Tom Papa
Biography
Tom Papa is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and radio host who began performing stand-up in New York City in 1993. Born in Passaic, New Jersey, he got his start with open mics and emceeing at the Stand Up New York comedy club; after meeting Jerry Seinfeld at the Comedy Cellar, he toured with Seinfeld. His debut comedy album, Calm, Cool, & Collected, was released in 2005, and he has recorded seven stand-up specials, including Tom Papa: Live in New York City (2011) and Tom Papa: Freaked Out (2013), both directed by Rob Zombie. He hosts Come to Papa on Sirius XM and was head writer and a performer on Live from Here. His film work includes a voice role in Bee Movie (2007), playing himself in Comedian (2002), and roles in The Informant! (2009) and Behind the Candelabra (2013); he also co-created and starred in the 2004 series Come to Papa.
57years old
Turns 58 on November 10in 37 days
- Born Passaic
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 22 years2002 to 2024
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First role
Papa started doing stand-up in New York City in 1993, performing at open mics and hosting shows at the Stand Up New York comedy club. He met Jerry Seinfeld at the Comedy Cellar in New York and then toured with him.
Behind the camera
After Chris Thile replaced Garrison Keillor on A Prairie Home Companion, Papa became a key contributor to the renamed show, Live From Here, where he was head writer and had a regular segment, "Out in America with Tom Papa."
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Steven Soderbergh directed two of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Eddie Jemison's page
Scott Bakula's page
Allan Havey's page
All films by Steven Soderbergh
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.