygienic, keen sense of smell.

Various Quotes
" Elusive dark comedy at it's best. His work is evident of that of a mature artist."
Cape Times - South Africa

"Nobody loves Tom Clark more than Tom Clark"
The Kenosha Daily*

"Clark has quite a knack for improvisational comedy and working the audience"
Jessica Peralta - SqueezeOC.com - Orange County, CA.

"When Tom Clark lopes up to the microphone something weird is about to be unleashed."
Nan Bialek - Nan Bialek - CNI Newspapers - Milwaukee, WI

"Wednesday night Tom Clark, Thursday night Karaoke"
The Sheboygan Star*

"...also appearing Tom Clark."
The Chicago Gazette*

"Clark sets himself up as the punchline in his own jokes, but Milwaukee's 'bad boy of comedy', it seems, is about to punch his way up to the top."
Nan Bialek - CNI Newspapers - Milwaukee, WI

*These quotes may be fabrications or outright lies. This type is really small.