Tom Berenger

Born in Chicago, Oscar nominee and Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner 'Tom Berenger' (qv) 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' (qv)'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)_ (qv), followed by roles in such films as _The Big Chill (1983)_ (qv), _Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)_ (qv), _Platoon (1986)_ (qv), _Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)_ (qv), _Shoot to Kill (1988)_ (qv), _Betrayed (1988)_ (qv), _Last Rites (1988)_ (qv), _Major League (1989)_ (qv), _Shattered (1991)_ (qv), _Gettysburg (1993)_ (qv), _The Substitute (1996)_ (qv), _Sniper (1993)_ (qv), _Rough Riders (1997)_ (qv), _Inception (2010)_ (qv), _Hatfields & McCoys (2012)_ (qv), among many others.::Ellipsis Entertainment Group