Tom Berenger Biography

Fast Facts

• Originally intended to study journalism in college, but switched majors after auditioning for a student production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf on a bet and scoring the lead role
• First major movie role was in 1977's Looking for Mr
• Goodbar, where he portrayed a psychopathic murderer named Gary Cooper White
• Dislikes the Hollywood scene and decided to move to Beaufort, SC, after shooting 1983's The Big Chill there
• Played Don, a plumber who wins Kirstie Alley's heart in the final episodes of Cheers
• In March 2011, was honored with a Career Achievement Award at the Gasparilla International Film Festival in Tampa