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Tom Smothers Biography
Birth Name:
Thomas Bolyn Smothers III
Birth Place:
New York, New York, United States
Profession
Actor, singer, comedian
Fast Facts
- Father graduated from the U
- S
- Military Academy at West Point and died as a Japanese POW in 1945
- Played guitar on John Lennon's single "Give Peace a Chance
- " Filed a breach-of-contract suit against CBS over the wrongful termination of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1969 and won
- The 2002 documentary Smothered chronicled the battle with CBS censors during the production of their groundbreaking 1967-69 TV program The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
- Received a commemorative Emmy in 2008 to honor his work as a writer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1968
- Is considered an expert with the yo-yo
- Owns the Remick Ridge Vineyards in Sonoma County, California
Awards
- 1988Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
- 1969Emmy-Outstanding Variety or Musical Series: nominated
Relationships
- Riley Rose Smothers -- Daughter
- Rochelle Robley -- Ex-wife
- Stephanie Shorr -- Ex-wife
- Thomas Bolyn Smothers Jr. -- Father
- Ruth Smothers -- Mother
- Sherry Smothers -- Sister
- Bolyn Thomas Smothers -- Son
- Thomas Bolyn Smothers IV -- Son
- Marcy Carriker -- Wife