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Full Name:	Tom Berenger
Birth Name:	Thomas Michael Moore
Famous As:	actor, TV actor, producer, writer
Date of Birth:	May 31, 1949
Place of Birth:	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height:	5' 11
Nationality:	American

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Tom Berenger
Born	Thomas Michael Moore May 31, 1949 (1949-05-31) (age 60) Chicago, Illinois, USA
Years active	1968 – present
Spouse(s)	Patricia Alvaran (1998 – present) Lisa Williams (1986 – 1997 (divorced) Barbara Wilson (1976 – 1984 (divorced)

Tom Berenger (born May 31, 1949)¹ is an American actor known mainly for his roles in action films.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Television 5 References 6 External links

Early life

Berenger was born as Thomas Michael Moore in Chicago to an Irish Catholic family.² Berenger's father was a printer for the Chicago Sun-Times. Berenger has a sister, Susan. He picked "Berenger" as his professional name, after a school friend, because there was already a "Tom Moore" in the Actors' Equity Association.³ He graduated from Rich East High School in Park Forest, Illinois in 1967. Berenger studied journalism at the University of Missouri, but decided to seek an acting career following his graduation. He worked first in regional theatre and moved to New York City in the 1970s.

Career

Berenger worked in soap operas and had a starring role on One Life to Live. His feature film debut was the lead in Rush It (1976), an independent film now mostly forgotten except for those of its cast members who went on to greater renown. In 1977, Berenger had a small but noticeable role as a murderer in Looking for Mr. Goodbar. In 1978, he had a starring role in In Praise of Older Women for Avco-Embassy Pictures. In 1979, he had the role of Butch Cassidy in Butch and Sundance: The Early Days, a role he got in part because of his resemblance to Paul Newman^{citation needed}, who played the character in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). These early roles highlight Berenger's ability to play both villains and heroes.

Berenger's film career peaked in the 1980s with notable films like The Big Chill (1983), Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), and Major League (1989). In 1986, he received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Sgt. Barnes in Platoon (this performance won him a Golden Globe Award for "Best Supporting Actor"). In the mid-1990s he was most recognizable in his role from the movie Sniper (which would later be followed by two sequels). Other notable films from that period include Shattered (1991), Sliver (1993) and Chasers (1994).

It has been recorded^who? that Berenger himself has said that his favorite movie of those he had starred in was the 1993 hit Gettysburg, where he played the role of General James Longstreet. He has said he has seen Gettysburg more than any other of his starring movies. Berenger co-produced the 1997 miniseries Rough Riders, also starring as Theodore Roosevelt.

In more recent years, Berenger has continued to have an active acting career in film and television, although often at a supporting level. His most notable television appearance was on Cheers in its last season as Rebecca Howe's blue collar-plumber love interest, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series". He also began a career as a producer in the 1990s.

Berenger starred in the mini-series version of Stephen King's Nightmares & Dreamscapes, as a celebrated author who realizes the warped painting he recently purchased, is alive with illustrations of impending doom for him in "The Road Virus Heads North".

Personal life

Berenger has been married three times and has six children, consisting of one son and five daughters. He resides in Vancouver and Beaufort, South Carolina.

Berenger has two children by his first wife, Barbara Wilson, to whom he was married between 1976 and 1984: Allison (born in 1977) and Patrick (born in 1979). He has three daughters by second wife Lisa Williams (to whom he was married between 1986 and 1997): Chelsea (born in 1987), Chloe (born in 1988) and Shiloh (born in 1995). He has one daughter, Scout (born 1998), with Patricia Alvaran, whom he married in 1998.

Filmography

• Rush It (1976) - Richard Moore
• The Sentinel (1977) - Man at end
• Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) - Gary
• In Praise of Older Women (1978) - Andras Vayda
• Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) - Butch Cassidy / Robert Leroy Parker
• The Dogs of War (1981) - Drew
• Beyond the Door (1982) - Matthew Jackson
• The Big Chill (1983) - Sam Weber
• Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) - Frank Ridgeway
• Fear City (1984) - Matt Rossi
• Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985) - Rex O'Herlihan
• Platoon (1986) - Sgt. Barnes
• Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) - Det. Mike Keegan
• Shoot to Kill (1988) - Jonathan Knox
• Betrayed (1988) - Gary Simmons
• Last Rites (1988) - Michael
• Major League (1989) - Jake Taylor
• Born on the Fourth of July (1989) - Sgt. Hayes
• Love at Large (1990) - Harry Dobbs
• The Field (1990) - The American
• Shattered (1991) - Dan Merrick
• At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) - Lewis Moon
• Sniper (1993) - Thomas Beckett
• Sliver (1993) - Jack Landsford
• Gettysburg (1993) - Lt. Gen. James Longstreet
• Major League II (1994) - Jake Taylor
• Chasers (1994) - Rock Reilly
• Last of the Dogmen (1995) - Lewis Gates
• The Substitute (1996) - Jonathan Shale
• An Occasional Hell (1996) - Dr. Ernest Dewalt
• The Gingerbread Man (1998) - Pete Randle
• Shadow of Doubt (1998) - Jack Campioni
• A Murder of Crows (1999) - Clifford Dubose
• One Man's Hero (1999) - Sgt. / Lt. / Capt. John Riley
• Diplomatic Siege (1999) - Gen. Buck Swain
• Fear of Flying (2000) - Sikes
• Takedown (2000) - McCoy Rollins
• Cutaway (2000) - Red Line
• Training Day (2001) - Stan Gursky
• The Hollywood Sign (2001) - Tom Greener
• True Blue (2001) - Rembrandt Macy
• Watchtower (2001) - Art Stoner
• D-Tox (2002) - Hank
• Sniper 2 (2002) - Thomas Beckett
• Sniper 3 (2004) - Thomas Beckett
• The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007) - Jonathan Toomey
• Stiletto (2008) - Virgil Vadalos
• Silent Venom (2009) - Admiral Bradley Wallace
• Charlie Valentine (2009) - Becker
• Order of Redemption (2009) - Steven Luisi
• Last Will (2009) - Frank Emery
• Sinners & Saints (2009) - Captain Trahan
• Smokin' Aces: Blowback (2009) - Walter Weed
• Firedog (2010) - Einstein (voice only)

Television

• One Life to Live (1975-1976) - Tim Seigel
• Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye (1977) - Billy Sutton
• Flesh & Blood (1979) - Bobby Fallon
• If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (mini-series) - Jeff Stevens
• The Avenging Angel (1995) - Miles Utley
• Body Language (1995) - Atty. Gavin St. Claire
• Rough Riders (1997) - Theodore Roosevelt
• In the Company of Spies (1999) - Kevin Jefferson
• Johnson County War (2002) (mini-series) - Cain Hammett
• The Junction Boys (2002) - Paul 'Bear' Bryant
• Peacemakers (2003) - Marshall Jared Stone
• Third Watch (2003, Season 4, episodes 19-22) - Aaron Noble
• Detective (2005) (mini-series) - Sgt. Malcolm Ainslie
• Into the West (2005) (mini-series) - Colonel J. Chivington
• Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006) - Richard Kinnell
• October Road (2007 - 2008) - The Commander
• Desperate Hours: An Amber Alert (2008) - Larsan

References

External links

• Tom Berenger at the Internet Movie Database
• Tom Berenger at Allmovie
• Tom Berenger at TV.com

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NAME	Berenger, Tom
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Moore, Thomas Michael
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	1949-5-31
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chicago, Illinois, USA
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH