Tom Green

About Tom Green

Michael Thomas "Tom" Green (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian actor, rapper, writer and television host. He currently hosts the internet talk show Tom Green's House Tonight. Born in Pembroke, Ontario, Green grew up in suburban Ottawa. He pioneered a type of "shock humor" that began Jackass, Fear Factor and other reality shows.

In the early 1990s, Green had a short-lived career as a rapper in a group called Organized Rhyme. He came back in 2005 with his rap group, The Keeping it Real Crew, featuring DJ EZ Mike of the Dust Brothers. In late 2005, Tom released his first solo rap album, titled Prepare For Impact. He has received offers from such rap artists as Spice 1 and Bushwick Bill of the Geto Boys to appear on his raps. He has performed with Too Short, Flava Flav, Grand Buffet, Mickey Avalon, People Under the Stairs, Xzibit and other popular rap artists on his Tom Green Live show, as well as Jurassic 5 on his show and at the House of Blues in West Hollywood. In early 2008 a second solo rap album titled Basement Jams was released in download only format.

While attending Algonquin College, Green hosted an over-night call-in show on the University of Ottawa's campus radio station, CHUO. The show, originally a rap music show, was followed by an electronic music show hosted by Glenn Humplik. Through the proximity of their shows, Tom and Glenn met and became friends, based on a common love of zany antics. Tom's radio show soon shifted formats to a call-in show (upon the discovery of how to operate the studio's call-in lines) and the two joined forces to host The Midnight Caller Show. The basic format of The Midnight Caller was to have listeners call-in with Tom and Glenn making fun of them (or "razzing" them) and soon after hanging-up on them. The show's novelty and originality made it an underground hit in the Ottawa area.