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Tom Sizemore in 2010.
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Thomas Edward Sizemore, Jr. November 29, 1961 Detroit, Michigan, United States |
Occupation | Actor, producer |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse(s) | Maeve Quinlan (m. 1996–99) |
Children | 2 |
Website | tomsizemore |
Thomas Edward Sizemore, Jr. (born November 29, 1961) is an American film and television actor and producer. He is known for his supporting roles in films such as Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991), Passenger 57 (1992), True Romance (1993), Natural Born Killers (1994), Strange Days (1995), Heat (1995), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Red Planet (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), Pearl Harbor (2001), and for voicing Sonny Forelli in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Sizemore was born in Detroit, Michigan. His mother, Judith (née Schannault), was a member of the city of Detroit ombudsman staff, and his father, Thomas Edward Sizemore, Sr. was a lawyer and philosophy professor.
Sizemore has stated that his maternal grandfather was of French and Native American ancestry. He has three brothers, Charlie, Aaron and Paul. Paul Sizemore is also an actor. He attended Michigan State University for one year, as well as Wayne State University. Sizemore earned a master's degree in theatre from Temple University in 1986. He subsequently moved to New York City to pursue an acting career.
One of Sizemore's earliest film appearances was in Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July in 1989. Other early roles included Lock Up (1989), Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991), Point Break, True Romance, Heart and Souls (1993), Natural Born Killers (1994) and Strange Days (1995). Sizemore starred in the independent drama film Love Is Like That (1993) with actress and model Pamela Gidley. He had a supporting role in Kevin Costner's Wyatt Earp as Bat Masterson.