Tom Gregory (producer)
| Tom Gregory | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 24, 1960 Camden, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | writer, collector, producer |
| Known for | commentary, memorabilia collection |
Tom Gregory (born April 24, 1960 in Camden, New Jersey) is an American entertainer and socio-political commentator.
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[edit] Biography
Tom Gregory is an actor, radio personality, and a socio-political and entertainment industry commentator. He and his significant other, philanthropist and technology entrepreneur, David Bohnett live in Beverly Hills, California.[1]
[edit] Media
Tom Gregory’s ongoing media forums include his webisode GregoryWayTV.com, his Huffington Post column, and regular radio dispatches for Leeza Gibbons’ internationally syndicated program Hollywood Confidential. He has also been featured on CNN, E!, and Fox News, among other outlets, and is the face of OVGuide.com, one of the Internet’s leading sources for indexing online video content.[2] Gregory debuted as a Broadway producer on the 2009 Tony Award-nominated revival of Guys and Dolls at the Nederlander Theatre.[3]
[edit] Hollywood Memorabilia
Tom Gregory is a collector of autographed, archival Hollywood photographs.[4][5] Included in his collection are a photo of Marilyn Monroe circa 1955 that is personalized to James Dean; an image of Boris Karloff in full Frankenstein monster regalia; and an exquisite portrait of Greta Garbo that is one of only a few known copies in the world. Hollywood memorabilia in his collection are the cowboy shirts worn by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in the film Brokeback Mountain[6] as well as the suit, shirt, tie and campaign pin worn by Sean Penn during his Oscar-winning performance in Milk[7] The auction bids for these items have benefitted different charities.
[edit] Philanthropy
Tom Gregory’s philanthropic involvement also spans both coasts. In Los Angeles, where one of his two homes is an A. Quincy Jones-designed architectural wonder originally owned by film icon Gary Cooper, he teaches afterschool acting classes for pre-teens, drawing on his own acting experience gained in repertory companies in East Hampton, NY and Delray Beach, FL. In Southampton, NY, where he also has a home, Tom Gregory helped found the Lake Agawam Conservation Association to clean-up the lake’s fragile eco-system.
[edit] LGBT Rights
As an ardent supporter of human rights and civil liberties, Tom writes prolifically on LGBT issues in his articles for the Huffington Post. His media and philanthropic efforts on the behalf of the LGBT communities rest on his faith in the institution of America’s promise of equality and justice for all its citizens. He was also a major contributor to the “No on Prop 8” campaign.
[edit] References
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- ^ Kotick, Nina (May 2009), "Cause/Effect", Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimesmagazine.com/2009/05/eli-broad-david-bohnett.html
- ^ "About Tom". ShowBizTom.com. http://www.showbiztom.com/pages/bio.
- ^ "Oscar, Broadway Commitments Keep Tom Gregory Busy on Both Coasts". The Beverly Hills Courier. 2009-02-20. http://www.showbiztom.com/documents/view/6. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
- ^ "George Christy 08-14-2009". Beverly Hills Courier. http://www.bhcourier.com/article/George_Christy/George_Christy/George_Christy_08142009/65375.
- ^ Brendan O'Reilly. "Gregory Dons Producer's Hat". Southampton Press. http://www.27east.com/story_detail.cfm?id=206049.
- ^ "Brokeback Mountain Shirts Worth Big Bundle for Charity". Associated Press. http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/entertainment&id=3932635.
- ^ "Penn’s Milk costume sells for $12,500". United Press International. http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2009/03/04/Penns-Milk-costume-sells-for-12500/UPI-35021236198004/.
