Tom Berenger

Birthday: 31 May 1949, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Birth Name: Thomas Michael Moore

Height: 180 cm

Born in Chicago, Oscar nominee, Golden Globe and Emmy winner Tom Berenger was raised in a working class home as the son of a printer for the Chicago Sun-Times. Tom attended the University of Missouri ...Show More

[in 2002] Since the '70s I've seen myself as a poet. Sometimes I express that poetry through acting, Show more [in 2002] Since the '70s I've seen myself as a poet. Sometimes I express that poetry through acting, sometimes through cooking, and sometimes just having a good chat, you know, one of them chats you have when you're stoned and the hour is getting late. I don't know what's gonna come my way, but I think Berenger's gonna be big these next couple years. Hide

[on playing bad guys] I enjoy playing them. I find something human in them, with the exception of Lo Show more [on playing bad guys] I enjoy playing them. I find something human in them, with the exception of Looking for Mr. Goodbar. It was such a slimy character with no redeeming qualities. To me it was like playing Charles Manson. I had nightmares after I finished shooting it. I felt dirty. Bad guys are interesting, even if you don't like them. Hide

[on Charlie Sheen] I've always liked him, and I always worry about him like his parents do. He was a Show more [on Charlie Sheen] I've always liked him, and I always worry about him like his parents do. He was always a good listener, which is probably why he is a real good actor. Hide

Your body really changes a lot in your 50s. You start feeling old injuries and things start coming b Show more Your body really changes a lot in your 50s. You start feeling old injuries and things start coming back ... so you better get it together then. Hide

Even my agents say, 'We don't know what this business is anymore.' These days, you can do a TV serie Show more Even my agents say, 'We don't know what this business is anymore.' These days, you can do a TV series for five years and all of a sudden be on top of the business. Features don't even run in theaters very long anymore before going right to television. And every other movie is one of those action things. I mean, Lost in Space (1998)? - a bunch of good actors running around shooting at special effects on a soundstage? I took my kids to see that and almost felt like I was on an acid trip. Most of what gets made now, you laugh your way through, go home and forget you've seen it. Hide

[in 1975] I first started thinking about being an actor when I was in college at the University of M Show more [in 1975] I first started thinking about being an actor when I was in college at the University of Missouri. I auditioned for a television play, and the director, who has some professional New York credits, encouraged me to pursue acting. In college I had a double major--drama and film editing. I worked with 16 millimeter film upon graduating, and from Kansas City I went on to Dallas. All of this time I suppose I had an unrealized commitment to acting. But then, I guess I ran away from acting. I was afraid of the business--I still am. Hide

Tom Berenger's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (120)

Battle of the Bulge: Winter War

Hawaii Five-0 - Season 8

Dream On - Season 1

Breaking Point

Hawaii Five-0 - Season 5

The Dogs of War

Into the West - Season 1

Body Language

Third Watch - Season 1

Third Watch - Season 6