Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger

actor, producer, writer

Tom Berenger was born on May 31, 1949 in USA. Tom Berenger's big-screen debut came with The Sentinel directed by Michael Winner in 1977, strarring Man at end. Tom Berenger is known for Hatfields & McCoys directed by Kevin Reynolds, Kevin Costner stars as 'Devil' Anse Hatfield and Bill Paxton as Randall McCoy. Tom Berenger has got 6 awards and 8 nominations so far. The most recent award Tom Berenger achieved is Western Heritage Awards. The upcoming new movie Tom Berenger plays is Black Warrant which will be released on Feb 02, 2023.

Born in Chicago, Oscar nominee and Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Tom Berenger was born Thomas Michael Moore and raised in a working class Roman Catholic family of Irish descent. His father was a printer for the Chicago Sun-Times. Tom attended the University of Missouri to study journalism. There, he first auditioned for a role in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" at the college theater on a whim and a bet with a roommate; he won the role of "Nick", the second male lead.After several stints in regional theater, Berenger attended Herbert Berghof's Studio School for Acting in New York City. There, he pursued a professional acting. He selected "Berenger" as his professional name, after a school friend, as there was already a "Tom Moore" in Actors' Equity. His film debut was in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), followed by roles in such films as The Big Chill (1983), Eddie and the Cruisers (1983), Platoon (1986), Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), Shoot to Kill (1988), Betrayed (1988), Last Rites (1988), Major League (1989), Shattered (1991), Gettysburg (1993), The Substitute (1996), Sniper (1993), Rough Riders (1997), Inception (2010), Hatfields & McCoys (2012), among many others.

  • Birthday

    May 31, 1949
  • Place of Birth

    Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Also known

    Том Беренджер, 톰 베린저

Known For

Awards

6 wins & 8 nominations

Western Heritage Awards
2013
Western Documentary
Winner - Bronze Wrangler
2004
Fictional Television Drama
Winner - Bronze Wrangler
Primetime Emmy Awards
2012
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Winner - Primetime Emmy
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