Thomas Gibson is a famous American television and film actor who also shines on the stage. Wide popularity came to him after roles in the series "Darma and Greg", "Think like a criminal" and "Two and a half people."
Biography
American actor Thomas Ellis Gibson, better known as Thomas Gibson, was born July 3, 1962 in Charleston, South Carolina. His father Charles M. "Mac" Gibson was a successful lawyer and politician. Liberal - a democrat in his political views, he served in the Senate of South Carolina. The actor’s mother, Beth Gibson, was a social worker.
Thomas was the fourth child of the Gibson, who was a classic example of an American middle-class family. Although his father had English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh roots, his mother was half Irish and half German.
From childhood, Gibson was fascinated by the work of the great jazz musician Louis Armstrong. He and his sister attended swimming classes, after which they visited a pizzeria. It was there that young Thomas Gibson sang with the band Dixieland, trying to imitate Louis's voice.
Jazz musician Louis Armstrong Photo: World - Telegram staff photographer / Wikimedia Commons
In addition, the future actor showed talent in the field of stage art. Parents decided that the boy would study at the Little Theater School, one of the oldest professional theater schools in the United States. After graduating from high school, he continued his studies at Bishop England High School in Charleston.
Charleston, South Carolina City Photo: Khanrak / Wikimedia Commons
During these years, Thomas began working as an intern at the Shakespeare Festival in Alabama. After a year and a half spent at Bishop England High School. Gibson received a scholarship to study at the largest institution of higher education in the field of music and art in America, Juilliard School. Thomas seized on this opportunity and in 1981 went to New York to improve his skills in this prestigious school. In 1985, he successfully graduated with a bachelor's degree in fine art.
Career
Theatrical career of Thomas Gibson began with participation in the production of David Hea "World Map", which was presented at the Shakespeare Festival in New York. In parallel, he collaborated with producer Joseph Papp, getting the opportunity to perform in Central Park on the stage of the Delacorte Public Theater.
Over the next ten years, the actor worked on Broadway and beyond, playing a variety of roles in the plays of Shakespeare, Moliere, Williams Tennessee Tennessee, Romulus Linney, Alan Ball and many others.
Broadway View Photo: Yucatan / Wikimedia Commons
A breakthrough in Thomas Gibson's career occurred in 1987 when he was invited to play Robbie in the CBS drama series "Leg Work". After this work, other television appearances followed, such as Guiding Light (1987), How the World Rotates (1988), Lincoln (1988), Kennedy from Massachusetts (1990), Another World (1990)) other.
In the period from 1997 to 2002, the actor starred in the comedy series of the ABC channel "Darma and Greg." He acted as Greg Montgomery, a conservative lawyer, married to freedom-loving yoga teacher Darma. The story of the family life of two people with completely opposite views on the world, full of comical and funny situations, was highly appreciated by both viewers and film critics. The series was nominated several times for the Emmy Award and received the Golden Globe in one of the nominations.
The next few years, Gibson managed to appear in such television works as “Clash with Fate” (2003), “Evil Immortal” (2003), “Raising Waylon” (2004), “Day of Disaster” (2004).
He later starred in the American series Thinking Like a Criminal (2005-2016). In this work, the actor appeared in the role of agent Aaron Hotchner. For six seasons, his hero revealed the most sophisticated and intricate crimes that confused even experienced criminologists. The series won a number of prestigious awards in the field of film and television, and Thomas Gibson was awarded the prime time nominations for the Emmy Award.
In subsequent years, the actor continued to star in the series. Among his works are roles in the sitcom of the CBS television channel “Two and a Half Men” (2011), the comedy series “Beauties in Cleveland” (2015) and others.
In addition to theatrical and television work, Thomas Gibson also participated in the filming of the movie. His film debut took place in 1992 with a role in the adventure film "Far - Far." Gibson's partners on the set were Hollywood stars such as Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. In this film, he played Stephen Chase, the villain and rival Joseph Donnelly (Tom Cruise), who fights for the love of Shannon Christie (Nicole Kidman).
Actress Nicole KidmanPhoto: mikegoat / Wikimedia Commons
In 1993, he played the homosexual waiter David in the movie Love and the Mortal Remains. This was followed by filming in such films as “Soldiers of Fortune” (1994), “Sleep with Me” (1994), “Eyes Wide Shut” (1999), “Way Home” (2005) and others. In 2017, the actor voiced the comic book character Slade Wilson in the animated film "Batman's Son."
